DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2024 brought the worldwide flooring community together for the 26th time, May 28-30 at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC).
Occupying eight halls, 1,600 flooring producers and brands showcased their latest innovations in the flooring industry. The show had 83,850 attendees from 117 different countries, including Greater China. The number of international visitors increased by 25 percent more than 2023, reaching a total of 17,923 and surpassing the record number of the 2019 edition.
“The strong edition of DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR 2024 reinforced once again the leading position of the event in the entire Asia Pacific region. The overwhelming increase of international visitors was a clear indication that China remains a crucial player in the flooring industry. Together with the nearby growing Asian markets, it offers unique development opportunities for everyone. The three-day large gathering here in Shanghai, gave everyone the opportunity to experience in person the latest developments and the most cutting-edge innovations that this region has to offer,” said Sonia Wedell Castellano, global director at DOMOTEX.
Among international visitors were also more than 150 handpicked flooring buyers from 20 countries, including a delegation from Italy, organized in partnership with Federparquet (Italian Association of Wood Flooring Distributors and Installers) and a delegation from Australia, organized in partnership with Australasian Timber Flooring Association (ATFA). The international hosted buyers engaged in personalized visits at the booths of some 80 selected exhibitors and held more than 400 matchmaking meetings at the international buyers’ lounge.
From the Chinese hosted buyer activities’ side, more than 100 local enterprise project coordinators from Public Construction Branch of China Building Decoration Association, the Interior Decoration Committee of China Real Estate Association, and 10 leading trade associations, engaged in procurement and docking activities at the event.
DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR will return at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC) May 26-28, 2025.