— Furniture Today,
Some 620 producers set to show; last year’s fair drew 1,628 foreign visitors

BEIJING — The 10th China International Furniture, Woodworking Machinery and Wood Products Exhibition is expanding, thanks to growing interest and demand.


This year’s event, set for Nov. 15-17, will occupy eight halls, or 460,000 square feet of space, at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing. The 2013 event, held Dec. 17 to 20, occupied five halls, or 330,000 square feet.

The upcoming show will feature some 620 manufacturers of residential and office furniture geared to both domestic and international buyers. A portion of the show will be devoted to woodworking machinery.

The 2014 event also will include a 3,100-square-foot pavilion for Turkish furniture manufacturers, and a 73,000-square-foot pavilion for Italian furniture makers.

Last year, the show featured 526 exhibitors and attracted 32,358 visitors, including 1,628 from overseas. Show officials said buying groups from the United Kingdom, Korea, the United States, Japan and Germany were among the international visitors.

More information is available on the show’s Web site, www.furniture-cn.net.cn.