2018 ECHEMI Food Ingredient Sourcing Meeting&Food Industry Forum
2018 ECHEMI Food Ingredient Sourcing Meeting&Food Industry Forum was held at Hall N2, SNIEC, Shanghai on July 12th during the Fi Asia-China 2018. Based on the successful experience in 2017 ECHEMI International Coating Forum&Procurement Conference, our company ECHEMI had offered special Souring opportunity for suppliers and global buyers this time.

2018 ECHEMI Food Ingredient Sourcing Meeting&Food Industry Forum Came to a Successful End
At 9:30 a.m., 2018 ECHEMI Food Ingredient Sourcing Meeting&Food Industry Forum officially started. This event is divided into two sessions. In the morning of Jul 12, there was the 2018 ECHEMI Food Ingredient Sourcing Meeting. Firstly, our founder of ECHEMI, David Zhang made an opening speech to show the warmest welcome to all the distinguished guests. Meanwhile, based on how to speed up the development of healthy food, which is also the thesis of this exhibition, David explained how we have achieved on ECHEMI.

David Zhang Was Making Opening Speech
Experts on food ingredients industry including Thailand, Philippine, Canada, Pakistan and China, presented their opinions and objective interpretation on food ingredients industry. All those countries are centralized areas for food ingredients demand. With the experts’ interpretation, we were able to understand how those areas have become the focus of the world food ingredients market, and what powerful engines they were to lead global food ingredients industry a continuous development.
Vitthaya Inala.Ph.D. gave a deep analysis on Thailand food ingredients industry. From the perspective of the general development trend of Thailand food ingredients from 2018 to 2028, in combination with the latest industry news and market information, Vitthaya Inala.Ph.D. enabled us to get a total information of Thailand food ingredients industry.

Thailand Expert Was Making A Speech
Canadian expert Anwar Khlif made an analysis on North Africa food ingredients industry, emphasizing important factors Chinese suppliers should pay attention in global sourcing.

Canadian Expert Was Making A Speech
Pakistani expert Abdul Rahim Chughtai introduced Pakistani food ingredients industry from raw-materials, ingredients processing and food safety.

Pakistani Expert During the Presentation
Chinese expert of Tradesparq analyzed the food ingredients industry on current industry trends, focusing on international market development solutions proposal.

Chinese Expert During the Speech
The second session, the Food Industry Forum in the afternoon, was a great opportunity for buyers with buying requests to have face-to-face contact with qualified suppliers. ECHEMI invited 30 buyers from the global market and selected 60 high quality suppliers this time. It is a platform to help the factory search and find their products production capacity and sales ability.

The Meeting Site

Buyer and Supplier During the Meeting

Buyers Were Communicating with Suppliers and ECHEMI Staff

ECHEMI Staff Was Talking with Foreign Buyers

Buyers and Suppliers During the Meeting

Buyer and Supplier During the Meeting

ECHEMI Staff and Buyer During the Meeting

Mexican Buyer Was Talking with Supplier
2018 ECHEMI Food Ingredient Sourcing Meeting&Food Industry Forum got a wonderful completion. This event would give B2B commerce an injection of fresh genes. In the future, ECHEMI will provide more personalized services for buyers and suppliers with various requests. We are looking forward to it.
Looking for chemical products? Let suppliers reach out to you!
Sugar Prices Surge 42% on Low Supply
2026-06-02
-
Functional Ingredients Industry Overview
Collection of Markets for Functional Ingredients in Food & Nutrition and Cosmetics.Published in: Mar. 2026
Trade Alert
Delivering the latest product trends and industry news straight to your inbox.
(We'll never share your email address with a third-party.)
Related News
-
Hi & Fi Asia-China concluded successfully, and ECHEMI gained a lot from participating in the exhibition!
-
Chinese National Health Commission Unveiling Innovative Food Additions: Paraguayan Holly Leaves, Yeast Protein, and Catechins Hit the Shelves
-
Health Canada Grants Approval for Allura Red as a Food Additive in Fruit-Flavored Beer
-
Daiya Foods Embraces Dairy-like Culturing Methods As It Unleashes Reformulated Plant-based Cheese
-
FAO/WHO Assess Safety of Titanium Dioxide, 21 Other Food Additives
-
Chinese National Health Commission Greenlights New Additions to Food Offerings
-
UN Food and Agriculture Organization Releases Safety Evaluation on Titanium Dioxide and Flavoring Agents in Food
-
Canada Seeks Input on Greenlighting Mushroom-Derived Chitosan as Food Preservative
-
California Natural Color Unveils Pure Yellow Safflower Crystal Color at Fi Europe Tradeshow
-
Global Triumph: Scotch Pie's Culinary Excellence Takes Center Stage in World Championship
Recommend Reading
-
Soybean Prices Rise Amid 7.6 Percent Soy Oil Surge and Geopolitical Tensions
-
Japan Tightens Additive Use Standards
-
Syensqo Partners with Fairmat to Recycle Carbon Fiber Waste Tackling 62000 Tons of Annual Waste
-
FDA Tightens the Solvent Side of Natural Color Production
-
Syngenta Introduces Breakthrough Herbicide Tackling Resistant Weeds Affecting 43 Percent of Crop Yields
-
EU Implements 5 Million Euro Restriction on Chinese Medical Devices
-
Both Supply and Demand Weak, Toluene Market Experiences Volatile Decline
-
Toyobo and DMC Biotechnologies to Use Biotechnology to Manufacture Plastic Raw Materials
-
Ammonia Chemical Formula: NH3 Structure & Properties
-
Polyethylene Rises First, Then Falls—High-Range Volatility