The China International Glass Industrial Technical Exhibition has been approved by the Chinese Government and held every year alternately at Shanghai (in odd years) and Beijing (in even years), and has enjoyed a great reputation both in China and abroad. Events of this exhibition are supported by Chinese glass-related government departments and nationwide associations. China Glass is now one of the leading glass exhibitions in Asia and one of the three largest international glass exhibitions in the world.

The exhibition area covered over 53,000 m2 and there were 738 exhibitors coming from 21 countries: China, Germany, Italy, the USA, Belgium, the UK, France, Finland, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Czech, Austria, Australia, Israel, Jordan, Japan, Korea, India and Indonesia. Among them, 248 are foreign exhibitors, including 4 state exhibitors' groups from Germany, Italy, the USA and Belgium. Many exhibitors, especially the Italian exhibitors group greatly enlarged their exhibition areas compared with the last event, so the total available exhibition area of the Exhibition Centre fell short of the demand. The exhibition area and the number of exhibitors of China Glass 2009 are both larger than those of all the previous events.

Leaders of relevant Chinese government departments and nation-wide industrial associations were present at the exhibition, including Zhang Renwei, Chairman of the China Building Material Federation and President of the Chinese Ceramic Society, Yu Zhen, Chairman of China Machinery Industry Federation, Senior Advisor of the China National Light Industry Council, Yang Zipeng, Vice Chairman of the China National Light Industry Council, as well as diplomatic officers of related countries in Beijing.

There were more than 30,000 professional visitors, of which over 2600 came from the following 88 countries: Afghanistan, Albania, American Samoan, Angola, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech, Demark, Egypt, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Korea, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tanzania, Thailand, the Netherlands, the Philippines, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Viet Nam, White Russia, Yemen, Zambia.

Numerous world-famous companies of the glass industry showed up at this event to demonstrate their up-to-date technologies, equipment and products, representing a new level of the current development of the international glass industry. Chinese exhibitors display their new equipment and products. China Glass has already become a brilliant stage for showcasing new technology, new equipment and new products reflecting the highest development level of the international glass industry. Simultaneously with the exhibition, there are a number of technical workshops and technical seminars, in addition to three international conferences: 1.GPD China 2008 organized by the Glaston Group, China Building Material Academy and China Building Material Test & Certification Centre; 2. Seminar on Energy Conservation and Reduction of Emissions of Glass Furnaces given by the American Ceramic Society, the Glass Manufacturing Industry Council of the USA, the Chinese Building Material Federation, the Chinese Ceramic Society, and the Chinese Architectural and Industrial Glass Association; 3. USA-China Building Envelope Energy Efficiency Technology Cooperation Conference sponsored by the United States Department of Energy, National Fenestration Rating Council of the USA, International Window Film Association, China Construction Metal Structure Association. These seminars and conferences are significant to deal with the current issues in the world with respect to environment protection, energy saving and reduction of emissions. All these will provide a very good opportunity and platform for professional visitors from abroad and at home to conduct technical exchanges and trade talks, and to seek technical and economic cooperation partners.

The event attracted great visitor participation, who showed their avid interests in this event. Besides, a large majority of the exhibitors have enjoyed good results and expressed their satisfaction with the exhibition. Almost all exhibitors hoped to attend the next show and expand their booths.

China Glass 2009 will be staged at the Shanghai New International Expo Center on 12-15th May next year.