15th International Furniture Fair Chengdu Closing Ceremony

-- Over 260,000 people attended during the two periods

CHENGDU, China, July 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- 15th International Furniture Fair Chengdu, known as 'one exhibition for two periods' for the first time, successfully wrapped up in Chengdu Century City New International Exhibition & Convention Center on 15^th Jul. During the 8 day exhibition, the number of professional attendees and consumers numbered more than 260,000. As the deepening impact of international financial risk has not been eliminated, China's domestic market, with its huge development potential, has become the focus of many enterprises.

In accordance with the introduction of Jiang Dan, the general manager of Chengdu New East Exhibition Co., Ltd - permanent organization of the committee, 15th International Furniture Fair Chengdu was divided into two periods. The furniture exhibition (1^st period) was held from 3-6 Jul, and the exhibition of production equipment and raw materials (2^nd period) was held from 12-15 Jul. The total exhibition space of both periods exceeded 170,000 square metres, with more than 10,000 booths. More than 1,100 enterprises participated in the exhibition. Total trade value reached RMB 13 billion.

Chengdu Furniture Exhibition is known as the "Preferred Platform in Internal Trade of Furniture in China's Furniture Industry". In the 2^nd period of the exhibition, Germany HOMAQ, Power, Altendorf, Italian SCM, Korean KUKDONG and other top 10 global furniture equipment manufacturers exhibited at Chengdu Furniture Exhibition. Guan Jianhua, the general manager of Asian district of HOMAQ, said Chengdu is a strategic market which cannot be abandoned. Meanwhile, Chengdu has become one of the biggest furniture production places in China, which should be seized firmly. American Hardwood Export Council participated in the exhibition for the second time, and guided more than 10 enterprises to join in the exhibition, helping to garner a larger share of China's domestic trade market.

Due to the prominent effect of the exhibition, more than 90% of the exhibition enterprises contacted the committee after the exhibition ended. Chengdu Furniture Exhibition will continue to adjust the district structure of the exhibition enterprises even further next year, and help increase the number of famous national furniture brands and enterprises participating in the exhibition. It will also work to improve the participation of international furniture brands and implement its 'Chinese platform shared by the world' exhibition plan.