Issue 15

In-Cosmetics Asia, the showcase for pan-Asian personal care ingredients, took place at Bangkok’s BITEC Convention Centre from November 4 to 6.

Asia-Pacific is at the forefront of global trends in beauty and personal care, and already one of the fastest-growing cosmetics markets in the world. Over 400 exhibitors from countries including Australia, China, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and Thailand joined a host of global businesses focusing on the Asia-Pacific region at the event.

New exhibitors included Bayer Material Science (China), Macrocare Tech (South Korea) and Nusil Technologies (USA), meanwhile the event also welcomed back BASF (Germany), DuPont Tate & Lyle BioProducts (USA), Ingredients Plus (Thailand) and Solvay (Singapore).

Visitors participated in a free educational programme, as well as sourcing raw materials and ingredients that can be used to develop creative product concepts that meet consumer demand and expectations.

Issue 15

Two Thai exporters – Venturetec Marketing and J. P. Rice International – were nominated for “SIAL Innovative Selection 2014” at SIAL 2014 held in Paris from October 16 to 20.

The Salon International de l'Agroalimentaire (SIAL) is the largest food innovation observatory in the world regarding agri-food industry, food retailers and institutional and commercial caterers.

Venturetec exports Wasabi-O natural wasabi paste, which is capable of killing bacteria and parasites in raw food or meat, while JP Rice International produces the Kanlaya Thai jasmin rice.

Both companies have the right to use the SIAL Innovation Selection 2014 badge on their product labels, along with the opportunity of being ranked in the SIAL Innovation Directory.

For more information, visit http://www.sialparis.com/

Issue 15

The DITP, in cooperation with the Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA) and Thai Animation Computer Graphic Association (TACGA), held a seminar entitled Mentoring Asian Animation Summit 2014 on November 6 in Bangkok.

The seminar focussed on technical knowledge training for 50 animation entrepreneurs by Tim Brooke-Hunt, an animation expert from Australian company Pacific Vision. It included how to be successful in animation industry with case studies from Australia, the difference in target audiences, and how to make your show stand out and sell.

This seminar is part of the DITP’s support for Thai entrepreneurs in readiness for the Asian Animation Summit 2014 (AAS 2014) which will be held from December 3 to 5 in Hanoi, Vietnam. AAS 2014 is an annual event designed to showcase Asia's strongest animated projects looking for investors and partners, and to stimulate co-production and co-financing of animation in the region.

Issue 15

The Thailand Trust Mark (TTM) was awarded to 169 companies by DITP Director-General, Nuntawan Sakuntanaga at an awards ceremony on October 22.

Only products manufactured by companies to a high standard – particularly those that are environmental and welfare-friendly, and socially responsible – can receive the TTM. Since its launch in 2012, 598 companies out of 800 applicants have been TTM-endorsed. The mark certifies products and services that conform to internationally accepted standards. It is part of the DITP’s strategy to drive international trade by increasing trust and reliability in Thai products and services.

Interested entrepreneurs wishing to join the Thailand Trust Mark membership should contact the Thailand Institute of Design and Innovation Promotion, DITP, Ministry of Commerce, Tel. +66 2507 8273-4.

For more information,visit http://www.thailandtrustmark.com/en/

Issue 15

Thai company Deesawat won the best product design and Grand Award at the Global Conference of the Alliance for Healthy Cities, hosted by WHO (World Health Organization) in Hong Kong from October 29 to November 1.

Companies from 15 countries submitted 279 designs, in categories such as space design, communication design and product design. Deesawat also participated in the DITP’s seminar on
elderly care products, where industry experts in the field of designing elderly care products were invited to provide information and advice on the manufacturing of health care products, in order to help them penetrate foreign markets by increasing their knowledge of the market’s real demands.

Issue 15

DITP Director-General, Nuntawan Sakuntanaga, announced that the department’s Thailand Institute of Design and Innovation Promotion brought 33 DEmark 2014 winning designs to be displayed at the Good Design Exhibition 2014 (G-mark), from October 31 to November 4 at Tokyo Midtown.

The aim was to boost exports and raise the competitiveness of entrepreneurs in order to make Thai brands shine on the international market.

“DEmark has been held for seven consecutive years by DITP, with support from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion (JDP); the host of Japan’s G-mark award,” said Sakuntanaga. “This year, 518 entries were submitted, and there are 83 winners of DEmark 2014.” She added that her department had supported 33 Thai products by exhibiting them at the Good Design Exhibition 2014 in Japan.

For more information, visit http://demarkaward.net