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Korea (67) and Japan (49).
Speakingof this year’s showXu Jia, deputy
managingdirector ofMMI Shanghai; said:
“Nearly3,000 exhibitors from about 40
countries/regions are expected to showcase
their latest products to almost 200,000
visitors from150 countries/regions. The show
statisticswill once againunderline its position
as thenumber one trade show inAsia."
Whilenot the sizeof its parent show
inMunch, which is by far the largest
construction trade show in theworldby
somemargin, baumaChina is nevertheless
establishing itself as amajor event on the
trade show calendar, and is set togrow even
further in the future, as the construction
industry in the region, and therefore the
exhibition is aperfect opportunity to see the
latest designs targeted at this region.
Of course, thedemolition industry aswe
understand it in theWest is yet to take real
shape in the country, withmost demolition
carriedout in a fairly simplemanner –
manuallyormechanicallyusingbulldozers
– so specificdemolition exhibitswill be few
and far between.Nevertheless, themajor
manufacturerswill nodoubt be showcasing
their latest standardmachines, andperhaps
sneak ahigh reachor twoonto their stands to
illustrate their full range capabilities.
Attachment and crushing and screening
supplierswill naturallybedisplayingproducts
that finduses across a rangeof applications,
sobaumaChinawill nevertheless likelybe
wellworth a visit for those in that regionof
theworldwith ademolition interest.
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demand for the latest construction equipment,
continues to expand.
Despite two years of declines, China
remains thebiggest constructionmachinery
market in theworld inunit terms, with
301,200pieces of equipment sold last year,
according to specialist consultantOff-
HighwayResearch
Off-HighwayResearch forecast a 1.5%
increase in volumes in2014 to305,605
machines.However, despite the turnaround
inChina’s fortunes, themarketwill still be
well below its stimulus-drivenpeakof 487,642
units in2011.
Nevertheless, China represents akey
market formany internationalmanufacturers
aswell as local players, and thebaumaChina
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INTERNATIONALTRADEFAIRFOR
CONSTRUCTIONMACHINERY,
BUILDINGMATERIALMACHINES,
CONSTRUCTIONVEHICLES
ANDEQUIPMENT
SHANGHAI
NEW INTERNATIONAL
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November25–28,Shanghai
