Asia Pacific glass market shines via Glasstech Asia 2009

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Asia Pacific glass market shines via Glasstech Asia 2009

27 March, 2009 - New markets await global glass industry players in the eighth edition of Glasstech Asia 2009, the most productive glass technology event in the Asia Pacific region.

With the growing presence of emerging market economies of Asia becoming the brightest spot in the current global picture, the business potentials for flat, hollow and solar glass most especially in the South Asian market, offer strong sales opportunities for key and aspiring players that are keen to expanding their market reach while ensuring security on business fundamentals.

Most productive platform
The wise use of strategic and aggressive sales and marketing approaches to reach the right market makes Glasstech Asia 2009 the most formidable platform for new business exchange and technology source in the glass business during the current global economic crisis.  With its tightly focused profiles and highly targeted audiences, exhibitors and visitors looking to export in Asia will find exhibiting the most cost-effective and easiest way to meet their most important buyers in the region.

Better business value
The expansion of Glasstech Asia to a wider audience through our enhanced hosted buyers programme creates for us a better system in matching the needs of buyers and suppliers, with the goal of translating these efforts to better business value for each and every customer at the end of the day.  This also assures us quality attendance during the events.

"Even our choice of Bangkok, Thailand - Asia's most strategically located business hub, as this year's venue for Glasstech Asia is meant to boost business efficiency and higher visitor attendance.  Its location makes participation of trade professionals from the region more convenient and accessible", said Mr. Edward Liu, Managing Director of Conference & Exhibition Management Services (CEMS).

Set to be held at the IMPACT Arena and Exhibition Centre in Bangkok on 8-10 July 2009, the three-day international glass products, glass manufacturing, processing and materials exhibition highlights wider spectrum of business activities with its three high-growth glass industry sectors under Hollow Glass Asia 2009, Solartech Asia 2009 and Glass Accessories Asia 2009.  

Premier solar technology platform in the region
Being the premier glass show in Asia to present solar technology, Solartech Asia 2009 is setting the trend and bringing the best of the glass world to the region.  The focus on solar technology in the industry creates tremendous potentials to the glass business.  More and more players are casting their eyes on the long-term implications of using productive glass as a unique form of sustainable design and structure.

And with the strong support of the Royal Thai Government's National Science & Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and its agency-affiliate in-charge of solar energy technology development- the Institute of Solar Energy Technology Development (SOLARTEC) as strategic partners, extensive promotion of the event is expected to achieve high attendance from trade professionals as well as government officials who are responsible in advancing Thailand's energy and infrastructure initiatives. They are also bringing in experts to speak on the prospects and on-going developments of the solar technology in the country and in the region while showcasing their latest innovation during the three-day event.

Other highlights
Being the most preferred platform for new product and equipment launches, Glasstech Asia 2009 brings under one roof a debut of various innovations to the Asian Market.  This opportunity draws in extensive and inevitable attention from key trade practitioners all over Asia to attend and witness live product demonstrations while physically considering more options, creating a more interactive environment for both the buyers and sellers.

Countries like China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, the Netherlands, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States of America have all confirmed international representation and are expected to bring along with them their country's best technology and equipment.

Furthermore, more than 5000 architects, contractors, property developers, automobile manufacturers, glass manufacturers, distributors & agents of hollow glassware, machinery & parts, engineers, glaziers, interior designers, automotive components distributors, window and facade builders from 60 countries are expected to attend the event.

Powerful series of seminars and the much-anticipated Asia Pacific Glass Industry Forum are also organised to bring together industry voices to present and discuss relevant topics that serve useful in facing the challenging times.  These sessions are also expected to provide participants unlimited networking opportunities to build and forge relevant business alliances.

For more sales information, please contact:

For Sales in the US and Canada:
Ms. Stephanie Selesnick
Tel.: +1 818 591 2255
Email: stephanie@intltradeinfo.com
Website: www.internationaltradeinformation.com

For Sales outside the US and Canada:
Mr. Steven Tan
Tel.: +65 6278 8666
Email: steven@cems.com.sg
Website: www.cems.com.sg

For media enquiries, please contact:

Ms. Ruth Blanco
Tel.: +65 6278 8666
Email: ruth@cems.com.sg

About Conference & Exhibition Management Services Pte Ltd

Established since 1980, CEMS is a regional organiser with a global perspective.  A key player in the Meeting, Incentive, Convention and Exhibition (MICE) industry in Singapore and around the region, CEMS has vast knowledge and experience in organising and managing exhibitions, conferences and other special events for government agencies, associations and private enterprises, with business activities spanning across many countries in ASEAN including Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam, China in North Asia and India and Pakistan in South Asia.