With an exhibition area of 180,000 square meters (a 12.5% increase from CHINA PRINT 2021), over 1,300 exhibitors, and 221,530 professional visits, CHINA PRINT 2025 has broken all previous records, establishing itself as the largest comprehensive printing industry exhibition globally in 2025. This breakthrough is evident in the sheer market scale of China’s printing industry as a whole, which reached a total output value of 1.44 trillion RMB in 2023.
China’s Printing Equipment Manufacturing Industry: Figures and Trends
China’s printing machinery industry has been rising across the board, and at China Print this has translated into exhibitors occupying larger areas and showcasing increasingly advanced technologies.
The total output value of China’s printing industry has achieved remarkable milestones, growing from 4.8 billion RMB in 1979 to 1.44 trillion RMB in 2023, increasing by 300 times and now ranking first in the world in market value.
In recent years, Chinese printing equipment and supplies companies have made remarkable progress in technological research and development, product design, manufacturing, and quality provided, emerging as a crucial force in the global printing landscape. The ever expanding exhibition area and advancing technologies of Chinese equipment manufacturers manifest this growth.
China Print exhibition area stretches out
First of all, the exhibition area has been continuously expanding. This not only demonstrates international manufacturers’ unwavering confidence in China’s market prospects, but also confirms that China’s printing equipment manufacturing industry is experiencing a comprehensive rise, accelerating its transition from low-end production to high-end intelligent manufacturing.
Industry participants urgently ask for pivotal platforms such as China Print to showcase their cutting-edge technologies and innovative products, while being able to build an efficient business connectivity with customers.
Significant increase in the number of international exhibitors
Several new international and domestic exhibitors made their debut at China Print, including Landa, Durst, Manroland-Goss, Grandprint, ContiTech, Meiji Rubber, Pantum, and C&D Paper & Pulp Group. The pattern of industry giants returning (i.e. Manroland) and new enterprises emerging echoes the growth of the total value of imports and exports of products and equipment in the printing sector to and from China, which reached 11.9 billion US Dollars (January – June 2024), confirming the global supply chain’s deep reliance on the Chinese market.
A growing number of visitors
The number of professional visitors from both domestic and international markets has been on a sustained upward trend and is expected to continue growing. At China Print and Print China, visitors can not only explore the latest technologies and products from nearly all renowned global brands, but also witness cutting-edge innovations showcased by the numerous Chinese manufacturers. The unique display of both Chinese and international exhibitors precisely addresses the diversified needs of professional visitors, and will undoubtedly continue to attract a substantial number of industry professionals from across China and the globe to attend and engage in investment activities.
Of course, the intense international marketing action has made an important contribution. Through pre-exhibition overseas roadshows, active engagement with printing associations, businesses, and exhibition companies worldwide, as well as the invitation of overseas buyer groups via the Global Print and Asia Print international alliances, global coverage in inviting international buyers was achieved.
Products and trends on display: the most relevant phenomenons
Worthy of mention, among others, were the SIP – Sustainable Innovation Park and the Printing+Robots zone, where exhibitors designed cutting-edge scenarios such as smart factories and digital workflows, further reinforcing the fair’s status as an industry compass.
Relevant, also, the presence of companies specialising in niche fields, including digital inkjet and flexible packaging printing, which marks the increasingly comprehensive coverage of the different segments at the show.
In addition, the participation of Grandprint marks the first time a prestigious print house joined an international printing equipment exhibition, signifying China Print’s remarkable achievements in connecting the upstream and downstream industrial chains of printing equipment manufacturers.
China Print-Print China a brand with a heart
The brand’s influence was definitely strengthened: the “Big Printing Exhibition” is deeply rooted in people’s hearts. With 40 years of presence, the China Print brand has gained unique international appeal. Comprehensive coverage by mainstream media such as People’s Daily and Xinhua News Agency, along with the historical results of a 92.61% exhibitor satisfaction rate, jointly establish the exhibition’s official endorsement. This brand value is transforming into intangible assets for Chinese printing enterprises to be able to compete globally.
