The 8th International Exhibition on Die & Mould Technology and Equipment

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The 7th Internatkonal Exhibition on Die & Mould Technology and Equipment

Hosted by China Die & Mould Industry Association (CDMA) and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shanghai Sub-Council, and organized by CDMA and Shanghai International. Exhibition Corporation (SIEC), Die & Mould China '98 was held in INTEX Shanghai, 5-9 May 1998. It was one of the exhibitions recognized by Union des Foires International's (UFI), and had the support form the State Administration of Machinery Industry, People's Republic of China,China Aerospace Industry Corporation, China Electronics Corporation and China National Automotive Industry Corporation. 405 exhibiting companies, including 113 companies from foreign countries, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province participated in Die & Mould China '98 with a total exhibition area of 13,000 sq., They dips ayed 190 machine tools, including 104 machine tools from foreign countries, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Taiwan Province. The exhibiting companies came from 15 countries and regions-Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, the U.K., the U.S.A., Yugoslavia, China, Taiwan Province and Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. The Chinese exhibitors came from 17 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions. Durng the exhibition, the organizers held 14 technical seminars at INTEX Shanghai, which were attended by 800 listeners. During the live days of show period, the exhibition registered 72,000 visitors. It also recorded a number of overseas visitors, e.g. a Belgium delegation of 18 members and a team of 30 members from Taiwan die & mould industry visited Die & Mould China '98. The sales of the exhibits amounted to USD5.007 million, of which CNYH million were from the sales of Chinese exhibits. The transacted value of foreign exhibits constituted 48.3% of the quotations of all foreign exhibits.

The VIPs present at the opening ceremony of Die & Mould China '98 were Mr. Yang Keng, Chairman of CDMA, Mr Yu Yunpo, Vice-Chairman of Shanghai Municipal Committec of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, Mr Yang Zhihua, Chairman of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Shanghai Sub-Council, all the delegates attending the Enlarged Meeting of the Third Session of the Fourth Executive Director Conference of CDMA, leaders from the co-organizers and supporters, officials from relevant commissions, offices of Shanghai Municipal Government, and journalists from the press. Also present at the opening ceremony were Mr Kim Hak Kwon, President of Korea Die & Mould Industry Cooperative and the delegation he led, diplomats from the consulates general of Yugoslavia, the U.S.A., the U.K. and France, represcntatives from Japan External Trade Organization and Korea Trade Promotion Corp.