Xiamen Stone Fair 2009, which took place on March 6-9, 2009, brought the entire stone and stone machinery industry together once again at Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center, Xiamen, China. It boasted of 1,211 exhibiting companies from 42 countries in 90,000 square meters and was attended by 86,713 industry professionals from home and abroad, 13,896 of whom came from 125 overseas countries.

 

Highlights of Xiamen Stone Fair 2009 are as follows:

 

 

1,211 exhibitors representing the largest and finest selection of natural stone and stone machinery assembled under one roof of 90,000 m² in Xiamen, China. They came from China, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Iran, Brazil, India, Australia, Portugal, France, South Africa, Egypt, Israel, Sweden, Norway, Pakistan, Greece, Canada, Germany, Finland, Japan, Palestine, Armenia, Russia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Vietnam, Oman, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Thailand…

 

International Hall expanded to about 10,000 m², with an increase of 43% over 2008 edition. The active participation of overseas exhibitors revealed the new potential stone market of China.

 

Overseas national pavilions decorated finely as a whole, catching the eyes of all visitors. They were pavilions from Turkey, Italy, Spain, Brazil, India, Iran, France, Egypt and Finland. The last four pavilions showcased their best products in Xiamen Stone Fair for the first time.

 

 

Amidst a global economic crisis, an unsteady market and a shaky industry, Xiamen Stone Fair 2009 exceeded all expectations with a solid, four-day event filled with quality attendees and exhibitors. Xiamen once again becomes a City of Stone!

 

86,713 manufacturers, quarry owners, contractors, architects, designers, builders, distributors, kitchen specialists and retailers from across the country and all over the world attended XIAMEN STONE FAIR 2009 – which is a 22.16% increase in attendance over 2008! The attendees were there to look at new technology, new machinery and new ideas for expanding their business.

 

XIAMEN STONE FAIR 2009 attendees came from a variety of industry disciplines and represented a broad cross-section of professions to include:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supported by famous stone associations and professional stone magazines around the world, World Stone Congress 2009 was held on March 5, 2009 in International Conference Hall of Xiamen International Conference & Exhibition Center. Excellent speeches on the topic Opportunities and Challenges of Stone Industry in Today’s Economy, which were given by chairmen from well-known stone associations and prestigious stone experts, attracted a large number of exhibitors and businessmen.  

 

This congress will be held annually during Xiamen Stone Fair period, focusing on the latest highly-concerned topics.

 

 

Xiamen Stone Fair 2010 will be an unparalleled important event for this is its TEN year's birthday celebration. It will still be held on March 6-9, 2010 which is expected to have 1,300 exhibitors in 90, 000 m² exhibition area. The committee will promote the fair more widely to push the fair into a new level.

 

Team of Xiamen Stone Fair looks forward to your presence at the coming event! For more information, please login on our website www.stonefair.org.cn or email to: info@stonefair.org.cn or call up: 0086 592 5959616.