{"id":28759,"date":"2025-04-24T09:49:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T01:49:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/?p=28759"},"modified":"2025-04-24T16:40:43","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T08:40:43","slug":"asean-ceramics-asean-stone-2024-reaches-new-heights-with-record-breaking-visitor-turnout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/blog\/2025\/04\/24\/asean-ceramics-asean-stone-2024-reaches-new-heights-with-record-breaking-visitor-turnout\/","title":{"rendered":"ASEAN Ceramics &#038; ASEAN Stone 2024 Reaches New Heights with Record-Breaking Visitor Turnout"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><div id=\"vc_row-6a0b41e0d7068\" class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_custom_1745484041846 thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d70556483\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-12 thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d75b95858\" ><div class=\"vc_column-inner thegem-custom-inner-6a0b41e0d75ba\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d75b95858\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  thegem-vc-text thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d7ad1424\"  >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>ASEAN Ceramics &amp; Stone 2024 closes with an increase of 65% in visitorship,\u00a0<\/b><b>with unique buyers from 40 countries attending over the 3 days.<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>The event hosted 200 conference delegates, and tailored factory tours\u00a0<\/b><b>manufacturer\u2019s gallery, hosted buyer program and seminar organized by\u00a0<\/b><b>Vietnam Building Ceramic Association (VIBCA).<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>ASEAN Ceramics &amp; Stone establishes its position as the largest gathering for the<\/b><\/li>\n<li class=\"p1\"><b>ceramics and natural stone industries in Vietnam across the ASEAN region.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Messe M\u00fcnchen proudly announces the successful conclusion of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ASEAN Ceramics &amp; ASEAN Stone 2024<\/a>, the premier international trade fair for Machinery, Technology, and Materials for the Ceramics industry. Co-organized in partnership with the Vietnam Building Ceramic Association (VIBCA), the tradeshow drew in a global audience of over 3,500 industry professionals and hosted over 300 international companies and brands right at the Saigon Exhibition and Convention Centre (SECC), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, into a vibrant hub of innovation.<\/p>\n<p>The event experienced exceptional success, featuring its largest-ever edition with an increase in exhibition space, and both attending exhibitors and visitors. The inclusion of country pavilions from Italy, Germany, China, India, Thailand and Vietnam added to the international diversity of the exhibitor profile, solidifying the exhibition as the ultimate platform for unveiling industry advancements and fostering collaborations among key players.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28747 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0kq7yof6-300x160.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"431\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0kq7yof6-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0kq7yof6-1024x547.png 1024w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0kq7yof6-281x150.png 281w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0kq7yof6-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/0kq7yof6.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 431px) 100vw, 431px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The three-day event was buzzed with activities, including leading companies and brands showcasing the latest developments of raw ceramic materials, a world-class conference program featuring over 30 conference sessions and panel discussions focusing on solutions to the latest challenges faced by both ceramics and natural stone industry and the innovative strategies presented by industry leaders and experts. Other features include pre-event factory tours, buyer-seller programs, beer networking function and hosted buyer delegations from Thailand, India, Vietnam, and China.<\/p>\n<p>The Opening Ceremony, graced by Deputy Minister Mr. Nguyen Van Sinh from the Ministry of Construction in Vietnam, set the tone for the event. A total of 500 buyer-seller meetings occurred, connecting exhibitors with their potential buyers. The VIBCA seminar featured industry leaders from the local ceramic and building associations, sharing country projects and insights.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28748 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/o0dcrl5x-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"430\" height=\"286\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/o0dcrl5x-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/o0dcrl5x-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/o0dcrl5x-225x150.png 225w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/o0dcrl5x-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/o0dcrl5x.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 100vw, 430px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2024 trade fair exhibitors include national and international industry giants from both the ceramics and stone industries \u2013 CERTECH Group, Esmalglass-Itaca (Vietnam), Puresil India,Minnovation Group, VITIS JSC, TQT, Imerys, Kyocera, Sedleck\u00fd Kaolin from the Ceramics industry, and Breton SpA, Fortune Stones, SIMEC SPA, Rithy Granite (Cambodia) Co., Ltd, The Square Stone, and Bao Lai Stone from the Stone industry. The exhibition shows featured international exhibitors from \u2013 Germany, Spain, Italy, Egypt, Indonesia, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Turkey, Australia, India, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Hong Kong, Australia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and China. The ACIMAC, Confindustria Marmomacchine, the Deutsche Keramische Gesellschaft (DKG), CCPIT, the Federation of Indian Export Organizations (FIEO), and the Thai Ceramic Society supported the exhibition with Italian, German, China, Indian and Thailand Pavilion respectively. The formation of international pavilions offered buyers, specifiers, and influencers the opportunity to source products, gain design inspiration, and expand their businesses with the latest innovations in materials, equipment, tools, and technology.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Michael Wilton, CEO and Managing Director of MMI Asia, expressed during the exhibition, \u201cASEAN Ceramics has once again proved that it is the number one meeting place in Southeast Asia for the ceramics industry. ASEAN Ceramics has played its role, bringing these people together, and it enables the industry to innovate, collaborate, work together to further enhance the industry here in Southeast Asia. This edition is also special because we introduce a new segment, ASEAN Stone. ASEAN Stone is again bringing together the stone manufacturers, the stone producers, the quarries to further the technology, the advancement, the understanding of the industry here in Southeast Asia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28749 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jz70rjzq-300x182.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"429\" height=\"260\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jz70rjzq-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jz70rjzq-1024x620.png 1024w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jz70rjzq-248x150.png 248w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jz70rjzq-768x465.png 768w, https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/jz70rjzq.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Plans for ASEAN Ceramics 2025 are already in progress for the next edition, scheduled to be held on October 15-17, 2025, at Hall 5, IMPACT Exhibition &amp; Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand. ASEAN Stone exhibition will be continued in Hanoi in 2026. The remarkable gathering at ASEAN Ceramics and ASEAN Stone 2024 underscores the increasing demand for ceramic and natural stone machinery, technologies, and materials in the region. The event has set the stage for further advancements in the industries, playing a pivotal role in driving innovation, promoting investment, and facilitating knowledge exchange in the ceramic manufacturing sector.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><strong>About Messe Muenchen GmbH<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->Messe Muenchen GmbH is one of the world\u2019s leading trade fair organizers with more than 50 trade fairs for capital goods, consumer goods, and new technologies. Every year, Messe Muenchen organizes more than 200 events in Munich, Germany, and abroad, attracting over 30,000 exhibitors and 2 million visitors. The company\u2019s mission is to create innovative, sustainable, and profitable platforms for its customers to do business and connect with their target markets.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><strong>About MMI Asia Pte Ltd<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->MMI Asia is a full subsidiary of Messe M\u00fcnchen GMBH (MMG) established in 1992 and one of the world largest and leading exhibition organizers. MMI Asia was set up as the regional headquarter and a wholly-owned subsidiary of MMG to promote global trade expansion by facilitating participation of Asian exhibitors in Messe M\u00fcnchen fairs worldwide. MMI Asia also provides consultancy in professional trade fair and conference management to government bodies, international trade and promotion organizations, and trade associations.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- wp:paragraph --><strong>About Vietnam Building Ceramic Association (VIBCA)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><!-- wp:paragraph -->Vietnam Building Ceramic Association is a professional organization, non-governmental, voluntary, established under Decision No. 41\/1999 \/ QD \u2013 BTCCBCP dated 04-10-1999 of the Minister, Head of the Organizing Committee Government personnel. Currently VIBCA includes around 100 members are enterprises of different economic sectors, operating mainly in the field of building ceramics, including the associate members are research institutions, investment consulting, manufacturing and mechanical engineering. VIBCA is a member of the Association of Asean Ceramics Industry CICA and intimate relationship with the Association Ceramics of countries in Asean and in the world.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph --><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<div class=\"vc_row wpb_row vc_inner vc_row-fluid thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d7e6c4930 custom-inner-column-6a0b41e0d7e73\" ><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d82b67868\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner thegem-custom-inner-6a0b41e0d82b7\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d82b67868\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  thegem-vc-text thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d8621247\"  >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Contact:<br \/><\/strong>MMI Asia Pte. Ltd.<br \/>Valerie Fang \u2013 65 8498 5538<br \/>\u0e1c\u0e39\u0e49\u0e1a\u0e23\u0e34\u0e2b\u0e32\u0e23\u0e1d\u0e48\u0e32\u0e22\u0e01\u0e32\u0e23\u0e15\u0e25\u0e32\u0e14<br \/><a href=\"mailto:valerie.fang@mmiasia.com.sg\">valerie.fang@mmiasia.com.sg<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container vc_col-sm-6 thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d884f403\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner thegem-custom-inner-6a0b41e0d8851\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d884f403\">\r\n\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element  thegem-vc-text thegem-custom-6a0b41e0d8b994800\"  >\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Contact:<br \/><\/strong>Vietnam Building Ceramic Association<br \/>Ms Vu Thi Kim Dung \u2013 84 915114000<br \/>Chief of Foreign Affairs<br \/>vibcaoffice@gmail.com<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":27189,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28759","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-uncategorized"},"aioseo_notices":[],"menu_order":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28759","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28759"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28875,"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28759\/revisions\/28875"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27189"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aseanceramics.com\/th\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}