Guangzhou, October 14th (Xinhua) – The Guangdong Provincial People’s Government held a press conference on the 14th. The reporter learned from the meeting that more than 100 well-known domestic and foreign enterprises have registered to participate in the 21st Yunfu International Stone Technology Exhibition.
Yunfu is the “Capital of Artificial Stones in China” and “Hometown of Chinese Folk Culture (Stone Carving) Art”, as well as one of the three major stone distribution bases in the world. Yunfu stone processing has a long history and exquisite craftsmanship, and is one of the main foreign trade industries in Yunfu. There are nearly a hundred stone export enterprises in the jurisdiction. According to statistics from Yunfu Customs, the export of stone products from Yunfu increased by 13.1% year-on-year from January to August this year, and was sold to more than 100 countries and regions including the United States, Australia, Malaysia, and Vietnam.
Yu Qixing, Deputy Director of the Industry and Information Technology Bureau of Yunfu City, stated that in recent years, the Yunfu stone industry has achieved new development: after years of development, the number of market entities in the Yunfu stone industry has continued to increase. Currently, there are over 7000 market entities in the city’s stone industry, with more than 200000 employees.
Yunfu City has successively introduced incentive policies and measures such as the “Yunfu City Measures for Supporting the High Quality Development of the Stone Industry (Trial)” to support enterprises in terms of expanding and strengthening, clustering in parks, and innovative development. In 2023, a total of over 8 million yuan in incentives and subsidies will be provided; Actively connecting with the global market, Yunfu has established stone trade relations with more than 100 countries and regions around the world. In recent years, the trade volume of stone, especially with RCEP member countries, has grown rapidly. In 2023, the export volume to RCEP member countries will increase by more than 30% year-on-year.
Guangdong Yunfu will hold a series of RCEP industry cooperation activities in mid October, including the Yunfu (Emerging) Second Metal Intelligent Manufacturing Industry and Stainless Steel Tableware Expo, the 21st Yunfu International Stone Technology Exhibition and the 15th Yunfu Stone Culture Week. By building a platform for exchange and communication between metal intelligent manufacturing, stone and other industries, the influence of Yunfu’s stainless steel and stone industries will be further expanded.
Among them, the 21st Yunfu International Stone Technology Exhibition, with the theme of “China’s Stone Capital, the Ancestral Land of Lingnan”, laid out 9 exhibition areas including high-end panels, mining resources, and intelligent machinery, and set up more than 100 high-quality booths. At the same time, this exhibition breaks the traditional mode and closely integrates the stone exhibition with the stone culture week, bringing more comfortable exhibition and viewing experience to exhibitors and visitors.
Yu Qixing stated that compared to previous exhibitions, this exhibition covers multiple fields such as high-end sheet metal, mining resources, intelligent machinery, and art and design; The first “Stone Shopping Festival” in China will be held, with over 3000 stone merchants offering discounts and promotions, featuring a wide variety of products.
At the same time, we will hold an international live streaming event on cross-border e-commerce to support the “Millions Project” and enhance the overseas visibility and influence of Yunfu Stone; Arrange a series of activities for the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises, discussions on drafting international standards for stone materials, and exchange meetings on empowering high-quality development with stone culture to promote the transformation, upgrading, and innovative development of the stone industry.