China Yiwu International Forest Products Fair, focusing on the display of forestry innovation and the promotion of business opportunities,  will be held in Yiwu of Eastern China's Zhejiang Province on November 1-4, 2016 . Running into its ninth year, this annual event is expected to attract a record-breaking 1,200 exhibitors from across China and the world to showcase their latest, environment ally -friendly products and technologies.

Themed "Share Green Practices", this year's edition of the Fair  consists of 8 categories: Furniture & Accessories, Timberwork & Wooden Building Materials, Wood & Bamboo Handicrafts, Wood & Bamboo Daily Necessities, Forest Food, Tea Products, Flower & Gardening, Forestry Technology & Forestry Equipment. More than 3,000 standard booths will be provided for 1,200 exhibitors at the Yiwu International Expo Center. An estimated 100,000 visitors and potential buyers including 5,000 oversea s visitors will attend the event to reach deals worth an estimated RMB 4 billion ( US$ 603 million ).

The China Yiwu International Forest Products Fair, co-hosted by the State Forestry Administration and Zhejiang Provincial Government, is China's first and the world's second agroforestry fair accredited by The Global Association of the Exhibition Industry(UFI) . It is also the largest forest products fair  in the world. As an advocator of green, low-carbon and environment-friendly operation, the Fair serves as the best platform in the Asia-Pacific region  for boosting forestry-related business opportunities, regarding its size, deal value and impact in the forestry industry. Over the past eight years since its inception in 2008, the Fair has won a total of 20 awards and prizes at the national level, including the "2015 China Top 10 Branded Exhibitions" Award.

The 70,000m2 exhibition venue will be filled with excitement and opportunities as it helps fuel interactions between exhibitors and visitors as well as  participants.

(Source: Yiwu China Commodities City Exhibition)