2008 News Releases
Record 40,000 attendance at Cosmoprof Asia 2008
18 November
The largest ever Cosmoprof Asia event attracts 22,000 international visitors
Concluding its 13th edition at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre from 12 to 14 November 2008, Cosmoprof Asia underlined its position as the premier business-to-business beauty event by attracting 1,357 exhibiting companies (up from 1,265 in 2007) along with 39,467 quality visitors (6.4% increase on 2007 figure), including importers, distributors, hair and beauty salon owners and spas, as well as global beauty leaders.
Of the 39,467 industry professional visitors, 21,813 came from outside Hong Kong and 17,654 were domestic visitors, a 6% increase signifying that the majority of Hong Kong distributors, chain stores and beauticians visited the fair. China topped the list of overseas visitors with 6,726 visitors, a remarkable increase of 27%, followed by Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Australia, the Philippines, the USA, Malaysia and Singapore. Strong double-digit growth were recorded in visitors from Thailand (+30%), Italy (+22%), Poland (+50%), France (+16%), Germany (+22%), Brazil (+67%), India (+13%), the Philippines (+21%), Vietnam (+42%), Malaysia (+10%), United Arab Emirates (+17%) and South Africa (+23%). The number of visitors from other major and established markets also increased moderately: Japan (+8%), the UK (+6%), Spain (+4%), the USA (+3%), Canada (+4%). Hundreds of trade and general press from across the world came to Cosmoprof Asia to spot the latest trends emerging from amongst this year’s exhibitors and to report on the industry.
Co-organised by CMP Asia and BolognaFiere Group, Cosmoprof Asia is the most important forum in the Asia Pacific region and the world’s second most important event after Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna for the complete spectrum of beauty industry professionals from the cosmetics, wellness, spa, hair care, skincare, nail, product development and packaging industries. The 2008 fair occupied all the exhibition space at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre and spanned over 50,300 sqm in this prestigious venue. Many new and innovative brands and industry leaders such as Alcan, HCP, Intercos, Rexam, Dermalogica, Dibi, Germaine De Capuccini, LPG, Babyliss, Lakme, Takara Belmont, Elcos, Asia Pacific, Bioline, Aska, Giffarine and many more had a prominent presence at the fair.
The OMC Asia Cup 2008, known as the Olympics of Hairdressing, was held for the very first time in Hong Kong, in conjunction with Cosmoprof Asia. Produced by OMC, the Organisation Mondiale Coiffure (OMC) and the Hong Kong Hairdesigners Associations, the competition is devoted to both the fashion and technical aspects of hairstyling and attracted more than 300 competitors from China, Hong Kong, Korea, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and the USA. In front of an audience of more than 1,000 professionals, the 2-day tournament kicked off on 12 November and ended with a glamorous Hair Show and Awards Presentation the following day. Salvatore Fodera (OMC World President) and Carmelo Gugliotti (OMC Global Director of Competition) said: “The OMC Asia Zone Cup was held in conjunction with Cosmoprof Asia 2008 as the exhibition presented an exceptional opportunity for business and networking where delegates could meet the right people with the right technologies, strategies and visions, all of which are essential for opening up new markets or increasing market dominance.”
Cosmoprof Asia was also honoured with the prestigious AsiaSpa Awards, created in 2005 by AsiaSpa magazine in recognition of the sensational spa world that Asia is blessed with. At a glamorous gala evening on 13 November in front of the Asia Pacific spa industry, experts in the field of spa, healing and beauty from almost every country in Asia voted Cosmoprof Asia the "Best Spa Event of the Year".
To provide an outstanding opportunity for Asia-based finished products manufacturers to network with existing and potential suppliers, International BOD, Packaging & Full Service “Business or Dinner” was held on occasion of Cosmoprof Asia at the designer restaurant “Pierre” by legendary Parisian 3-star Michelin chef, Pierre Gagnaire. 64 international key players took part in this high-level invitation-only networking event at which Alexandra Harney, a reporter of over nine years for the Financial Times, contributor to the BBC and the Wall Street Journal, spoke on the most important consumer trends in Asia.
The next Cosmoprof Asia is scheduled to be held from 11 to 13 November 2009 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre which will offer an enlarged exhibition area upon the completion of the expansion of the centre.
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Jennifer Law, Director of Communications, CMP Asia
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Notes to Editors:
About CMP Asia (www.cmpasia.com)
CMP Asia is the leading organiser of exhibitions in Asia, with
associated print and online media. Owned by United Business Media
Limited which is listed on the London Stock Exchange, CMP Asia
organises 110 trade fairs and provides high-quality business
information through its 22 publications and associated websites.
With its headquarters in Hong Kong, CMP Asia has over 600 staff in
14 major cities in Asia and the USA.
Some of CMP Asia's major trade shows:
September Hong Kong
Jewellery & Watch Fair, Asia's largest jewellery fair and
one of the top three events of its kind in the world
Furniture China, the largest
international furniture exhibition in Asia
Cosmoprof Asia, the largest and
most prestigious international beauty and health trade event in
Asia Pacific
APLF – Materials, Manufacturing
& Technology, the most international exhibition serving the
global leather industry
Fashion Access, Asia's largest
trade fair for handbags, travelware, footwear, leather garments and
fashion accessories
Tokyo Health Industry Show,
Japan's leading show for the health products industry
Marintec China, the largest and
most important international maritime event in Asia
Hotelex Shanghai, Asia's largest
trade fair for the hospitality industry
Intermach the biggest and
longest-running state-of-the-art machinery exhibition in
Thailand
Asia's Fashion
Jewellery & Accessories Fair – June, the most
professional and international fair of its kind in Asia
Asian Paper, Asia's biggest show
and conference for the pulp, paper and board business
ExpoBuild China, the biggest
group of events serving China's construction, building materials
and interior fittings industries
Tissue World, the premier
exhibition and conference for the international tissue industry
About United Business Media
(www.unitedbusinessmedia.com)
United Business Media is a leading global business media company.
It informs markets and brings the world's buyers and sellers
together at events, online, in print, and with the information they
need to do business successfully. It focuses on serving
professional commercial communities, from doctors to game
developers, from journalists to jewellery traders, from farmers to
pharmacists around the world. Its 6,500 staff in more than 30
countries are organised into specialist teams that serve these
communities, helping them to do business and their markets to work
effectively and efficiently.
