LED CHINA 2013 organized by UBM Trust successfully concluded on 4 March 2013 at the China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex in Guangzhou, P.R. China. 1,012 domestic and overseas exhibitors showcased the latest technology and products covering the entire LED industry chain, making this the world’s largest combined gathering for LED and LED Lighting.

The 4-day trade fair, celebrating its 9th year, achieved impressive numbers:
* 80,000 sqm in exhibition space (+14.3% over 2012 year )
* 1,012 exhibitors (an increase of 12.4% compared to 2012) from 10 countries and regions
* 77,182 visitors (a growth of 22.7% over 2012), including 67,922 domestic visitors (+24.4% over 2012) and 9,260 overseas ones (+11.7% over 2012)

Overseas visitors came from over 150 countries and regions, with the top 30 origins being: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, Philippines, Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, the Taiwan region, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, USA and Vietnam.

Exhibitors reported excellent results from the fair and a high level of satisfaction. Following are some of their testimonials: “We have participated in LED CHINA since 2008. Our company has grown together with the fair over the years. This year, we are happy to see the increased number of visitors, especially those from overseas and also the increasing interests in environmentally-friendly LED lighting products,” commented RuRong Pan, Vice President of Mason Technologies Co., Ltd.

“This is the fourth time we join LED CHINA to promote our LED displays. We met many clients we never knew before, and could sense the growing market demand from the feedback we received at the show. We are happy with the huge visitor flow, the onsite orders we have taken and the great promotional results, and will join the fair again,” said Dan Zhang, Sales Director of Desay Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd.

“As expected, LED CHINA 2013 was a very successful and meaningful exhibition for us. This year, the exhibitor turnout was impressive with manufacturers from upstream material suppliers to downstream end-users. The event was useful for us to understand our customer needs, market intelligence and future technology trends,” said Elfin Jin, Market Development Specialist of H. C. Starck Fabricated Product Unit (FPR).

Concurrent to the fair, the high-profile inaugural conference “Advanced LED and Solid-State Lighting Technologies – from Wafer Level Processes to System Applications” delivered by the HKUST LED-FPD Technology R&D Center in Foshan, featuring renowned professors from various universities and LED technical experts, was attended by over 200 delegates. A series of concurrent seminars and sessions including “Latest Requirements for Testing and Certification for LED Lighting Products” delivered by Mr. Dietmar Glaser, Head of LITE department of VDE Institute, and the “LED Lighting and LED Display Technology Seminar” delivered by Mr. Zhaohua Li rounded up the educational opportunities for visitors, whilst new product release by leading exhibitors like Absen Optoelectronic and HongLiTronic, and the LightInTheBox buyer-supplier match-making meetings added to the exciting line-up of onsite activities.

LED CHINA 2014 will take place from 23 to 26 February 2014 at the same venue – China Import and Export Fair Pazhou Complex, Area B – in Guangzhou, P.R. China. In LED CHINA 2014, we expected to achieve the following goals: 80,000 sqm in exhibition space, 1,200 exhibitors and brands, 80,000 domestic & overseas visitors.

The fair will continue to tap into UBM’s extensive global reach and professional show management expertise to be an important catalyst for the development of the LED industry and serve exhibitors and visitors even better.