Year’s 2nd Vietbuild to be held in HCM City this week

The second Vietbuild expo to be held this year in the city — five on various themes will be held this year — will have 2,350 booths set up by nearly 800 companies from 27 countries and territories, including the US, UK, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Australia, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, China and Viet Nam.

On display will be building materials, electrical equipment, interior and exterior decorative items, hygiene equipment, smart home systems, door and door accessories, paints, and others.

Business-matching events and seminars will be held on its sidelines, including a seminar on new building materials and another on technology and building materials for smart cities.

Nguyen Quang Cung, deputy chairman of the Viet Nam Construction Materials Association, said: “Many new building materials will be introduced at the exhibition, including nano concrete and composite doors.”

Nguyen Tran Nam, chairman of the Viet Nam Real Estate Association and head of the expo’s organisation committee, said it would be one of the largest Vietbuild exhibitions to be held this year.

The exhibitions offer companies a forum to meet, exchange information, explore co-operation prospects, and introduce their latest products and technologies, he said.

The exhibition will be held at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre in District 7.