PROPAK MALAYSIA 2011 – THE INTERNATIONAL PACKAGING & PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY EXHIBITION

Propak Malaysia 2011 To Effectively Promote The Latest In Packaging & Processing Technology

Propak Malaysia 2011 will be an ideal platform for manufacturers and producers of food processing and packaging equipment , technology and solutions to interact and engage in business ventures with existing and potential buyers.

Propak Malaysia 2011 will be held alongside Malaysia’s official Food & Hotel Show, FHM 2011 at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre from 20 – 23 September , hence providing a good supply of relevant visitors to ProPak 2011.

The visitors comprising food and beverage manufacturers will use ProPak 2011 to source the latest , the most effective and the most efficient food processing and packaging solutions as well as keep abreast with the current market trends.

The Food Processing Industry In Malaysia

The food processing sector in Malaysia is a growing sector that accounts for 10% of the total manufacturing output. The food processing industry will be expanded and diversified making Malaysia a regional food production and distribution hub, with particular emphasis on halal foods.

Targets have been set on investments and exports for the industry :

• Total investments in the industry at RM24.6 billion for the entire IMP3 period, or RM1.6 billion per annum; and exports to grow at an average annual rate of 7.8 per cent to reach RM24.2 billion by 2020 (Table 1.1)

Greater initiatives on total factor productivity(TFP) growth will be undertaken to strengthen the competitiveness of the industry which includes upgrading human resource and technology, enhancing R &D, undertaking the production and export of high value-added and niche products, and adopting quality standards. Some of the initiatives would include : -

• The policy to allow imports of raw materials duty-free for the food processing industry will be continued. This is to ensure that the industry is able to source raw materials at competitive prices.
• Food processing companies will be encouraged to expand and diversify their product range in the targeted growth areas : convenience foods, with a focus on the growing niche market for ethnic foods; functional foods, focusing on developing products using Malaysia’s traditional herbs; food ingredients and halal foods.
• Local manufacturers of machinery and equipment to collaborate with the food-based industry to customize their machinery and equipment and the packaging industry to collaborate with the food processing manufacturers, in keeping pace with advances in technologies, to meet rising consumer expectations and new lifestyles, in terms of convenience and aesthetics
• Leverage upon emerging technologies, such as biotechnology and nanotechnology, to develop new products and improve the technology in food processing
• Food preservation and packaging technologies to be enhanced by incorporating food safety and sanitation practices for foods which undergo minimum processing and food products which do not use preservatives
• The enhancement of extraction and purification technologies, including the application of biotechnology, to obtain bio-active substances for food ingredients. Processes such as heat, fermentation, mechanical compression and immersion, will be further developed
• The enhancement of extraction and purification technologies, including the application of biotechnology, to obtain bio-active substances for food ingredients. Processes such as heat, fermentation, mechanical compression and immersion, will be further developed
• Encouraging the industry to collaborate with universities and training institutes to produce the required workforce to support new technologies in areas such as product and process design integration, food preservation, packaging, extraction and product development.