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bauma CHINA 2024’s exhibitors up 24%

bauma CHINA 2024 featured 3,542 exhibitors from 32 countries, an increase of 24% from the 2020 edition. The trade fair was held from 26th to 29th November, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), covering over 330,000 m2 of exhibition space. A total of 281,488 trade visitors from 188 countries and regions attended the trade fair for construction machinery, building material machines, mining machines, and construction vehicles.

HKTDC opens DesignInspire

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) opened its DesignInspire at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), running from 5th to 7th December. Under the theme of “Design for a Better Tomorrow”, the event showcased cutting-edge concepts from more than 200 exhibitors.

U.S. exhibition industry recovering

The Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR) released its latest U.S. B2B exhibition industry results. In the third quarter of 2024, CEIR Total Index was at 88.8% of post-pandemic level. Of the four criteria, Net Square Feet (NSF) was 2.7% below the 2019 level, Exhibitors was 7% below, Attendees was the lowest, at 17.8% below, and Real Revenues was 16.3% below the post-pandemic level.