On the afternoon of May 31, local time in Turkey, the press conference of the 17th China (Beijing) International Construction Machinery, Building Materials Machinery and Mining Machinery Exhibition and Technology Exchange Conference (hereinafter referred to as BICES 2025) was held at the 2024 Turkey International Construction Machinery Technology and Equipment Exhibition (hereinafter referred to as KOMATEK 2024).

Li Chunsheng, Assistant Secretary-General of China Construction Machinery Industry Association (hereinafter referred to as Construction Machinery Association), Bai Donghong, Project Director of Machinery Industry Branch of China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Nadir Akgun, President of Turkish Construction Machinery Agents and Manufacturers Association (hereinafter referred to as IMDER), Serkan Karatas, President of Turkish Logistics Equipment and Industrial Vehicles Association (hereinafter referred to as ISDER), Yusuf Yigit, Secretary-General of IMDER & ISDER, Luka Nutarelli, Secretary-General of Italian Construction Machinery Association (hereinafter referred to as UNACEA), Andres Jubera, Spanish Construction Machinery and Mining Machinery Manufacturers Association (hereinafter referred to as ANMOPYC), Levent Baykal, General Manager of KOAMTEK Exhibition, Chris, President of UK OFF-Highway Research Slaight, Li Wei, deputy general manager of Sany Heavy Industry International Marketing Company, Nie Tao, assistant general manager of Zoomlion Turkey, Yao Luting, general manager of Qingdao Ketai Heavy Industry Machinery Co., Ltd., Xu Shangwu, general manager of Yantai Aidi Hydraulic Technology Co., Ltd., Lu Hongwei, deputy general manager of Langfang Kaibo Construction Machinery Technology Co., Ltd., Wu Huage, general manager of Hubei Sanjiang Boli Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd., Wang Shoujin, general manager of Wenzhou Ouchai Technology Co., Ltd., Jiang Qindong, general manager of Guangzhou Qianjin Li Excavation Machinery, Du Xichang, general manager of Zhengzhou Xindafang Heavy Industry Technology Co., Ltd. Overseas Department, Peng Chao, deputy general manager of Qingdao Oulande Trading Co., Ltd., Zheng Wei, marketing director of Jiangsu Aokai Environmental Technology Co., Ltd., Ban Yubing, deputy director of the International Department of the Construction Machinery Association and director of the International Department of BICES Exhibition, Ma Yao and Zhang Xin, deputy directors of the International Department of BICES Exhibition, Director of the International Department and Director of the Technical Regulations Department of the IMDER & ISDER Association, as well as domestic and international industry associations, exhibitors, media representatives and other local media in Turkey attended the press conference, which was hosted by Bai Donghong.

Li Chunsheng spoke on behalf of the BICES organizers. She said that the convening of the BICES 2025 Turkey press conference marked that all the work of BICES 2025 in Turkey has been officially launched. Li Chunsheng extended an invitation to the construction machinery industry associations, enterprises, customers and friends from Turkey, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan: The 17th Beijing Construction Machinery Exhibition will be grandly held at the Shunyi Pavilion of the China International Exhibition Center (hereinafter referred to as the New China Exhibition) from September 23 to 26, 2025. It is expected that the number of exhibitors, exhibition area and audience will set a new record. We warmly welcome and cordially invite all relevant associations, enterprises, users, audiences, news media and people from all walks of life to participate in the exhibition, visit, exchange and cooperate with BICES 2025. We will definitely welcome and receive friends from all over the world with full enthusiasm, thoughtful service and sincere friendship again.

Yusuf Yigit, Secretary General of IMDER & ISDER, introduced the leaders and representatives of the main member units of the Turkish Association who attended the press conference, and invited Nadir Akgun, President of IMDER, to deliver a speech. Nadir Akgun said that the economic and cultural exchanges between Turkey and China are constantly strengthening, and the partnership between the two countries is booming. IMDER and the Construction Machinery Association are long-term friendly brother associations. He thanked the organizers of the BICES exhibition, the Construction Machinery Association and its member units for their strong support and active participation in the KOMATEK 2024 exhibition. At the same time, IMDER, as the international support unit of the BICES exhibition in Turkey, will continue to invite and organize member units to participate in and visit the BICES 2025 exhibition to jointly promote mutually beneficial exchanges and cooperation between Turkey and China in the field of construction machinery.

Mr. LAYBAL, General Manager of the KOAMTEK Exhibition, briefly introduced the basic situation of KOMATEK 2024, saying that there were more than 300 companies participating in this exhibition, with a total exhibition area of 65,000m2, and more than 80 Chinese companies participating. At the same time, he was very happy to see that most of the Chinese exhibitors achieved good exhibition results in the first three days of the exhibition. At the same time, he expressed his sincere gratitude to the China Construction Machinery Industry Association, as the exclusive agent of the KOMATEK exhibition in China, for its support in organizing the exhibition and the active participation of Chinese companies.

During the press conference, Chinese and foreign guests gathered together for friendly interaction and in-depth exchanges. Representatives of the organizers and co-organizers of the BICES exhibition sincerely welcome international engineering machinery companies, users, media and partners from Turkey, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom and Japan to come to Beijing, China in the beautiful golden autumn to participate in the BICES 2025 industry event, share cooperation and create a better future.Editor/Cheng Ting