Recap of IG Middle East 2023

Organized by the China IG Member Alliance and AIT Events Co., LTD., supported by Middle East Gas Association (MEGA) and All India Industrial Gases Manufacturers Association(AIIGMA), IG Middle East 2023 was successfully held on June 23-24, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Dubai, UAE. The "2023 IG Tech Summit for Middle East Market" was concurrently held and jointly supported by professional institutions such as the China International Chamber of Commerce, the UAE Chinese Chamber of Commerce, and the China-UAE Industrial Capacity Production Cooperation Demonstration Zone.

This is the first edition of IG China brand going abroad after the Pandemic. 30 pioneer enterprises of China's gas industry are motivated to step across the border of exploring the potential gases markets in the Middle East aiming to establish the exchanges of new technologies and standards.

The exhibition area is nearly 800 square meters, and there are nearly 200 professional conference delegates and international buyers during the two days. Among them, All India Industrial Gases ManufacturersAssociation specially organized a delegation of 40 general managers of member enterprises to attend the exhibition and B2B Matchmaking Meeting.

On the first day of the exhibition, the "2023 IG Tech Summit for Middle East Market " and "China- UAE Roundtable Forum for Gas and Energy Technology Investment" were successfully staged. The leading enterprises in the Chinese gas industry, such as Unieco, Think-To Fluid, Vacree Technologies, ShudaoEquipment, etc., focused on the current leading scientific and technological products and technical solutions in the industrial gas industry. And from the Middle East and overseas professional procurement around the gas equipment application cases and technology trends for in-depth discussion and exchange. The first day conference attracted nearly 120 Chinese and foreign gases industry executives and manages to attend.

On the second day of IG Middle East, the "China-Indian Gases Industry Procurement Matchmaking Meeting " was successfully held, and 15 leading gas and equipment suppliers from China's industrial gas industry had face to face business negotiations with important user representatives in the Middle East and India, and reached a number of gas equipment purchase orders and important project cooperation letters of intent, industrial docking and commercial negotiations achieved remarkable results.

On the third day after the events, the IG Middle East organizing committee also grouped a delegation of nearly 65 Chinese gas industry entrepreneurs to visit the China-UAEIndustrial CapacityProduction Cooperation Demonstration Zone and Gas & Equipment Factory LLC, the largest gas filling company in ABU Dhabi. The members of the delegation not only had a further understanding of the local investment environment in the UAE, but also had face to face communication and quotation with local gas users on the procurement needs of equipment upgrades, which built business opportunities for follow-up cooperation.

The feedbacks from the exhibitors at IG Middle East 2023 were very positive because the trade visitors and buyers came with their detailed procurement needs for their requested equipment and products. Some exhibitors have found their distributors for the the Middle East market, while two exhibitors have sold the samples or prototypes. One exhibitor signed a MOU with a value at million dollars of project.

All in all, the exhibitors, buyers, speakers and conference delegates expressed their satisfaction and gratitude for the efforts and plan of organizing such fruitful events by the Organizers, and they are expecting to the next show.