Metalex Vietnam 2017 solemnized its opening at Trung Tam Hoi Cho & Trien Lam Saigon in Ho Chi Minh City on Oct. 12th, 2017. The theme of the exhibition was "Machine Tools & Metalworking Solutions for Production Upgrade".

Onsite Photo of Metalex Vietnam

Based on the official data, the exhibiting area was more than 40,000 square meters. The 3-day event has attracted more than 500 exhibitors from 25 countries. Most of these companies were machine tools manufacturers, materials manufacturers, hareware companies and trading companies, etc. Various products were shown at the show, including hardwares, materials, machine tools, etc.

As the media partner of the exhibition, reporter of ChinaFastener.com came to the show with the latest issue of ChinaFastener Magazine which

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Our reporter said that about 20 Chinese companies took part in the exhibition, such as Eagle Metalware. On the 1st day, numerous visitors were attracted to the expo, and the number of visitors reached near 10,000. In addition, different conferences were held at the same time, discussing about Industrial Innovation, supply chain optimization which attracted many visitors.

Conference

Based on the interview of some exhibitors, Vietnam has a great demand for fasteners. In 2015, the country imported near $468 mln fasteners, up 25.8% versus 2014; the country exported near $352 mln fasteners in 2015, up 2.5% versus 2014. What's more, Vietnam has imported about 113 mln US dollars fasteners from China, up 41.8%, and exported about 3 mln US dollars fasteners to China, up 40.95% versus 2014.

The data shows that Vietnam has increasing demand for fasteners and a big proportion of the demand was satisfied by imports from China.

The next show will be held on Oct. 11-13, 2018. Please follow us for more information.

Source: ChinaFastener.com