ProPak Asia 2012, the definitive exhibition and conference for international manufacturers and suppliers of machinery, technology and materials for the packaging, filing, processing and quality assurance sectors, will be held at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Thailan, from June 13 to 16, 2012.

The event theme this year, which also marks ProPak Asia's 20th anniversary, is "Total Processing and Packaging Solutions for Food, Drink and Pharmaceuticals", focusing the spotlight on processing and packaging solutions that ensure quality, freshness, and safety of  these industries.

Last year, the 19th ProPak Asia conference attracted 33,376 trade buyers from 61 countries, with the top 10 key Asian buyer concentration from Malaysia, India, Singapore, Japan, Vietnam, Indonesia, Phillipines, China, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

The event this year also put the focus on ideas and concepts driving emerging sectors by serving as home to five specialized zones which includes  DrinkTech Asia 2012, PharmaTech Asia 2012, Lab & Test Asia 2012 and PlasTech Asia 2012. A new addition to the show this year is PrintTech Asia 2012 - The International Printing for Processing and Packaging Technology Exhibition.