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Mr Suttipong Damrongsakul, President of the TGJTA (third from left), was welcomed by Mr Longman Hee, Director of International Cooperation Department of the GAC, (second from left), during his working visit at Shanghai Jewelry 2016 to promote Thailand Gems and Jewelry Fair 2016

Thai Gem and Jewelry Traders Association (TGJTA) promoted Thailand Gems and Jewelry Fair 2016 at Jewelry Shanghai 2016 with support from Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China (GAC).

Mr Suttipong Damrongsakul, President of the TGJTA, visited Thai exhibitors at the Thai Pavilion at Jewelry Shanghai 2016, held from May 5 to 9, 2016 at Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center Hall. Mr Damrongsakul took this opportunity to meet with representatives from the GAC and announced the readiness of the TGJTA to hold the Thailand Gems and Jewelry Fair 2016. Both associations have participated in trade missions, bringing operators in the gems and jewelry business to tradeshows in Thailand and China.

“The TGJTA is bringing 20 Thai exhibitors to join Jewelry Shanghai 2016”, said Mr Damrongsakul. “For more than 20 years, the TGJTA and the GAC has cooperated in many trade activities and bartered exhibition space at numerous gems and jewelry tradeshows. Chinese buyers were also the second largest group of buyers at the 57th Bangkok Gems and Jewelry Fair which was organized by the TGJTA.”

“The GAC values the cooperation with the TGJTA,” said Mr Longman Hee, Director of International Cooperation Department, GAC, “Through the TGJTA, our members had found trade partners in Thailand. Thai product on high demand among Chinese buyers is colored gemstones.”

Jewelry Shanghai is one of the largest gems and jewelry fairs in China and is hosted by the Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China or the GAC. The GAC holds annual international jewelry fairs in Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen to provide a platform for the domestic and international jewelers to showcase their latest products and to meet potential distributors and buyers from domestic and international.

Established in 1991, Gems & Jewelry Trade Association of China is affiliated with the Ministry of Land and Resources of P.R. China. It is a governmental and member-based organization and headquartered in Beijing.

Thailand Gems and Jewelry Fair will be held from September 7 to 11, 2016 at Challenger Hall 1-3, Impact Muang Thong Thani with the aim to support and promote the gems and jewelry industry to increase private sector competitiveness, and increase the trade value of gems and jewelry while pushing Thailand to become the gateway to the gems and jewelry industry in ASEAN.

Thailand Gems and Jewelry Fair 2016 will be open to Thai and international companies as well as the general public. Held over an area of 60,000sqm, it will consist of 2,000 booths featuring companies from all over the world. Organisers expect that over 30,000 visitors will participate at the event. The Thailand Gems & Jewelry Fair 2016 provides a great opportunity for companies looking to enter the industry or expand overseas. The fair reinforces Thailand’s strong potential in developing its gem and jewelry products into oversea markets.