The rise of resilient flooring in APAC

For its 21th edition, DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR organizes an Australian Delegation in collaboration with the Australian Timber Flooring Association (ATFA). 20 Australian and New Zealand wood buyers will have the opportunity to network and participate in exclusive meetings with the show’s top exhibitors.

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR is the leading international flooring show in the Asia Pacific region and the second biggest in the world. It covers the entire supply chain of the flooring industry, from raw materials to finished products and production technologies.

This year DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR adds an entire hall to the wood sector, making four out of fifteen halls in total to be dedicated to wood, bamboo and other hard floors.

The 21st edition of DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR, taking place on March 26-28, 2019 at the Shanghai New International Expo Center, is expanding this year to 175,000 sqm in 15 halls. Five of them are dedicated to carpets and rugs, four to wood, bamboo and other hard floors, 1.5 to FLOORTECH asia and 4.5 halls are dedicated to resilient floorings for sport, commercial, industrial and residential purposes.

DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR – the largest flooring tradeshow in Asia Pacific now welcomes visitors to register for the 2019 edition, March 26th – 28th. Traditionally, one of the most important sectors of the show is carpet, driven by rising consumption in China, being also the place with the highest annual growth rates of carpets consumption. Along with Turkey, China accounts for about 40% of the overall world exports of carpets, while the other major exporting countries decrease their exports.

With the current economic situation and the trade challenges around the world, DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR launches a series of interviews with key people in the flooring industry to highlight the current news, trends and updates.

Recently the demand on quality products in China grew substantially. The concept of home decoration is more and more popular, especially with the use of wood. People also care more about a comfort living, that’s why underfloor heating solid wood flooring is on the rise. It has become the fastest growing category in the wood flooring industry.

Shanghai. DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR’s 21st edition concluded March 28th 2019, achieving new milestones in exhibitor numbers, increased participation with VIP programs, and onsite events. This year’s edition grew to an impressive show space of 175,000 sqm and welcomed over 1,560 exhibitors. From the total number of 66875, 15092 visitors came from outside of China. Attendees from South Korea, USA, Japan, India, Malaysia, Australia, Singapore, Indonesia, Canada and Germany made up the top-10 interna