2023 China Anping International Wire Mesh Fair officially opens

This fair is not only a supply and demand platform, but also a platform for science and technology exchange.

Tianjin High-End Equipment Research Institute of Tsinghua University, Engineering Design Institute of Hebei University of Science and Technology, and related enterprises have promoted the industry's new products, equipment, materials and processes here. Also, activities such as the "Science and Technology Achievements Express" and the promulgation meeting for the national standard "Metal Wire Braided Dense Weave Screen" have been held.

Anping wire mesh has gone through more than 500 years of inheritance and innovation and has achieved a metamorphosis from traditional handicraft industry to modern industrial clusters, driving the construction of wire mesh gathering areas in surrounding counties and cities, and radiating to all parts of the country and even the world.

There are more than 13,000 wire mesh enterprises and 12,000 marketing outlets nationwide so far, covering all administrative regions at or above the county level. In 2022, the revenue of the wire mesh industry reached 88.3 billion yuan.

Moreover, 24 overseas warehouses have been built, and cross-border e-commerce industrial parks have been introduced, promoting the wire mesh industry's deep integration into the Belt and Road Initiative. In the first seven months of this year, the industry's import and export volume reached 2.88 billion yuan, an increase of 14.2 percent.

The Anping International Wire Mesh Fair has been successfully held for 22 consecutive years, greatly promoting trade and quality improvement in the wire mesh industry.

"Wire mesh is a leading industry in Hengshui city identified by the Hebei Provincial Party Committee and Provincial Government. Both Hengshui city and Anping county have formulated five-year development plans for this industry and are fully supporting them. In the future, we will deeply carry out projects such as extending and supplementing the industrial chain, accelerating the digitalization of the wire mesh industry, and constantly stimulating the internal driving force, aiming to develop into a 100 billion-level characteristic industrial cluster," said Dong Xiaohang, mayor of Hengshui city.