JOHANNESBURG, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- The 2016 China Homelife Fair, a platform for Chinese companies seeking business opportunities in Africa, ended here Friday with many Chinese companies clinching deals with African buyers.
Fair manager Dereck Houston told Xinhua that many Chinese companies signed deals with African buyers to do business together.
"We are happy about the show as it was successful than last year. We had over 420 companies from China as compared to 100 last year. We witnessed many selling their products at the show," said Houston.
Over 3,000 buyers from South Africa, Angola, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho, Swaziland and Nigeria had registered online to attend the three-day show.
Houston said many exhibitors and buyers gave him the feedback, expressing happiness with the fair. Over 200 attendants had made pre-arrangements for match making during the show.
One of the busiest places was the wig manufactures stand, Xuchang Fuxin Hair Products. The president of the company, Li Wu, told Xinhua that during the fair they sold hair products worthy over 40,000 U.S. dollars.
"We are happy about the show as many people showed much interest in our products," said Li. "We will come again next year expecting more customers."
The company also sells their products to South Africa where they have a branch.
Shelly Bian, General Manager of Mellkit which manufactures furniture, said they had their stock sold on the first day of the show.
Bian said, "We are happy to have taken part in this show. We came here to look for new markets and we got them."
Bian said they clinched a deal with a Johannesburg-based company which is keen to import their products from China.
Binu Pillai from Meorient International Exhibition which co-organized the fair, said they doubled the space so as to accommodate more visitors.
Pillain said companies coming to the fair underwent a strict selection process.
"We trained over 150 young entrepreneurs during the fair about how to import products from China and how to do business," said Pillai.
Another popular stand was the Shandong Magic Housing Project, which showcased a faster and cheaper system of manufacturing houses.
The company's general manager William Xu said the system was well accepted during the show. It used some modular which is quick to finish the house depending on how many rooms are required.
