SF EXPO is the most professional and fast-growing surface finishing industry exhibition in China. It is also the only global surface finishing event approved by UFI. SF EXPO makes crucial contributions to international trade and technology exchange of surface finishing industry and has been held for 11 sessions in Guangzhou. The 11th Guangzhou International Surface Finishing Exhibition has come to a satisfactory ending on May 13th, 2015. The 3-day exhibition attracted 13,749 visitors and 289 exhibitors from 38 countries and regions. The number of visitors renews the record again.
To better serve the Southwest China market, SF EXPO strategically decided to hold SF EXPO biennially in Chongqing. The first (Chongqing) International Surface Finishing, Electroplating and Coating Exhibition, 2014 SF EXPO Chongqing for short, successfully took place on April 23–25, 2014 in Chongqing. SF EXPO Chongqing has received great supports from International and domestic associations, media and exhibitors since it’s ready to hold. This 1st exhibition has successfully attracted 217 companies to exhibit and 9,562 visits in total from 11 countries and regions. It indicates the surface finishing companies are eager to explore this big new market.
Emerging Big Market for Surface Finishing
Southwest China has become the main engine of China economic growth in recent years. With the government supports, Chinese industries are expanding from east to west. Thus, the business investment increases rapidly in the west. The world’s top 500 enterprises such as Ford, HP, GE, Mazda, Posco, Schneider Electric, Asus, Bao Steel establish offices here one after another.
As an indispensable part of manufacturing industry, surface finishing is on great demand for the development in the southwest. Many electroplating parks and surface finishing processing zones are set up to introduce electronic plating, plastic plating, metal plating, anodic oxidation, phosphate, spray, electrophoresis and other kinds of surface treatment enterprises. Atotech, Enthone, MacDermid, Dürr, Fung Yu, Liush, Holley have already entered South-west China market.
Top Surface Finishing Companies gather in 2016
SF EXPO China 2016 will be held on May 11–13, 2016 in Chongqing International Expo Center (Yuelai New City) by China Electroplating Association, China Surface Engineering Association Painting of Branch, Wise Exhibition (Guangdong) Co. Ltd and local associations in the southwest China. With the joint efforts, it is expected to hold a number of national surface engineering conferences and forums, investigation mission to plating base and spot consulting service to make a surface finishing industry pageant in the Southwest China with Chongqing as the center.
SF EXPO has a lot of famous regular exhibitors, such as Atotech, Conventya, JCU, Chemetall, Norilsk, Fischer, Hongdart, Ekem, The Second Research Institute of China Electronics Technology Group Corpo-
ration, Guangzhou Esting Plating Research Institute, Join Exper, Baihong, Fengfan, Jadechem, Chuanfu, Huachuang, Pino Aliprandini, Unires, Kci, Batong, Pionmi, Chunyuan, Dalian To-Eastern, Jichuan, etc. These surface finishing companies will gather again in 2016 to showcase the latest technologies and develop the market.
SF EXPO Organizers
- China Electroplating Association
- China Surface Engineering Association Painting of Branch
- Chongqing Surface Engineering Association
- Chongqing Surface Engineering Technology Society
- Chongqing Painting Industry Association
- Wise Exhibition (Guangdong) Co. Ltd.
SF EXPO Exhibit Scope
- Electroplating – equipment and auxiliary equipment, raw materials and additives, processing and detect equipment
- Painting/Coating – wire, coating engineering design, painting/coating equipment and auxiliary equipment, Industry coating products, coating processing
- Mechanical Finishing – shot blasting, sandblasting, wire drawing, polishing, abrasion and other surface finishing equipment and agent
- Vacuum Evaporation Coating – equipment and craftwork of vacuum evaporation coating, ITO material, detecting instrument
- other Surface Finishing Process
Joint Events Help to Gain Technical and Market Insights
China Electroplating Association and other SF EXPO organizers join hands to hold a series of concurrent forums, seminars and investigation trips during SF EXPO 2016. It aims to deliver the latest market info and provide a platform for training and networking with industry professionals.
- Investigation Mission to Southwest China Surface Finishing Market
Visit surface industrial park and meet with downstream companies on May 12, aiming to help foreign enterprises to open Chinese market. - Chongqing International Surface Engineering Forum
The forum is organized by Chongqing Association for Science and Technology, and executed by Chongqing Surface Engineering Technology Society, Chongqing Surface Engineering Association, Logistic Engineering University of PLA, to discuss the surface engineering in Chongqing. - The 19th National Paint & Coatings and Surface Protection Conference
The conference will invite anti-corrosion, coating and surface protection experts to make speech. Participants will be researchers from academic institution and engineers from surface treatment application companies, 150 participants in the estimated list. - Chongqing Automotive Surface Technology Seminar
The seminar will invite 200 surface engineers from automobile and accessories companies, including Lifan, DFSK, Jialing, Changan, Jianshe and Hongyu Precision. - Surface Finishing New Products & Technology Promotion Conference
This is a promotion and presentation opportunity for famous surface finishing suppliers to display their latest products and service to all the exhibition visitors in an open area. Welcome suppliers’ application. - Concurrent exhibition- Lijia International Machinery Exhibition
Lijia International Machinery Exhibition will be held at the same time with SF EXPO 2016, by sharing over 100 thousands professional buyers. Its machine tool, mold, foundry, heat treatment and fastener exhibitors are the downstream companies of SF EXPO exhibitors.
The new markets have become more and more important for surface finishing companies. Follow the development trend is a way to expand business. Let’s take a prompt action to get the advantages of new markets.
Contact
Ms Bella Lau; Tel: +86-20-29193506;
E-mail: sfexpo@hotmail.com
- www.sf-expo.cn/cq/en
