Domotex Asia/ChinaFloor 2024 hosted the flooring community from around the world for the 26th time from May 28-30 in Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC).
Occupying 230,00 square meters of exhibition space around eight halls, 1,600 flooring producers and brands showcased flooring trends and innovations.
Despite the current economic challenges around the world, the show’s visitation remained robust with 83,850 professional visitors coming from 117 different countries, including Greater China. The show registered a 25% increase of the international visitors over the previous year, reaching a total of 17,923 and surpassing the record number of the 2019 edition, making this year's show more international than ever.
“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," said Sonia Wedell Castellano, global director at Domotex. "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,"
Among international visitors were also more than 150 hand-picked 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 over 400 matchmaking meetings at the international buyers’ lounge.
Chinese hosted buyers included 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 representing Chongqing, Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Jiaxing, Taizhou and Wenzhou, engaged in procurement and docking activities at the event. Additionally, the Nanxun Furniture Industry Association, along with Jinmao Furniture Square, Golden Triangle Square, Haoyijia Furniture Square, and East China Decoration City organized delegation visits for dealers and building material suppliers.
Domotex Asia/ChinaFloor will return at the Shanghai National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC) again from May 26-28, 2025. The applications for exhibiting at the next year’s event kicked off already one month prior to the show and intensified during the three days at the event, indicating the path to a similar strong edition to expect in 2025.
Building on its tradition, Domotex Asia/ChinaFloor partnered with a lineup of significant events, including R+T Asia, the leading Asia-Pacific exhibition for sun shading systems and doors/gates, cadex, an international event for networking, learning, and business activities in the design and architecture field, and others. By coming together under the BUILD ASIA Mega Show platform, these events aimed to facilitate a robust conversation across different industries, enabling seamless integration between various channels and providing attendees with a comprehensive experience in the construction, building materials and interior design sectors.
