Following the official announcement of DPES CHINA 2027, DPES has continued to expand its global promotion efforts. Recently, the DPES overseas promotion team traveled to Cairo, Egypt, to participate in DIGI SIGN & TEX AFRICA 2026, one of the most influential professional exhibitions for the advertising signage and textile printing industries in Africa. Through this event, DPES actively promoted its brand and invited international buyers from the Middle East and Africa, further strengthening its influence across Belt and Road markets.
· Exhibition Name: DIGI SIGN & TEX AFRICA 2026
· Date: May 13–15, 2026
· Venue: Cairo International Convention & Exhibition Centre
· Frequency: Annual
As an important industry platform for digital printing, signage, and textile printing in Egypt and Africa, DIGI SIGN & TEX AFRICA gathers professional buyers and industry enterprises from across the Middle East and Africa. The exhibition covers a wide range of sectors, including digital printing equipment, signage production, CNC engraving and cutting, textile printing, advertising materials, and 3D printing. It serves as a key gateway for local businesses to explore industry trends and establish commercial partnerships.
During the exhibition, the DPES promotion team actively visited all exhibition halls and engaged in in-depth discussions with exhibitors and professional visitors from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Turkey, Morocco, and many other African countries. The team focused on understanding the latest market trends and purchasing demands in advertising production, digital printing, and textile printing across the region.
During the promotion activities, the team introduced the key highlights of DPES CHINA 2027 to on-site buyers, including:
· A comprehensive upgrade in 2027, with the exhibition relocating entirely to Area B of the Canton Fair Complex;
· Expanded exhibition scale covering 13 exhibition halls and 130,000 sqm;
· A complete industry chain covering signage, digital printing, advertising materials, textile printing, LED, engraving & cutting, and packaging printing;
· China’s leading direct manufacturers gathered in one place for more efficient sourcing and business matching;
· The advantages of an industry-organized exhibition model with highly targeted resource integration.
The team distributed English promotional materials for DPES CHINA 2027 and sincerely invited professional buyers from the Middle East and Africa to visit Guangzhou in February 2027 for sourcing and business cooperation with Chinese manufacturers.
Many professional buyers from the advertising production, textile printing, and digital printing sectors expressed that China’s supply chain remains highly competitive in equipment manufacturing, material support, and product innovation. They also noted that large-scale professional exhibitions like DPES, which cover the complete industry chain, provide significant value in improving sourcing efficiency, discovering quality suppliers, and keeping up with the latest industry trends.
Some buyers also showed particular interest in China’s rapid development in digital textile printing and DTF technologies. They expressed hopes of visiting DPES CHINA 2027 to further expand their supplier networks and explore long-term cooperation opportunities with Chinese manufacturers.
The promotion trip in Egypt further enhanced DPES’s brand exposure and industry influence in the Middle East and African markets, while also helping DPES CHINA 2027 connect with high-quality buyers from emerging overseas markets.
From February 24–27, 2027, at Area B of the Canton Fair Complex in Guangzhou, DPES looks forward to reuniting with professionals from the global signage, digital printing, and textile printing industries to explore new international business opportunities and jointly promote the high-quality development of the industry.
