DAEGU < invest Korea

According to Newsis,

The 17th International Fire & Safety Expo held in Daegu for three days starting from November 24 came to a successful conclusion.

According to the Fire Department on November 29, 351 companies from 24 countries participated in this year's Expo. There were as many as 1,214 PR booths in the Expo hall of 26,859 square meters.

The number of participating companies and PR booths was a record high in this Expo's history.

However, the number of participating countries decreased by six from the 30 countries in 2019, when the number was the highest ever.

Eleven countries that participated in 2019, including Lithuania, Malaysia, Singapore, Israel, Cyprus, the Philippines, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Mozambique and Ethiopia, did not participate. On the other hand, five new countries including Vietnam, Slovenia, Poland, New Zealand and Finland participated.

A total of 9656 buyers (72 from foreign countries, 9584 Korean) visited. They have conducted purchase (export) consultations worth KRW 56.6 billion with domestic companies. The all-time record was KRW 72.5 billion by 16,111 buyers in 2019.

The number of general visitors was 43,540, falling short of 54,933 visitors recorded in 2019. This seems to be attributable to the fact that the Expo was held on weekdays, and the limit of entry to one person per 6 square meters to prevent the spread of COVID-19. However, the Fire Department said that there was a lot of interest from visitors and companies as the Expo was held for the first time in two years.

This expo began in 2004, the year after the Daegu subway fire, and has grown into one of the world's top 5 and Asia's top 3 safety Expos among over 40 fire & safety industry Expos around the world. It has been held every year except for last year when the COVID-19 pandemic broke out.

This year's subject was the 'Fire Safety Industry that opens up THE safer future.'

hjpyun@newsis.com

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Source: Newsis (November 29, 2021)