CNLIC- In the past two decades since reform and opening up, with a sustained, rapid and healthy development, light industry in China has made significant achievements. At the moment, light industry production value, realized tax and profits and value of exports account respectively for one third of the nation's total industrial production value, realized industrial tax and profits and value of exports.
China National Light Industry Council is a nation-wide comprehensive industry intermediary organization with service and management functions. With the wide representation of industry and the service aim, it will act as the bridge between government and enterprises, and make great efforts to promote light industry development in China and strengthen international exchanges and cooperation.
Main Sectors of Light Industry in China: pulp and paper making, household electric appliances, foodstuffs and beverages, chemical products for daily use, leather and fur as well as their products, furniture, plastic products, daily-use mechanical devices, silicates for daily use, lighting devices, salt-making, cultural, educational and sporting goods, arts and crafts, metal products, weighing devices, sundry articles for daily use, toys, interior decoration, light industrial machinery, packaging printing and decoration and others.

Main Functions: carry out industry investigation and research, and provide suggestions to the government on economic policies and legislation; organize the industry statistical work, and the collection, analysis, research and issuance of industry information; participate in drafting industry plans, and conduct preliminary proof and examination on investment, development, key technological innovation and import projects; strengthen industry self discipline, standardize industry activities, foster specialized markets and maintain fair competition; carry out technical exchanges, economic and trade cooperation at home and abroad; organize the recommendation of key scientific and technological achievements; participate in drafting, revising national and industry standards, and organize the implementation and supervision; reflect industry situation and enterprise desires, and maintain the legal rights of industry and enterprises; organize personnel, technical and professional skill training.

CPCIA- China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association (CPCiA), a non-profit-oriented social body consisting of voluntary enterprises, institutions, professional associations and local societies of petroleum and chemical industry, runs as national comprehensive medium organization with some servicing and managing functions.

The main missions of CPCIA are as follows: CPCIA will ally forces of domestic industries and develop international cooperation so to promote technological advancement and make industry progress. Moreover, it will reflect the needs of enterprises and maintain their profits. Furthermore, it will strengthen exchange with government, serve as a bridge between government and enterprises, assist government in industrial management.

CPCIA's business functions can be detailed as follows: 1.Strengthen industrial regulations, normalize industrial operation and maintain fair market construction. 2.Handle investigation and research work for industrial economic development, make proposals about economic policy and legislation to government departments. 3.Conduct industrial statistics, engage in data analysis and periodical information release. 4.Participate in the industrial planning, undertake the pre-feasibility study of major projects concerning investment, technical renovation and technology import. 5.Develop economic and technical exchange and cooperation both home and abroad, carry out exhibitions, seminars on technological and academic exchange. 6.Participate in market construction, render consulting service about patent protection, anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and anti-smuggling. 7.Recommend major scientific research projects, identify scientific and technical results, extend the applications. 8.Take part in the production and alteration of national industrial standard, and bring them through to accomplishment. 9.Launch quality management and participate in quality control. 10.reflect the needs of members and the situation of this industry, protect the legal rights and profits of out members. 11.Organize training programs for talents, technical and professional personnel. 12.Instruct enterprises to better management, and provide relevant consulting service. 13.Offer membership associations' management and business guidance.
CPCIA was officially opened on April 28,2001.At present, it possesses 265 members, among which, membership associations and local associations numbers 59.All its sub-associations and enterprises totals more than 5000.which,cover some 70% of this industry scope.

CCCME-Founded in July 1988,China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Machinery and Electronic Products (CCCME) is a self-discipline and nationwide trade organization, formed jointly and voluntarily by various economic organizations  registered in accordance with law in the People's Republic of China and engaged in import and export and export of machinery and electronic products and related activities. Now it has more than 4,700 members. According to the provisions in Article 35 of the Foreign Trade Law of the People's Republic of China, the aim of the Chamber is to provide coordination, guidance, consultation and service. Its detailed functions are: to abide by the Constitution, laws, regulations and the policies of the State, to observe social morality, to conduct coordination and guidance towards import and export business and relevant activities, to provide advice and service for its members and other organizations, to maintain normal foreign trade order, to protect fair competition, to safeguard the national interests and lawful rights and interests of its members, and to promote the healthy development of import and export business.

The Chamber Mainly focus on: Working as abridge and a link between government and its members. Publicize the foreign trade laws, rules, principles and policies of the State, so as to guide and supervise its members in lawful operation; Reflect information, opinion and suggestion of its member enterprises on behalf of their interests to government departments concerned on the basis of investigation and analysis in order to provide basis for government departments concerned to formulate related policies; Maintain close ties between members and departments concerned, such as banks, insurance companies, customs, and authorities for foreign exchange administrations, bureau of commodity inspection and authorities responsible for foreign trade and economic relations to help member enterprises get policy-related support; Join the relevant international organizations and attend relevant international and professional meetings on behalf of the members. Establish and strengthen links with foreign counterparts from various countries and regions to carry out information exchanges and develop business cooperation.
Implementing duties entrusted by the government or requested by the members and regulated by the members and regulated by the trade agreement: Organize bidding work of export quota under the guidance of the Tendering Committee of Export Commodities of MOFTEC; Assist the Customs in verifying the prices of export items; Organize experts in examining the international bidding documents and evaluating bidding reports on specific machinery and electronic products; Organize experts involving in evaluating and examining machinery and electronic products in foreign projects aided by the Chinese government.
Coordination and guidance…maintain normal order of import and export business: Conduct coordination and guidance towards its members' import and export business of machinery and electronic products, coordinate and solve business disputes of import and export between members, promote self-discipline and maintain the normal foreign trade order and common interests of its members; Organize members concerned to respond to foreign allegations of dumping and other allegations of subsidy or protective measures against China's export commodities and to carry out training of basic knowledge of anti-dumping, promote self-discipline and protect proper rights of the members.
Offer assistance of constancy and service to the members to explore International Market.
  

CLIMC- China National Light Industry Machinery Corp. Authorized by the State Council, CLIMC was founded in March, 1980 on the basis of the former Machinery Bureau of the National Light Industry Ministry. The corporation is a state -owned and state - invested enterprise with a total assets of RMB 1.8 billion Yuan.

As the only light industry machinery corporation of national scale, CLIMC provides equipments, technique and service for the light industry. Due to years of sustained efforts, the corporation gains high prestige and good reputation at home and abroad and being listed in the top 500 enterprises in China.

CLIMC consider it a responsibility to push forward the development of Chinese light industry and international cooperation. APPLAS, as part of this responsibility, makes CLIMC different from the ordinary exhibition companies.

CLIMA - China National Light Industry Machinery Association. Approved by pre-Ministry of Light Industry and registered with Ministry of Civil Affairs, CLIMA was officially established in March 1989. It currently has about 800 memberships, composing of manufacturing enterprises, local light industry machinery associations and corporations, scientific research & design as well as education institutes in China. There are presently 13 branches under CLIMA, while the Plastic & Rubber branch plays a very active role in the industry.
CLIMA works as a link between the government and the members ,and also the members and market, assists the government in administration, and provides information and services to its members, users of light industry machinery and the government.

CLIMA highlights the cooperation with related associations, manufacturers and other partners worldwide, to promote mutual development.

The unrivaled contacts and solid management experience of the organizers, coupled with the support from local professional associations consolidate the smooth running of APPLAS 2009.