METAL CHINA 2023—A New Chapter for High-quality Development

 On May 8-11, METAL CHINA 2023 was successfully held at the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Tianjin), bringing together thousands of exhibits from the entire industry chain and nearly 1000 well-known enterprises from over 30 countries and regions, showcasing and opening a new chapter in the high-quality development of the foundry industry.

 The exhibition covers an exhibition area of over 80,000 square meters, with a total of 6 themed pavilions and over 100 supporting events, attracting 127,616 professional visitors from more than 30 countries and regions. As the first regular event in the post-pandemic era, METAL CHINA once again showcases its industry influences with its 36-year history. The exhibition hall is filled with joyful and fruitful atmosphere, most of the exhibitors and visitors said, “there are many visitors visiting our booth, more than expected", “we have made several deals at this exhibition”, “face-to-face communication is really exciting”, "there are so many international buyers, we have established contacts and preliminary intentions”, “it’s a fantastic event with well-organization and round services”, "the exhibition is burst of vitality", "it’s a worthwhile trip", “we are looking forward to the next METAL CHINA”, etc.

 In order to achieve the "mutual sanctification" of exhibitors and visitors, METAL CHINA 2023 is consisted of 6 themed halls of advanced foundry equipment, green raw and auxiliary materials, high-end casting, featuring in investment casting area, wear-resistant parts for mining and metallurgical heavy machinery and engineering machinery, industry cluster area, art casting area, etc.; at the same time, there are Peru and Kenya pavilion shows the interaction of foundry and other elements. New technologies, products, and purchase orders have built a bridge for the world foundry industrial chain.

 During the four exhibition days, more than 100 exciting events were staged, focusing on the hot topic of high-quality development, including new product launches, theme forums, sourcing fair, strategic signing activities, and award ceremonies; Leading enterprises and SMEs present a vibrant development trend; There is a whole industrial chain, from high-end castings to intelligent equipment, and green advanced materials. New products, technologies, solutions, and trends are intertwined here... joyful and thoughtful discussions, innovative solutions are blooming, showing a thriving industry trend.

 Meanwhile, as another important part of the 7th China Foundry Festival, the 19th China Foundry Association Annual Meeting was held, during which China Foundry Industry Data was released, the total casting production of China in 2022 reached 51.7million tons, down 4.3% year on year. The theme of this annual meeting is "New Concept, New Pattern, New Development", several sub forums were held including the topics of nonferrous alloys and special casting, advanced steel casting technology, automotive castings and lightweight technology, advanced cast iron technology, cutting-edge technology, and green low-carbon intelligent casting.

 METAL CHINA 2023 has concluded with a big success. A brand new METAL CHINA will be staged in National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai) again, from July 4-7, 2024. A larger scale, high level industry event, covering foundry, diecasting, metalforming, heat treatment, surface engineering, welding, jointly created by 5 industry associations, will grandly display at an exhibition area of 120,000 square meters, with nearly 1500 exhibitors and 150 supporting programs, which will build a high-quality development industrial chain of the foundry industry. Looking forward to your continued attention and participation.

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