The 2025 edition of CIFM / interzum guangzhou will take place from March 28-31 at the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou, positioning itself once again as a premier platform for industry collaboration. Covering nearly 180,000 square meters, the exhibition will feature over 1,500 exhibitors from around the world. Held alongside the second phase of the China International Furniture Fair, the event is expected to draw more than 210,000 trade visitors.
interzum guangzhou will take place from March 28 to 31 at the Canton Fair Complex
Leading the Charge into Asia’s Expanding Market
According to data platform Statista, Asia’s furniture market revenue is projected to reach 172.8 billion US dollars by 2024, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.9% over the next five years, highlighting substantial growth potential. Simultaneously, China’s “new-for-old” policy is set to unleash a trillion-yuan wave of consumer demand, driving expansion in the home furnishing and interior sectors. The Report on China’s Home Decoration Development predicts that the market will reach approximately 5 trillion Chinese yuan by 2025.
CIFM / interzum guangzhou has consistently aligned with the demand for high-end furniture products across Asia. The event showcases seven major categories encompassing cutting-edge materials, trending designs, and innovative technologies in global furniture manufacturing.
interzum guangzhou attracts industry players to visit and seek partnerships
The 2024 edition attracted numerous top-tier international and domestic brands to visit and seek partnerships, including Appliance Furniture, BETZLER GROUP, Boloni, BSL Furniture, DB Global Resources, Designcomefirst, GoldenHome, Grand Eagle, Guxin Home, Holike, IKEA, Jemaramas Jaya, JOMOO, KUKA, Landbond, MACIO, Man Wah Holdings, MOHM, MT Design, MULI, Nabolia, OLO, Oppein, Piano, SAI Solutions, Serta, Shangpin, Snimay, Suofeiya, Tubao, vifa, Wayes, ZBOM, Zuoyou, and more.
In 2025, the exhibition will continue to be a strategic platform for international enterprises looking to penetrate China and Asia’s booming home sector. Industry leaders such as Belgium’s GTA, Denmark’s Linak, France’s Bostik, Germany’s DewertOkin, Henkel, impress, Interprint, Rehau, Renolit, and Schattdecor, Indonesia’s Ateja, Ireland’s OVVO, Malaysia’s Maus, South Korea’s Printech KR, Spain’s LamiGraf, Sweden’s Munksjö, Thailand’s Cyber Lock, Turkey’s Boyteks, and Vietnam’s LIEN’A have already confirmed their participation.
Participation by industry leaders@interzum guangzhou
Strengthening its role as a global industry connector, the 2025 exhibition will feature key participants such as the German Pavilion, the Turkish Pavilion, the American Hardwood Export Council (AHEC) Pavilion, American Softwoods, and the Quebec Wood Export Bureau.
AHEC Pavilion @interzum guangzhou
CIFM / interzum guangzhou remains the exclusive event in China endorsed by the European Federation of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers (EUMABOIS), which represents national associations from 12 European countries and a network of about 700 companies, continuing to drive progress in the global furniture and woodworking machinery sectors.
Racing Ahead in a New Competitive Landscape
In conjunction with the China International Furniture Fair, CIFM / interzum guangzhou creates a seamless ecosystem that bridges the gap between furniture manufacturing and finished products. This synergy provides robust resource integration and comprehensive solutions, empowering companies to effectively respond to shifting consumer demands.
interzum guangzhou features a variety of signature events
The 2025 edition will feature a variety of signature events, including forums, curated showcases, and business matchmaking, all designed to inspire fresh perspectives, foster collaboration, leverage collective strengths, and drive the industry’s future growth.
To learn more about interzum guangzhou, visit www.interzum-guangzhou.com.
About the organisers
Koelnmesse GmbH
Spanning almost 400,000 square metres of hall and outdoor space, the Koelnmesse city-centre exhibition venue in Cologne at the heart of Europe occupies the third-largest trade fair grounds in Germany and numbers among the top ten worldwide. Each year, Koelnmesse, which employs approximately 1,000 people, organises and manages around 80 trade fairs, visitor events and corporate functions in Cologne and in the most important markets around the world. Its portfolio attracts over 54,000 exhibiting companies from 122 countries and approximately three million visitors from more than 200 nations.
China Foreign Trade Centre Group, Ltd.
The China Foreign Trade Centre Group, Ltd. is a highly qualified and experienced exhibition company. For more than 50 years, it has been organizing the China Import and Export Fair (also known as the Canton Fair), the largest trade fair in China. It is also the organizer of CIFF (China International Furniture Fair -Guangzhou), Asia’s biggest furniture trade fair.
Koelnmesse – Global Inspiration for Living, Contract and Public Spaces
Koelnmesse is the world’s top trade fair organiser for the areas of Living, Contract and Public Spaces.
Alongside imm cologne and interzum, other event formats hosted at the trade fair hub of Cologne such as ORGATEC, spoga+gafa, FSB and aquanale are among the most internationally renowned and established industry gatherings.
These fairs comprehensively represent the interior and design segment, the furniture and interior construction industries’ supplying sections, the kitchen world, all topics for the modern working world, garden lifestyle as well as modern work environments, the garden lifestyle, public spaces, sports and leisure facilities, along with saunas, pools and wellness centres.
To complement the events in Cologne, Koelnmesse is constantly strategically expanding its portfolio in key growth markets around the globe. Its foreign trade fairs include ORGATEC TOKYO in Japan and the events in the interzum brand family: interzum guangzhou in China, interzum bogota in Colombia and interzum forum italy in Italy. Koelnmesse recently added a cooperation between imm cologne and an established design trade fair in Colombia to its portfolio. This event will be hosted under the name La Feria De Diseño Medellín powered by imm cologne.
Further information:
https://www.interzum.com/en/trade-fair/interzum/industry-trade-fairs/
Upcoming events
interzum guangzhou – Asia’s leading furniture production fair, Guangzhou, 28.03.-31.03.2025
interzum – The world’s leading trade fair for furniture production and interior construction, Cologne, 20.05.-23.05.2025
interzum bogotá – The event for industrial wood processing and furniture manufacturing, Bogotá, 12.05.-15.05.2026
interzum forum italy – The networking event in Italy for suppliers of the furniture industry and interior design, Bergamo, 04.06.-05.06.2026
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Elly Li
Senior Marketing Manager
Koelnmesse (Beijing) Co., Ltd.
Guangzhou Branch
Tel: +86 20 8755 2468
E-mail: elly.li@koelnmesse.cn
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