2023 Sri Lanka Building Materials Exhibition (Build SL),
exhibition time: May 26-28, 2023,
exhibition location: Sri Lanka-Colombo-Bauddhaloka Mawatha-Colombo Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall,
holding cycle: once a year, exhibition area: 20,000 square meters,
exhibitors: 10,000 people, the number of exhibitors and participating brands reached 400.
Sri Lanka—a tropical island country known as the "Pearl of the Indian Ocean", covers an area of 65,610 square kilometers and has a population of 20.48 million (2012). It has beautiful seashores, mysterious ancient cities, rich natural heritage, and unique and charming Culture, Sri Lanka is like summer all year round, there are no four seasons, only a rainy season and a dry season, it is a holy place for tourism, vacation, and leisure, a place more beautiful than the Maldives!
In September 2014, during President Xi Jinping's state visit to Sri Lanka, he announced the launch of China-Sri Lanka FTA negotiations. In April this year, the prime ministers of China and Sri Lanka held talks in Beijing, and jointly expressed their desire to further speed up the FTA negotiations and strive to achieve results within this year.
Sri Lanka's industrial base is relatively weak. Due to a lack of resources, a large number of industrial raw materials still need to be imported from abroad. Capital and technology-intensive industries have not yet formed in Sri Lanka, and there is almost no heavy industry.
In recent years, mutually beneficial cooperation between the two countries in various fields has continued to expand, and bilateral trade has maintained a momentum of rapid growth. According to China Customs statistics, in 2014, the total bilateral trade between China and Sri Lanka was 4.042 billion US dollars, of which China exported 3.793 billion US dollars to Sri Lanka, and China imported 249 million US dollars from Sri Lanka, an increase of 11.66 percent , 10.35 percent and 36.24 percent respectively.
This year, Chinese-funded enterprises have achieved leapfrog development in Sri Lanka investment, and many large-scale investment projects have been signed. China's investment projects in Sri Lanka mainly include Colombo Port South Container Terminal invested by China Merchants Group, Colombo Port City invested by China Communications Construction Group Co., Ltd., and Colombo District 3 Apartments invested by AVIC International (Hong Kong) Group Corporation. The investment of Chinese private enterprises in Sri Lanka has developed rapidly, involving hotels, tourism, agricultural product processing, fishery, furniture manufacturing, textiles, feed, biomass power generation, bicycles, warehousing and logistics, and other fields.
The Sri Lanka International Construction Exhibition Build SL is sponsored by the Sri Lanka Construction Chamber CCI. The exhibition has been successfully held for 13 sessions so far. The exhibition is a veteran exhibition and the best platform for exchanges in the construction field in Sri Lanka. Build SL will display the latest construction products and technologies to serve public construction projects. From 2016 to 2017, the organizer will increase publicity efforts, and it is expected to attract 20,000 professional knowledge to come to the exhibition. The net exhibition area is expected to exceed 5,000 square meters for indoor exhibitions Area and 2,000 square meters for outdoor exhibition areas, with more than 350 booths.
Introduction to the organizer: The Chamber of Construction Industry, Sri Lanka (CCI) was established in 2001 to represent the interests of the construction industry. It is composed of professionals from related societies in Sri Lanka and the National Construction Association. More than 250 member units including groups, construction manufacturers and retailers including construction contractors, multidisciplinary consulting institutes, service providers, furniture and interior decoration manufacturers, etc., as a unified body for different interest sectors, CCI is serious about promoting its member institutions, as well as providing services to facilitate the expansion of the industry as a whole, CCI is committed to the growth of the construction industry in Sri Lanka. CCI organizes the construction industry report CCI construction review every year.
Housing construction and materials: roofing materials, doors and windows, floors, solar water heating systems and books, security systems, bathroom products and accessories, lamps and accessories, pipes, valves and accessories, garden landscape, ceramics and tiles, air-conditioning equipment, tea cabinets , Construction glue and various glues, cement, steel and other construction tools and equipment: measuring equipment, adhesive tape, lawn mower and related products, ladders, wire and cable equipment, pipes and fittings, masonry equipment, various tools and power tools , brushes, paint coatings and tools, wood materials, lamps, construction equipment, construction scaffolding, aluminum profiles, water pumps and security products Building and construction services: banking finance and leasing companies, construction companies, supervision companies, apartment sellers, government agencies, Municipal associations, construction and engineering companies, urban and rural planning, housing developers, plumbing contractors, interior designers