The 16th China International Furniture (Dalian) Exhibition (china Furniture 2011) will take place from June 9 to 12 at Dalian World Expo Plaza.

The China International Woodworking machinery (Dalian) Exhibition (China Woodworks 2011) and the China International Furniture components & raw materials (Dalian) Exhibition (China raw materials 2011) will be held concurrently with the fair. The three fairs are referred to as China Furniture & Woodworks 2011.

Last year’s event closed with 420 exhibitors from 17 countries and regions like China, USA, Canada, Germany, Belgium, holland, Finland, malaysia, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Pakistan, hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Over 20,000 of trade visitors from 27 countries and regions attended the fair. The buyers’ delegations from russia, USA, Germany, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and other regions visited the fair and attended related events.

Now, China’s furniture industry faces both opportunities and challenges. Industrial upgrading and transformation of market structure are still continuing.

This year, the organiser has co-operated with organisations from Japanese furniture industry. These Japanese organisations will bring together a number of enterprises representing Japanese furniture brands at the event. Simultaneously, leading buyers’ organisations in Japan will bringmore furniture dealers of higher quality to visit the fair, which will create more business opportunities for chinese and Japanese players.

Pertaining to China Woodworks 2011, 70 percent of the space has been sold out. The fair will display wood processing technology, looring and furniture manufacture, wood doors, windows, staircases and other wood products manufacture.

Besides the Furniture Supply Premier Show area, the 2011 edition will see the launch of other special show areas for ofice furniture components, furniture fabrics and leather, furniture panel, furniture hardware, coatings and chemicals, upholstery furniture materials and surface decoration.