46 800 trade visitors from 78 countries visited the 20th edition of the China International Pet Show, which took place in Guangzhou. At 40 624 m2 the net exhibition area was 7 per cent bigger than last year. 1 221 exhibitors, 6 per cent more than last year, presented themselves and their products at the fair. 23 per cent of exhibitors came from abroad, including companies from Italy, France, the USA, Portugal, Germany and Taiwan.
Aquatics formed the focal point once again, accounting for 36 per cent of all the firms exhibiting.
The CIPS is staged on an alternating annual basis in the cities of Guangzhou and Shanghai. The next CIPS takes place from 16 to 19 November 2017 in Shanghai.