CHINAPLAS 2014 registered 130,370 visitors, up 14% from previous edition

The successful edition of CHINAPLAS this year in Shanghai, China recorded 14% increase compared to the 114,103 visitors that registered in 2013 in Guangzhou.

The 2014 edition also set a new record since its debut in 1983. With the exhibition becoming increasingly international, the number of overseas visitors soars by 19.73% to 36,841 which accounts for 28.26% of total visitors. In 2013, there were 30,770 overseas visitors. Foreign visitors came from 143 countries and regions mainly from Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Russia, etc. The number of domestic visitors maintains a strong figure of 93,529 with an increment of 12.24%.

 CHINAPLAS also marks the new records in terms of exhibition scale and number of exhibitors participated. This year, over 3,000 exhibitors from 39 countries and regions participated in the show, of which over 400 are new to the show. In addition to occupying all 17 exhibition halls in Shanghai New International Expo Center (SNIEC), 13 additional outdoor halls and 6 exhibition suites were also set up at the Central Square of SNIEC to cope with the ever increasing number of exhibitors, resulting in a total exhibition area over 220,000 sqm for this year. Active participation of the various delegations was reflected in the number of foreign pavilions. More than 3,200 sets of machineries had on-site demonstrations.

 2014

No. of Visitors: 130,370

Overseas Visitors: 36,841 (28.26%)

2013

No. of visitors: 114,103  

Overseas visitors: 30,770 (26.97%)