A statue of Jinbao, the panda mascot of the China International Import Expo, is seen in Shanghai, on Oct 29. [Photo/IC]

Six foreign companies that have branches in Taicang, Jiangsu province are participating in the ongoing fourth China International Import Expo, which is running in Shanghai from Nov 5 to 10.

Nearly 3,000 exhibitors from 127 countries and regions are showcasing their latest products, technologies, as well as services at the expo, which is using a combined exhibition space of over 360,000 square meters.

The booth of Fives Group, which has investments in Taicang, is seen at the fourth China International Import Expo. [Photo/WeChat account: tcfbgw]

Founded in 1812, industrial engineering group Fives has been participating in the CIIE since 2018. Fives Cryo (Suzhou) Co is located in Taicang Port Economic and Technological Development Zone.

The Hainbuch booth at the fourth CIIE. [Photo/WeChat account: tcfbgw]

Hainbuch, the world's leading clamping solution provider, brought its centroteX S quick change system for clamping devices to the expo. Hainbuch Precision Clamping Device (Taicang) Co was founded in October 2017.

Taicang-made carpets are used during the fourth CIIE in Shanghai on Nov 7. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/China Daily]

Taicang-based Lianchang Special Fiber Co has been providing carpets for the expo for four consecutive years. Using a special fiber originally developed for automobiles, the weight of these carpets has been reduced by one fourth, while the surface has become softer, making them more comfortable to walk on. 

Half of the materials used to make the carpets were reused from old carpets. The equivalent of 4 million plastic bottles worth of recycled fiber material was also used.

According to the Taicang government, more than 4,000 companies from over 70 countries and regions have operated in the city and over 10 of them have secured new deals during CIIE.