SHANGHAI – Postponed due to Covid-19, the Productronica China and Electronica China trade shows have been rescheduled for July 3-5 here. The shows were scheduled to take place in March but were postponed due to the outbreak of the disease.

“We are taking the spread of the coronavirus very seriously and have been monitoring the local situation closely,” said Stephen Lu, COO of Messe München Shanghai. “Based on current developments, we are confident that by setting a new date we will create good conditions for staging the trade fairs.”

After communication with the exhibitors, Stephen Lu believes that “despite the current uncertainties, the importance of our trade fairs at the Shanghai location remains intact. There is a still a great demand for participating in the trade fairs.”

“We are pleased to offer our exhibitors and partners a quick and good alternative: China is and remains one of the world’s leading technology locations,” said Falk Senger, managing director of Messe München. “We want to give companies from all over the world access to this key market in the future too. We are now looking ahead confidently and working with the electronics and photonics industries to organize a successful Electronica China, Productronica China and Laser World of Photonics China 2020 in July.”