CENS Attends Three Global Trade Shows in February

CENS attended three international shows in February to promote buyers guides to help manufacturers, exporters and traders build global presence and find more business opportunities. Two of the three shows took place in China and one in Saudi Arabia, which were Saudi Plastics and Petrochem, China International Automotive Aftermarket Industry and Tuning Trade Fair (AAITF), and LED China.

Saudi Plastics and Petrochem 2014

Saudi Plastics and Petrochem is billed as the ideal business-to-business networking platform for key decision makers, industrialists, developers and other professionals. Held every two years, the exhibition this year, held Feb. 17-20 at Riyadh International Convention & Exhibition Center, entered its 11th edition and attracted 520 exhibitors from 27 countries and a record 22,000 global visitors.

The fair is considered the region's most prominent plastics and petrochemical event, and has grown in importance along with the sector in the country and the Arab Gulf. Today Saudi Arabia is poised to become the world's third largest petrochemical exporter, with a predicted market share of 10% by 2015.

Displays included the latest technologies in machinery, equipment, raw materials, semi-finished products, spare parts and services in the plastics and petrochemical fields.

The CENS booth caught ample attention with its sourcing magazines as Taiwan Machinery, Taiwan Industrial Suppliers and Guidebook to Taiwan Hand Tools.

AAITFAutomotive Aftermarket Industry and Tuning Trade Fair (AAITF) is promoted as the exclusive and efficient global trade platform for China's automotive aftermarket, with the   major exhibits including nine categories: auto multimedia product, auto audio & visual product, auto electronics product, auto lighting, auto interior accessories, auto exterior decoration & modification product, auto care & beauty product and anti-blast film, auto repair & maintenance, and auto coating.

Celebrating its 10th anniversary, the fair this year was held Feb. 17-19 at China Import & Export Fair Complex, Guangzhou and drew more than 3,000 exhibitors displaying over 20,000 new products.

China is predicted to exceed the U.S. to be the largest auto aftermarket by 2015, with the  AAITF set to become the world's No. 1 exhibition of automotive aftermarket and tuning industry.

This year the venue was expanded to 220,000 square meters and promoted the theme “New Products, New Sales Model, and New Market”.

As usual, CENS assigned a local representative to promote CENS buyer guides, with Taiwan Transportation Equipment Guide (TTG), China Transportation Equipment Guide (CTG) and Guidebook to Taiwan Hand Tools being the most popular.

LED China

LED China is one of the world's largest professional LED events showcasing the complete LED supply chain, having evolved into one of the most influential trade events for the industry and being the only trade fair in China where every spectrum of the LED industry is showcased.

With exhibits ranging from signage to lighting, display to applications, chips to packaging and equipment to components, LED China offers the most comprehensive one-stop LED sourcing platform.

LED China 2014, held Feb. 23-26 at China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, featured 1,200 LED exhibitors and brands worldwide across the 80,000 square meter venue, including exhibits as LED epitaxial wafer, LED chip, LED material, LED encapsulation material, LED and high-powered devices, LED lighting, LED display, LED illuminant channel letter, LED back light, LED manufacture equipment and testing machine, organic LED (OLED), laser diode, and electro luminescent.

As an important part of the fair, the LED lighting sector drew over 600 lighting companies presenting the latest LED indoor & outdoor lighting products, trends in LED streetlight, solar LED lights, LED daylight lamps, LED decorative lighting, etc.

The CENS booth displayed a variety of buyer guides and among them CENS Lighting attracted the most interest. (JL)