Zhuji is the global capital of the sock industry, with the most complete sock industry chain and cluster, and also the world's largest sock production base. It produces about 25 billion pairs of socks annually, accounting for about 75% of the national production and about 40% of the global production. Data shows that in recent years, despite the contraction of international and domestic demand, the sock industry in Zhuji has been rising year after year. For example, self operated exports increased by more than 30% the year before last, breaking through the 10 billion yuan mark last year, and achieving exports of 5.18 billion yuan in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 22.9%. Through nearly 40 years of development and accumulation, the local industrial cluster is centered around Datang Street in Zhuji City, bringing together many famous and high-quality enterprises in the sock industry. This has formed a complete sock industry chain in the region, with an estimated regional brand value of about 110 billion yuan. Therefore, Zhuji Datang is also a well-deserved sock art town and a world leader in the sock industry.

Every March, a large number of leading enterprises in the region will go to Shanghai as scheduled to participate in the annual flagship event of the sock industry - the CHPE. As the professional preferred platform for new product launches, channel expansion, cross-border cooperation, and technical exchange among Chinese and even global sock enterprises, the 18th Shanghai International Hosiery Purchasing Expo (referred to as the 2024 CHPE) will be grandly held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center from March 27 to 29, 2024. The event will link the global sock industry with rich and diverse content such as trade exhibitions, brand shows, industry forums, and e-commerce product selection, connecting multiple groups such as production and processing parties, brand parties, import and export trade parties, distribution agents, e-commerce online merchants, department stores, supermarkets, retail and wholesale, and helping to promote a new development pattern of domestic and international dual circulation in the industry, leading the trend and trend.

Unlike other industrial clusters, Zhuji Socks Industry has always exhibited in the form of an entire industrial chain at CHPE. As of now, the exhibition has attracted many well-known brands and sock manufacturers from Zhuji region, including Fengyue, Caramella, Zhejiang Kunchi, Hongyun Knitting, Shanete, Kaishili, Yiheng Knitting, Zhongmai, Hengtai Knitting, Liema Ren, Dawei Socks Factory, Luoqi Socks Industry, Zhejiang Huashixiu, Runtuo, Yuanjin Knitting, Hongtuo, Mingrui, Chengyao Knitting, Ailadi, Fengbo, Haoyue Socks Industry, Xuecai Knitting, etc; Production equipment enterprises in the sock industry, such as Jiazhili, Kejun, Weihuan, Kaiqiang, Ye Xiao Knitting, Luosu, Yipeng, Mingguang, Yifu, Zhengxing, Meier Intelligence, etc., also gathered together; And raw and auxiliary material enterprises such as Feiyan, Yili, Hongdi Needle Textile, Zhixin Trading, Huayou Color Textile, Leiming Chemical Fiber, Shuxin, Jinyuan Hengbo, Xiadian, Changbo, Yayun, Strict Chemical Fiber, Hongling Textile, Hanyue Chemical Fiber, etc. will also make their debut one by one. As of now, more than 200 exhibitors from Zhuji enterprises have registered for the 2024 CHPE. They will showcase the latest products and cutting-edge technologies, compete with other industry clusters from around the world, and jointly demonstrate the industrial vitality and resilience of the sock industry. At that time, it will be unprecedented and bustling.

This exhibition is organized by ITE (Asia) Exhibition Co., Ltd., Shanghai Gehua Exhibition Service Co., Ltd., and Shanghai Aige Exhibition Service Co., Ltd. At the same time, the exhibition will also be held in different exhibition halls at the same time with the group sisters exhibition "the 5th Shanghai International Underwear Expo" and "the 6th Shanghai International Hat, Scarf and Glove & Fashion Accessories Expo". The 3-day event will have a total exhibition area of 50,000 square meters, with over 800 exhibitors and an estimated 30,000 professional visitors engaging in business docking and channel expansion. In this spring day of unlimited business opportunities, the grand event must not be missed!