IOE 2027: Edible Oil Expo

IOE 2027 (the 17th International Edible Oil Industry Expo, often referred to as “China Oil Expo”) will be held on May 28–30, 2027 in Changsha, Hunan. The announced venue is Hunan International Convention & Exhibition Center (Mango Hall), a location that is typically used for high-traffic B2B trade events in the region, enabling buyers to schedule supplier meetings efficiently across three show days. The expo is designed around business procurement and industry matchmaking: manufacturers, brand owners, distributors, and industrial buyers use it to compare edible oil product lines and to evaluate upstream and downstream partners that influence product quality, cost structure, and delivery reliability. Published show planning figures for the 2027 edition indicate an exhibition scale of about 30,000 m², around 500 exhibitors, and an expected audience of over 20,000 visitors, which implies a dense supplier environment and enough coverage to build a real shortlist rather than collect brochures.

The thematic focus of IOE is the edible oil value chain as a production-and-distribution system, not only finished products. In practical sourcing terms, that means the expo is relevant for companies who need to connect product strategy with industrial execution: raw material sourcing and oil categories, refining and quality stabilization topics, processing technologies, and packaging solutions that determine shelf life, brand differentiation, and operational cost. For buyers, the highest value usually comes from treating the exhibition as a supply-chain optimization exercise: comparing suppliers by consistency of quality, documented compliance, repeatability of batches, logistics readiness, and the ability to support scale orders. The 2027 edition is positioned as a regional hub event in Changsha, which also makes it useful for market access into Central China, where distribution capability and stable replenishment can be as decisive as price per ton.

The show positioning and public organizer information indicate a professional attendee structure: edible oil producers and brand companies, packaging and processing suppliers, distributors and channel buyers, plus industry bodies and associations that support professional outreach. For exhibitors, this typically results in higher-intent meetings focused on commercial execution: price frameworks, private label or OEM scenarios, quality documentation requirements, and delivery cadence for repeat orders. For visitors, it supports faster due diligence: supplier capacity validation, sample and specification alignment, and shortlisting for RFQ or contract negotiations. Because the expo is presented as a recurring industry event, it is also used for benchmarking: comparing product positioning and packaging trends, and tracking how suppliers adapt to quality, safety, and efficiency pressures in the edible oil market.

IOE’s practical exhibit mix typically spans finished edible oil products and the industrial ecosystem around them, including packaging and production solutions that directly affect throughput, yield, and quality control. The 2027 edition’s published framing emphasises industry-wide supply–demand matching and high-quality development, which usually means buyers can expect to find both product suppliers and technology/service partners that help reduce production risk and improve cost predictability across the cycle. For procurement teams, the key outcome of a visit is a structured shortlist by role: product suppliers for core SKUs, packaging partners for positioning and logistics robustness, and process/equipment partners for operational improvement. This approach helps avoid the common failure mode in edible-oil sourcing: selecting a product supplier without verifying the stability of packaging, processing capability, and documentation support required for consistent distribution and compliant sales.

The 2027 event is announced at Hunan International Convention & Exhibition Center (Mango Hall) in Changsha, Hunan. Public venue notes for the same listing include the address context in Changsha and identify the venue as the core exhibition site for the three-day schedule, which is important for travel planning, exhibitor logistics, and meeting time management. For buyers, a single consolidated venue matters because it supports “category-block” routing: scheduling supplier meetings by category and reducing time loss, which is critical when the goal is to compare many vendors and still leave time for negotiation and specification checks.

Public listings for the 2027 edition name the organizer as the China Oil Expo Organizing Committee (中国油博会组委会). The official site positioning for the broader oil-expo brand also describes the event series as being developed with support from multiple national industry organizations and an exhibition operator (Yonghong International Exhibition Co., Ltd.), which indicates a trade-oriented structure and sustained industry outreach rather than a one-off local fair.