The closing of the 34th China Fair realized the intention order of US $2.195 billion.
On March 4th, the 34th East China Import and Export Commodity Fair (hereinafter referred to as the "East China Fair"), which lasted for four days, concluded at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. This year's East China Fair achieved an intended order amount of 2.195 billion US dollars, a year-on-year increase of 5.05%.
This year's East China Fair attracted a total of 46,450 buyers from home and abroad, from 126 countries and regions, with its scale and influence continuing to rise. Among them, the number of domestic buyers increased by 2.56% compared to the previous session, and the number of overseas buyers increased by 2.85% compared to the previous session. In terms of regional distribution, buyers from Europe and America increased by 5.46% compared to the previous session; buyers from Southeast Asia increased by 24.10% compared to the previous session.
The exhibitor structure of this year's East China Fair is more optimized, with a stronger focus on innovation. In terms of new technologies, a large number of the latest application results integrating advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things, 3D printing, water electrolysis hydrogen production, and agricultural informatization have emerged. In terms of new materials, the widespread application of new materials such as X-TEX fabrics, new plant-dyed fabrics, RPET recycled materials, soft and highly elastic Good Cotton, and graphene materials has taken the environmental attributes and functional performance of the exhibits to a new level. In terms of new processes, new processes such as temperature-controlled layered pouring, activated carbon and sub-nanofiber blending, and EVA integrated molding have made their debut. In terms of new consumption, exhibits catering to new consumer demands such as the pet economy, emotional economy, sports economy, and sleep economy have appeared in abundance... Among the exhibitors at this year's East China Fair, brand enterprises accounted for 20%; patent enterprises accounted for 19.50%, an increase of 4.3 percentage points; enterprises applying new materials and new processes accounted for 8.60%, an increase of 2.0 percentage points; and 59 specialized and new enterprises made their debut, with an increase of 13.46%.
This year's East China Fair further empowered foreign trade enterprises to explore the domestic market, marking 577 enterprises that "walk on two legs" of domestic sales and foreign trade with the "Reception of Domestic Buyers" label, an increase of 4.53% compared to the previous session.
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