Xiamen Stone Fair Sees Visitor Increase
XIAMEN, China – After a few months of waiting, the 22nd China Xiamen International Stone Fair opened its doors this summer to more visitors than last year’s event.
Organizers reported that the number of visitors on July 30-Aug. 4 saw an increase of 5.05% from 2021, as the event continues to come back from its 2020 cancellation due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
There were 1,083 exhibiting companies from home and abroad participated in the fair on site, among which 52 international brands, associations and media appeared in the International Area. The total exhibition space of Xiamen Stone Fair 2022 was 162,000 m2, divided into 8 exhibition areas in 20 halls: Domestic Stone Area, Machinery & Tools Area, International Area, Artificial Stone Area, Outdoor Area, Design Area, Media Area and Natural Stone Varieties Collection.
In addition, 1,220 global brands participated in the Cloud Xiamen Stone Fair to connect with visitors online.
There were 89 groups of visitor delegations attending Xiamen Stone Fair in person. The main purposes of visit were to source/look for suppliers, develop business, find new products/new design, participate in forums and seminars as well as know industry trends. Most of trade visitors were from sectors like trade/purchasing, production/processing/manufacturing and real estate/construction; meanwhile, visitors from design sector continued to increase.
Most of trade visitors were from sectors like trade/purchasing, production/processing/manufacturing and real estate/construction, meanwhile, visitors from design sector continued to increase. According to the survey, 92.86% of the visitors met their purposes of visit, and 94.28% would visit the fair next year.
According to a survey, knowing industry trends, meeting with regular customers and looking for distributors and agencies were exhibitors’ main participation objectives, accounting for 95.71%, 92.99% and 88.91% on satisfaction rate respectively. Besides, 93.15% of the exhibitors were satisfied with the effect of the fair and 93.82% clearly expressed their willingness to continue participating next ye
The Hosted Buyer Program, a precise matchmaking program launched at this year’s fair, brought 502 hosted buyers by direct invitation. More than half – 55.9% – were interested in buying stone material and machinery & tools, and 28.37% were from the architecture and design sector.
The 2023 edition of the Xiamen Stone Fair will be held on March 26-29.
