Chinese show opens with record numbers

Global Sources' autumn China Sourcing Fair: Electronics and Components opened yesterday with more than 1000 booths - up 25% from the spring 2005 show.

Global Sources' autumn China Sourcing Fair: Electronics and Components opened yesterday with more than 1000 booths - up 25% from the spring 2005 show.

A record number of buyers from 160 countries have preregistered to attend.

The fair runs until 12th October 2005 at Shanghai Mart and Intex in Shanghai, China.

Opening ceremony participants included Chen Jifang, Vice Chairman, Shanghai Association for Science and Technology and Wang Qingjiang, Director of the Trade Development Department, Shanghai Municipal People's Government Foreign Economic Relations and Trade Commission.

Buyer participants included Mueller Electric, Monster Cable and Brookstone.

Leading China suppliers Apollo Worldwide, Desay A and V Science and Technology, Fujian Forecam Optics, PSI Electronics and Shenzhen Giec Electronics also attended the ceremony.

Global Sources Electronics Business Unit President Mark Saunderson said: "The China Sourcing Fairs are about bringing quality buyers together with quality China suppliers".

"This is our biggest ever show - with more than 1000 booths in five halls at two venues".

"We are showcasing more suppliers than ever before, and a record number of buyers have preregistered to attend".

"The fair is now the largest specialised electronics fair of its kind in China and we are glad to welcome back so many familiar faces as well as the hundreds of new buyers and exhibitors here for the first time".

China's manufacturers of consumer electronics expect production to top US $67 billion in 2005 - up 22% from 2004.

Exhibitors at the autumn Electronics and Components show will showcase some of the highest demand finished electronics products including GSM phones, Flash MP3 players, home and portable DVD players, CCTV wireless cameras and USB flash drives.

The ever-increasing sophistication of China's electronic components sector will result in huge export growth for many products in 2005: transistors - up 52%; printed circuit boards - up 30%; and batteries - up 20%.

These and other components such as adapters and light emitting diodes (LEDs) are also showcased at the fair.

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