Facts & Figures 2007

	“Typhoon Wipha slammed into the coast south of Shanghai early Wednesday as authorities moved 2 million people following forecasts it would be the most powerful storm to hit eastern China in a decade. Shanghai closed schools, delayed or postponed dozens of flights and ferry crossings and other transport links amid warnings of torrential rains and strong winds. Authorities in Shanghai, Zhejiang and Fujian province ordered 2 million people evacuated from ships and coastal regions and from housing judged to be unsafe. Numerous flights out of Shanghai and other regional airports were canceled.” Excerpts of the news reported by CNN “In this weather, ISSA/INTERCLEAN China 2007 opened its doors and this gives some background to the figures below. It is policy of the organizers to communicate audit-proof figures. Had the weather been more favorable and the Chinese government not warned people to stay inside, the visitor numbers would have been considerably higher and the results more favorable. Given the circumstances we are pleased with the result.” Rob den Hertog – Director ISSA/INTERCLEAN Amsterdam RAI - on behalf of the organizers VISITORS Total number of visitors 2.276 professionals (3.067 in 2006) 86% Chinese and 14% from abroad   Origin of Chinese visitors per region East of China 83.0%   Southwest of China 1.4% North of China 3.3%   Northwest of China 0.8% Northeast of China 1.7%   Middle of China 4.7% South of China 4.8%   Others 0.3%   Position Owner/ Director/ General manager 23% Manager technical/production department 7% Manager commercial department 18% Manager other department 8% Salesman 10% Purchase manager 17% Facility/Buildings Manager 7% Other 10%   Decision making capacity Final decision maker 37% Co-decision maker 19% Advisor 25%   Main reasons for visit Obtain a general overview of market and developments 73% Check out new technologies/products and services 59% Maintain contacts with existing suppliers 22% Establish contacts with new suppliers 39% Request quotations/purchase products/services 53% Visit seminars/ workshops 7% Look for parts for development and production purposes 18%   Repeat visitors 91% of visitors intend to visit again   Visitor mark: 7.2 (on a scale from 1-10)     EXHIBITORS   Total number of exhibitors: 75 exhibitors from 21 different countries 60% Chinese and 40% from abroad   Satisfaction Overall, ISSA/INTERCLEAN® China 2007 was deemed satisfactory to very satisfactory. 70% of the exhibitors were satisfied to very satisfied with their participation in general. 30% were satisfied to very satisfied with the number of visitors. 56% were satisfied to very satisfied with the quality of the visitors.   Exhibitor mark: 6.5 (on a scale from 1-10)   Repeat exhibitors 80% of the exhibitors intend to participate again next edition.
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