2024 STEELFAB officially kicked off at the Expo Centre Sharjah from January 8th to 11th, 2024. Although the number of Taiwanese exhibitors was not large, their cutting-edge technology and innovative large-scale machinery attracted the Chairman of Sharjah Chamber H.E Abdullah Sultan Al Owais to stop by for a visit.
The exhibition was officially opened at 11:00 am by H.E Abdullah Sultan Al Owais, with Director General Samee Chang also invited to attend the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
H.E Abdullah toured the booths of exhibitors from various countries and stopped by the booth of Ying Han Technology, a company from Taiwan, to further understand the precision machinery technology. H.E Abdullah mentioned that Sharjah has successfully developed several well-regulated and fully-systemized free trade zones through the joint efforts of the government and chambers of commerce. These zones offer various investment incentives to encourage international companies to establish a presence. Additionally, Al Qasimia City in Sharjah provides incentives such as exemption from registration fees for the first three years for real estate, chambers of commerce, economic bureaus, and municipal government units to attract foreign companies. H.E Abdullah welcomed Taiwanese businesses to invest in Sharjah.
Director General Samee Chang expressed his appreciation to the Taiwanese exhibitors. He stated that Sharjah is a key manufacturing and industrial hub in the UAE, particularly experiencing rapid recovery after the pandemic. For instance, Hamriyah Free Zone, the second largest free trade zone in the UAE after Jabel Ali, has achieved a 90% occupancy rate in Zone 1 and 70% in Zone 2, with plans to expand into Zone 3, which is expected to attract more international companies. Taiwan has a long history of manufacturing development, coupled with experience, high technology, and innovative spirit, making it competitive compared to other countries. Therefore, considering Sharjah as a hub to expand into the entire Middle East and Africa market is advisable.
2024 STEELFAB is a representative metal processing machinery exhibition in the Middle East, with participation from 35 countries and over 250 companies this year, expected to attract over 6,000 visitors.
The manager of Ying Han Technology explained the machinery equipment to the Chairman of Sharjah Chamber H.E Abdullah Sultan Al Owais.
This year, 2024 STEELFAB has participation from 35 countries and over 250 companies, expected to attract over 6,000 visitors.
