On March 17, the 27th China Hardware Fair launched at the Yongkang International Exhibition Center. Various types of high-precision products are concentrated at the event, which marks a major occasion for the hardware industry.

A total of six exhibition halls have been set up in this expo, and the exhibited products cover seven categories of electric tools, equipment hardware, daily equipment, electrical appliances, fitness and leisure, mechanical and electrical products, and mechanical equipment. The rate of returning companies posting exhibits at the fair reached 90%. Among the 1,000 exhibitors, booths from other provinces accounted for 62% of the total, and first-time exhibitors accounted for 27.6%. The Fair also registered the addition of a new outdoor product exhibition area as well as online hardware fairs.

In recent years, the Yongkang hardware manufacturing industry has been growing. They currently report the presence of over 150,000 entities and 16000 industrial enterprises. (Text by Shu Shanshan, photo by Lu Bin, translated by Marco Lovisetto edited by Daniel Haws)