Processing fair gives boost to local market

Despite sluggish overseas demand, Chinese processing trade companies are bracing for growing opportunities in the domestic market, the organizers of a major trade fair said on Friday.

"Processing trade companies, which usually ship their products to emerging markets such as Africa, South America and Southeast Asia, can now find customers in the domestic market due to their competitive prices and quality," said Liu Xiaojie, deputy secretary-general of the Guangdong provincial government.

Those companies saw strong demand at the annual China Processing Trade Products Fair, which was launched last year to help companies tap the domestic market.