Eco Expo Asia 2009
Show Review

The fourth edition of Eco Expo Asia was successfully held from 28-31 October 2009 at AsiaWorld-Expo, Hong Kong. With strong support from environmental professionals from commercial, governmental and non-governmental spheres, this year’s event gathered 200 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions, and over 10,000 trade visitors from around the globe, a record increase of more than 60% over last year for both numbers.

Exhibitor Statistics

• 200 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions
• 10 group pavilions from Chinese Mainland (including Dongguan, Foshan, Fujian, Guangzhou, Shenzhen), European Union, France, Hong Kong, Macau and the United Kingdom

Total Number of Exhibitors

Overseas Exhibitors Breakdown by Countries

Exhibits Profile

First-time Electric Vehicle Zone with exhibitors including:

• BYD Auto Co Ltd - plug-in hybrid - F3DM
• CLP Power Hong Kong Limited ─ plug-in hybrid car
• PortaPower (HK) Ltd ─ e-motorcycle and e-bicycle
• Universal Cars Limited ─ Mitsubishi's “i-MiEV”
• Silicone Power Investment Holdings ─ electric car
• Tomi Fuji EMC Ltd ─ electric car

Buyers Statistics

• Eco Expo Asia 2009 attracted 10,102 industry practitioners from 105 countries and regions altogether, representing a 67% increase over 2008.
• Over 140 officials from the Chinese Mainland as visitors/ exhibitors for Eco Expo Asia 2009, including representatives from Environmental Protection Bureau, Department of Housing and Urban-Rural Developmental, Economic and Trade Bureau, Development & Reform Bureau etc.

Number of Trade Buyers

Breakdown of Overseas Trade Buyers

• Visitors included leading players of different sectors, such as
  

  Environmental Service Companies Swire SITA Waste Services Ltd 3M Hong Kong Ltd Government Officials Housing Department Airport Authority Architectural Services Department Water Supplies Department Drainage Services Department Property Developers Henderson Rea Estate Agency Ltd Shui On Properties Management Ltd Construction Companies Gammon Construction MTR Property Management Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited Swire Properties Limited Shui On Building Contractors Ltd Hip Hing Construction Co Ltd

  Hotels JW Marriot Hotel Four Season Hotel Hong Kong Langham Place Hotel Hong Kong Novotel Hotels Buying Offices/ Department Stores Li & Fung (1937) Ltd Target Sourcing Service Wal-Mart Global Procurement Tesco International Sourcing Ltd Public Utilities CLP Power Hong Kong Productivity Council Others Shell International DHL Lane Crawford (Hong Kong) Limited The Walt Disney Company

Seminars and Events

• HSBC Eco Asia Conference - bringing professionals and experienced industry players in the environmental protection field together to share their insights on Green Production, Green Transportation and Green Building attracting over 2,000 industry players to attend.
• Over 1,500 public visitors attended the Public Day. Public Day Forums were well received by students and public visitors. Around 160 visitors took part in the Test Drive/ Ride by home-grown MyCar’s electric vehicle on public day.

Comments from Exhibitors
"This event is well organised. The promotion reaches out to relevant target buyers, the venue is easy to access and facilities are all excellent. The organiser's supporting services are professional and comprehensive. Exhibitors have come here from all over the world. The number of buyers is high, even on the last day, and most of them are high quality buyers."
Economic and Trade Bureau of Foshan City, Chinese mainland

“The visitor quality is very good, most of the attendees are serious buyers and industry players, asking relevant questions. They are very interested to learn more about how our wireless communication technology can be applied to saving energy and energy efficiency. We are very close to getting a deal with a Japanese client who actually wants to launch our service in Japan next month. We are happy with all that we have achieved over the last four days.”
Mr Matthieu Boulanger, Business Development Manager, Maestro Wireless Solutions Limited, France

Comments from Buyers
“This is my fourth time to visit Eco Expo Asia, and each year the fair has grown bigger and more professional. On display is a good range of products and technologies, some of which are useful for my industrial design project.”
Ms Philine Bracht, Visiting Associate Professor, School of Design of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

“The calibre of the exhibitors and visitors is fantastic and the guest speakers in the conferences were very impressive. The event was brilliantly organised and I have found many new contacts (and cemented some old ones at the UK Pavilion). It is inspiring to see the innovation and enthusiasm in the environmental sector in China. This is one of the best organised events I have ever been to.”
Mr Alex Stacey, Editor, Environment Industry Magazine, UK

For more exhibitors’ and buyers’ comments, please visit: http://ecoexpoasia.hktdc.com/previous/comments_1.htm

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