2022 PCHi was Postponed to February Next Year

The 2022 PCHi, originally postponed from March to July, will be postponed again to February 15-17, 2023 in Guangzhou, China. It is reported that the 2021 PCHi has attracted global companies such as BASF, DSM, Ashland, Symrise, and Dow Chemical Company.

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On June 17, China Standard Time (all times in this article are China Standard Time), the Organizing Committee of Personal Care and Homecare Ingredients (PCHi) announced that because the current epidemic prevention and control situation in China is still severe and complicated, the basic and security conditions for holding large-scale exhibitions are not yet available in the short term. 2022 PCHi will be adjusted from February 15, 2023, to February 17, 2023, at the China Import and Export Fair Complex.

At the same time, the 6th (2022) PCHi Global Personal Care Products and Cosmetics Industry Leaders Summit will be held in Guangzhou, China from September 15, 2022, to September 16, 2022.

It is understood that the 2022 PCHi was originally scheduled to be held from March 2, 2022, to March 4, 2022. Due to the epidemic, the PCHi Organizing Committee issued an announcement on January 12, 2022, saying, "Due to the complicated situation of epidemic prevention and control in various places, it has been decided to adjust the holding time to July 18, 2022 - July 20, 2022." At the time, although the time of PCHi was postponed, the venue was still the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center.

According to the official website of PCHi, PCHi is an international trade exhibition based in China, serving the global cosmetics, personal, and home care products industries. The holding cycle is once a year. Companies related to the cosmetics industry around the world will participate and exchange the latest products, technologies, and services in their respective fields.

The event rotates annually between the Yangtze River Delta region and the Pearl River Delta region - two of China's wealthiest regions and a hub for the country's care, cosmetics, toiletries, and home care industries.

It is reported that the last PCHi was held in Shenzhen, China, which welcomed 26,000+ professional visitors and gathered 665 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions around the world. The theme of 2021 PCHi is "Clean-Created by Nature", which has attracted global companies such as BASF, DSM, Ashland, Symrise, and Dow Chemical Company.

According to people familiar with the matter, the number of exhibitors at PCHi 2022 has reached 650+, of which there are about 200 exhibitors in Shanghai, accounting for about one-third of the total exhibitors. For a long time, PCHi has been one of the most concerned and valued offline exhibitions in China by global cosmetic raw material manufacturers. So, will the PCHi move to Guangzhou this time have any impact on exhibitors?

The relevant person in charge of PCHi said that in recent years, PCHi has been held alternately in Guangdong and Shanghai, so at present, there is almost no case of companies "withdrawing from the exhibition". In response to changes in location and time, PCHi will also keep in close contact with customers and actively respond to and feedback on their questions.

In addition to PCHi, Qeyes also noticed that recently, other exhibitions in China's beauty industry have also pressed the "pause button". For example, on May 23, Chongqing Beauty Expo announced that the exhibition originally scheduled to be held from June 9 to 11, 2022 will be postponed until further notice. Also on May 30, the 2022 BSCE Expo originally scheduled to be held in May also announced postponement.

According to the current situation of epidemic prevention and control in China and the postponement of a large number of exhibitions, the cosmetics exhibition industry is destined to be more difficult under the current epidemic prevention and control situation compared with other industries due to its clustering characteristics. The severe global epidemic situation forces the convention and exhibition industry to face the reality that it will be difficult for the convention and exhibition market to return to its past prosperous period for a long time.