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September 23rd, 2023 marked the end of the 23rd edition of the China International Industry Fair (CIIF) which took place at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC) in Shanghai.
Italy is a significant economic partner of China and one of the main participating countries in CIIF 2023. The 2023 edition was very successful and satisfactory for the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce, which organized, for the second time together with the Italian Trade Agency (ITA), an Italian Pavilion, gathering more than 60 companies and associations. Not only the number of Italian exhibitors exceeded the previous edition of the fair in 2020, but it was the largest international pavilion at CIIF, covering 1,300 square meters.
Why was it important to be there?
After several postponements in previous years, Italy was a protagonist of the fair in this 2023 edition!
CIIF is the top-tier international industrial exhibition for equipment manufacturing in China as well as in the Asia-Pacific region. It serves as an important window for technological exchanges and economic cooperation between China and countries and regions worldwide. China, as a significant trading partner of Italy, has witnessed continuous growth in bilateral trade in recent years. As Italy-China economic cooperation thriving, the main sector of bilateral commercial trade in 2022 confirmed by ISTAT (Italian National Statistical Institute) has been Machinery and Equipment. According to data from Eurostat, Italian export of Mechanical and related equipment to China accounted for 40.93% of total Italian export to China, with a value of 6.727 billion euros, while the total Italian export value was 16.441 billion euros. The data demonstrate the close cooperative relationship between China and Italy in the field of economic and trade, as well as the strong complementarity between companies of the two countries.
What goals have been achieved?
The key figures of CIIF clearly show the outstanding results obtained by the Italian system thanks to its long-time engagement and networking activity in China.
In the framework of CIIF, a total of 29 events have been held, among which 28 were held in the Italian Pavilion lounge and one dinner held in the Italian restaurant at Al Borgo hosting more than 70 guests.
Highlights at a glance:
The official opening ceremony of the Italian Pavilion held on the very first day saw the great participation of Tiziana D’Angelo, Consul General of Italy in Shanghai, Rong Zhiqin, Vice Director of Shanghai Municipal Commission of Economy and Informatization (SHEITC), Augusto Di Giacinto, Italian Trade Commissioner Shanghai Office and Paolo Bazzoni, Chairman at the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce.
For more information on the opening ceremony, please click here.
The pavilion attracted many important institutional visits, both Italian and Chinese.
Even before the pavilion opened to the public, it was visited by a Chinese delegation composed by Chen Jining, Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee in Shanghai, Li Xiaohong, President of China Engineering Academy, Gong Zheng, Mayor of Shanghai and Xin Guobin, Deputy Minister of Industry and Information Technology.
The Italian Pavilion hosted also the visit of Zhu Min, Chairman of Shanghai municipal Commission of Commerce.
The Italian pavilion was honoured by the visit of the Ambassador of Italy to the People's Republic of China Massimo Ambrosetti who, accompanied by the director of the ITA Shanghai Office Augusto Di Giacinto and by the president of the China-Italy Chamber of Commerce Paolo Bazzoni, personally met with representatives of the participating companies.
The excellencies of the Italian mechanical industrial sector and the synergies with the Chinese system were highlighted during the several seminars and presentations throughout the week.
Lots of companies took to the stage in the Italian lounge: from exhibitors' company presentations to roundtables to discuss topics of interest for the manufacturing industries such as new strategies and challenges for industrial goods manufacturers, takeaways and best practices of industrial design protection in China, to name just a few.
Interviews
You will find interviews to Italian Exhibitor companies by clicking here.
The CICC would like to thank all the companies who participated in the Italian Pavilion, sharing valuable content, such as company presentations and roundtables, as well as the visitors and institutions who made this event possible.
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