Representatives Of Reed Exhibitions Organizers Of Sinocorrugated South 2014 Pose With Officials Of The Thai Packaging Associationthey Also Visited With Trade Associations Including The Thai Corrugated Packaging Association The Thai Packaging Association And The Thai Printing Association Holding Discussions On The Industry Status And Market Development Trends In Thai Corrugated Packaginga Large Number Of Companies In Thailand Engage In Printing And Packagingnbsp Of These About 300 Can Be Classified As Largescale Enterprises The Annual Market Value Of The Local Printing And Packaging Industry Is About Thb 400 Billion To 500 Billion Usd 121 Ndash 152 Billionkriengkrai Thiennukul Chairman Of The Printing And Paper Packaging Industry Club Of The Federation Of Thai Industries Believes That Thailand Is Ready For The Asean Economic Community Aec As His Country Is Top Within The Trade Bloc In Terms Of Printing And Packaging Technologies Having Surpassed Singapore A Number Of Years Ago And Now Boasting A Gdp Growth Rate Of 7 8 Nbspthe Establishment Of The Aec Is Expected To Stimulate A Boom In Exports Of Printing And Packaging Products Which Are Set To Increase From Thb 60 Billion To 100 Billion Usd 18 Ndash 3 Billionin 2013 Thailandrsquos Corrugated Packaging Industry Showed A Stable Growth Momentum With Production Capacity Returning To Normal Levels After The Severe Floods Of 2011 The Strong Demand From Asean Countries Is Set To Activate A Number Of Fantastic Business Opportunities For Thailandrsquos Paper Packaging Enterprises By Supporting The Expansion Of Production Bases Inside The Country And Beyond Its Borders To Supply Food Consumer Goods And Other Manufacturers In Thailand This Will Help The Local Paper Packaging Trade To Increase Sales Channels As Well As Sales And Export Volumesaccording To The International Corrugated Case Association Icca Thailandrsquos Corrugated Industry Is Expected To Maintain A Growth Rate Of 5 Between 2013 And 2016 Giving Rise To Remarkable Development Opportunitiessusie Zhang L Of Reed Exhibitions Organizers Of Sinocorrugated South 2014 Poses With Pornchai Rattanachaikanont Chairman Of The Thai Printing Association Chathip Boonchuey Secretary General Of The Thai Corrugated Packaging Association Revealed That Thailand Has 800 1000 Corrugated Board And Box Factories Of All Sizes 90 Of Which Are Concentrated In And Around Bangkok According To Noppadol Krairiksh Vice Chairman Of The Thai Packaging Association Most Paper Packaging Products In Thailand Are Used To Contain Products From Various Industries And For Export Products This Results In Very Close Links Between The Industryrsquos Health And The Macro And Micro Economiesthailandrsquos Economic Growth Depends Trends In Global Economic Development If The Global Economy Starts To Recover The Countryrsquos Economic Growth Can Be Expected To Regain The 2012 Levels Of Around 5 However The Thai Economy Is Subject To Many Other Factors Too For Example The European Debt Crisis The Us Financial Crisis Fractious Sinojapanese Relations Unemployment Rates In Europe And Us Changes In Exchange Rates And The Occurrence Of Natural Disasters Thailand Is The Export Base For Many Countriesrsquo Industries Including Food Consumables Automobiles And Electronics As All Of These Need Paper Packaging The Demand For This In Thailand Continues To Grow Rising Minimum Wages Will Lead To Rising Purchasing Power Which Is Good News For The Packaging And Printing Industrypornchai Rattanachaikanont Chairman Of The Thai Printing Association And Noppadol Krairiksh Vice Chairman Of The Thai Packaging Association Both Assert That Sinocorrugated South Is The Leading Corrugated Box Manufacturing Exhibition In Asiapacificnbsp As Such The Trade Association Leaders Will Share Details Of The Event And Encourage Their Association Members To Visit The Show In A Move To Promote Longterm Development Of The Printing Industries In Both China And Thailandnbsp
