ITMA Asia + CITME 2022, which was held from 19 to 23 November 2023 at the National Convention and Exhibition Center in Shanghai, concluded on a high note.
The eighth combined exhibition welcomed a record visitorship of 100,000 from 105 countries and regions. Local Chinese visitors increased by well over 50%, and they hailed from 31 provinces and cities, including Guangdong, Fujian, Xinjiang, Shanxi, Sichuan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang, Hunan, Hebei, and Anhui. Overseas visitors accounted for 13%, with the largest groups from India, Taiwan, South Korea, Bangladesh, and Iran.
More than 1,500 exhibitors from 23 countries and regions took part in the exhibition which grossed over 160,000 square metres, occupying six halls of the exhibition centre. Many local and international brand names staged product launches which were well received by visitors.