Ringier
Trade Media Ltd merged its Indonesia conferences for Food and Beverage and
Plastics into a two-day event titled “Asia Manufacturing Summit: Food andBeverages, Plastic Packaging and Plastic Recycling Technology.”
The
conference was held on 27-28 August 2019 at the JS Luwansa Hotel and Convention
Center in Jakarta, with the support of The Food Industry Asia (FIA), the
Indonesian Packaging Federation (IPF), the Industry Plastic Recycling
Association (ADUPI), and the Indonesian Plastics Recyclers (IPR), as well as
sponsorship from 13 companies that include Frigel Asia Pacific Co. Ltd., Dase-Sing Group, Dyson Technology Limited, Sesotec Pte Ltd. Dongguan Alfa Automation Technology Limited, Eversleeve Enterprise Co.,
Ltd., FCS Group, Dongguan Hostar Hot Runner Technical Co., Ltd, ShenZhen
IBS Electronic Co., LTD, Guangzhou
Flower Flavours Co. Ltd, Ever Polymer Co., Ltd, Dongguan KEERHAN Machinery
Co.,Ltd,
and ING YU.
Asia
Manufacturing Summit attracted 300 delegates from leading companies in Asia
such as Ajinomoto, Calbee Wings, Dow Indonesia, Firmenich, Mayora, Nutrifood,
Olaga Foods, PT Indolakto, Johnson & Johnson, Krones, Suntory, Unilever,
URC, and other major players.
The
expanded programme with two tracks included 28 presentations on topics now
gaining interest among industry stakeholders: developments in smart manufacturing,
product reformulation, plastic packaging and recycling, as well as
opportunities and challenges for investors eyeing the Indonesian market. As the
F&B industry accounts for a large share of plastic use, attention to
plastic reduction, its waste management and recycling was key to the conference
agenda, and all tackled by experts in the Plastics Track.
Indonesia’s
food and beverage processing sector requires high quality ingredients and
technologies, therefore in the F&B Track, speakers presented on halal
certification and inspection, ingredients for shelf life extension, the
opportunities in plant-based products, synchronized cooling systems, and
Industry 4.0 for the F&B sector, among others.
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Tony Huang, Executive Assistant,
Dase-Sing Packaging Technology Co., Ltd
Watch our exclusive interview with Mr Huang
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With reformulation a key topic in
F&B processing, the organisers invited Steven Bartholomeusz, Policy
Director of Food Industry Asia from Singapore to provide an update on how
companies are innovating to meet consumer demand. Finy Saptarita, Sales and
Customer Service Senior Manager at PT Sucofindo Laboratory gave a preview of
the company’s services specifically in supporting Halal certification and
testing. Delegates were able to check out Sucofindo’s laboratories during a
visit to their facility in Cibitung.
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| Finy Saptarita, Sales and Customer Service Senior Manager
at PT Sucofindo Laboratory spoke on F&B certifications
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Plastic packaging and
recycling
The plastic packaging and recycling
track covered hot issues concerning plastics consumption and recycling. As the
global plastics industry moves forward towards achieving a circular economy,
sustainability and recycling are now more important than ever.
On the first day of the plastics
and recycling session, Yadi Suryadi, Sales Area Manager at Frigel Asia Pacific
Co. Ltd., talked about intelligent cooling solutions for the plastics industry. Deva Dharmapuspa, Supply Chain & QA Business Unit Head of Asia Dynapack,
shared her knowledge of creating unique sustainable packaging.
In the area of recycling, the
potential and challenge of using recycled plastics for consumer goods was tackled
by Wilson Pandhika, Secretary General of Indonesian Plastics Recyclers (IPR),
while Tan Wei Kar, Sales and Marketing Manager, Ever Polymer Co. Ltd. Provided
an overview on Everlon TPE applications in the packaging industry. Michele
Colombari, Regional Sales Manager, FIMIC Srl offered useful information on automatic
and continuous melt filtration solutions for contaminated plastics recycling,
while Billy Tjang, President of PT Bilplast Grapindo talked about smart
Manufacturing for future plastics production cell. Mr Karyana, Sales Manager of PT. Solusi
Inspeksi Asia, explained the advantages of using metal detectors as an
important part of processing.
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| Andrianto Gunawan of Asosiasi Daur Ulang Plastik Indonesia (ADUPI) |
On the second day, the plastic packaging
and recycling track had Andrianto Gunawan, representing the Summit’s partner
association ADUPI, discussed the issues and problems of recycling in Indonesia.
While on his second opportunity presenting for Ringier delegates, David
Christian, Founder and Director of Evoware, shared the company’s experience and
strategies, with a focus on rethinking plastics. Siddharth Hande, Founder &
CEO of Kabadiwalla Connect, discussed the role of the informal sector in the
developing world for efficient and inclusive waste management.
Food and beverage production trends
The food manufacturing track
included presentations from Kirby Johnson, Sales Director at Frigel Asia
Pacific Co. Ltd. who discussed the innovations in food & beverage cooling utilising
Frigel’s synchronised cooling system.
Olivier Tichit, Director of Sustainable
Supply Chain Musim Mas talked about the many functions and benefits of
sustainable palm oil in extending the food product shelf life. From Ever
Polymer Co., Ltd., sales director Vincent Liao presented on multilayer films
and easy peel for packaging made with Everlon.
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| Kirby Johnson, on Sales Director at Frigel Asia Pacific Co. Ltd Watch exclusive interview with Mr Johson |
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Plant-based foods will be the next big thing in Asia, said
Christian Nguyen Cadeo, Managing Partner at Big Idea Ventures
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Ms. Muti Arintawati, M. Si, Vice
Director of Assessment Institution of Food, Drugs and Cosmetics Majelis Ulama
Indonesia (LPPOM MUI) gave an update on Halal certification process
ramifications, while Dr. Iwan Surjawan, Head of Food Technology Department of
the Indonesia International Institute of Life Sciences, offered an overview on
the opportunities and challenges of Industry 4.0 for food & beverage industry
in Indonesia.
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| Joey Roi Bondoc, Senior Research Manager, Colliers International |
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Panel interview led by Henky Wibawa, Executive Director
of the Indonesia Packaging Federation
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Panel discussion and factory tours
A panel discussion led by IPF members including
Henky Wibawa and Ariana Sustanti, Business Development Director, gave delegates
an overview on the World Packaging Council meeting in Bali, Indonesia. The
panel discussion futher provided the insights of industry experts on the
recycling challenges faced by Indonesia and their recommendations on how to
overcome these challenges.
The Summit served also as an apt venue where
sponsors were able to demonstrate their products and services, and meet
representatives from their target markets. As cited by the sponsors, the event
provided them a good chance to talk face-to-face with potential customers and
discuss with them the sponsors’ products. The participants were also able to
meet professionals during the match-making meetings and other networking side
events.
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| Delegates at the Sucofindo Laboratory |
Two factory tours were organised for delegates,
one to PT Dynapack, a manufacturer of rigid packaging for diverse industries,
while another tour was to Sucofindo Laboratory, a leading inspection center
with services in inspection and audit, assessment and analysis, certification,
consultation, and training. Participants to these tours learned about the companies’ operations.
Based
on delegate evaluation, the Asia Manufacturing Summit was rated highly
favourable by delegates, and other participants including sponsors and
speakers. Nearly 99% said the conference
met their expectations for the conference in general, and 98% said they learned
much and liked the format of the presentations.
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