bauma CHINA 2024

From November 26 to 29, 2024, bauma CHINA (Shanghai International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines, Construction Vehicles, and Equipment) was successfully held at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.

This highly anticipated event, returning after a four-year hiatus, set new records in exhibition area, exhibitor numbers, and visitor attendance, underscoring its pivotal role as a leading platform in the Asia-Pacific region. It showcased groundbreaking innovations and advancements in the construction machinery sector. The significant increase in the proportion of international visitors sent a strong signal: bauma CHINA has once again become a key window for China's construction machinery industry to connect with the world.

Exhibition Highlights

• Exhibition Area: Surpassing 330,000 square meters.
• Exhibitors: 3,542 exhibitors from 32 countries and regions, a 24% increase from the previous edition, including 700 international brands.
• Visitors: 281,488 professional visitors from 188 countries and regions, with overseas visitors accounting for over 20%.
• Top 10 International Visitor Countries:
  Russia, India, Malaysia, South Korea, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Kazakhstan, Brazil, and Japan.

Key Themes and Innovations
Sustainability was a core theme of this year’s event, with "new energy" and "digital and intelligent upgrades" emerging as new growth drivers for the construction machinery industry. Driven by China’s dual carbon goals, the industry is accelerating toward high-end, intelligent, and green development.

Major Innovations on Display:

• The world’s largest rotary drilling rig.
• The largest electric horizontal directional drilling rig.
• The first hybrid mining excavator.
• The tallest self-propelled straight-arm aerial work platform.
• The largest knuckle-boom crane.
• The first hydrogen-powered concrete pump truck.

From hybrid and electric to hydrogen-powered equipment, new energy products demonstrated comprehensive solutions spanning the entire lifecycle, marking a significant upgrade from previous editions.

Concurrent Forums
The exhibition hosted multiple specialized forums, focusing on:

• New energy storage
• International market competition
• Mechanical standardization
• Collaboration between OEMs and suppliers

Industry experts, scholars, leading enterprises, and users analyzed challenges, discussed future trends, and offered insights to support diversified industry transformation.

Looking Ahead
The next bauma CHINA will be held from November 24 to 27, 2026, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.