CCL exhibits at the Vietnam ETE & ENERTEC EXPO 2024.

In July 2024, the CCL Asia team exhibited at the ETE & ENERTEC EXPO in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The event brought together leading companies from across the electronics and energy sectors and provided an important opportunity for us to meet suppliers face-to-face and share how CCL can support them in managing excess stock.

Why Vietnam?

Vietnam is fast becoming a key location for global electronics manufacturing. As more OEMs and EMS providers establish production facilities, the volume of surplus and obsolete components is rising. Many local suppliers are still searching for reliable and transparent routes to handle this stock.

The expo gave our Asia team the chance to explain how CCL provides two flexible options:

Outright Buy – where we purchase excess stock directly, giving suppliers immediate cash return.
Consignment Partnership – where we manage, advertise and sell the inventory on behalf of the supplier to achieve maximum value over time.

CCL Asia leading the stand

Our Shenzhen-based team played a central role at the show. Their knowledge of the regional market, cultural understanding, and ability to communicate directly with local suppliers made a strong impression. Visitors to the stand were able to see clearly how our processes work and why CCL is different from many other brokers.

Conversations with suppliers

Suppliers we met often described similar challenges:

Stock building up faster than it can be moved.
Frustration with unclear pricing from other brokers.
A lack of transparency around where parts are going.

The Asia team explained how CCL addresses these issues through clear valuations, consistent reporting, and a relationship-based approach. By sharing real examples of successful partnerships, the team showed how we can turn excess into an opportunity rather than a problem.

Outcomes from the event

Across three days, the team held detailed discussions with a wide range of suppliers. Several companies agreed to send us stock lists for valuation, while others expressed interest in exploring consignment for larger or slower-moving inventories.

The event also gave us valuable insights into the specific challenges faced in Vietnam, such as regulatory requirements and customs processes. Being able to discuss these issues directly reassured suppliers that CCL has the systems and experience needed to manage them.

Strengthening our presence in Southeast Asia

Exhibiting at ETE & ENERTEC was about more than generating immediate opportunities. It was also about showing our commitment to Vietnam and Southeast Asia as a whole. With manufacturing in the region continuing to expand, CCL Asia is well positioned to support suppliers and provide the trusted, global routes they need to recover value from surplus components.

A team effort

The success of the event was down to the efforts of our Asia team. From preparing the stand to holding back-to-back conversations with visitors, they represented CCL with professionalism throughout. Their ability to communicate directly with suppliers in the region underlined the value of having a local presence and highlighted the role they play in CCL’s global growth.

Looking ahead

Follow-up work from the expo is already underway. Stock lists are being reviewed, meetings are scheduled, and new partnerships are being explored. More importantly, the event has given us stronger relationships and a clearer view of how we can continue to support suppliers in Vietnam and across Southeast Asia.

We would like to thank everyone who visited our stand at ETE & ENERTEC 2024. We look forward to building on these conversations and developing long-term partnerships with suppliers across the region.