SIC 2026: eldercare and silver economy.

The 12th China International Silver Industry Exhibition, widely known as SIC 2026, will take place at PWTC Expo in Guangzhou and positions itself as one of China’s major trade platforms for the silver economy, elderly care and rehabilitation sectors. According to the official event information, the 2026 edition is planned with an exhibition area of 40,000 square meters, more than 600 exhibitors, over 80,000 visitors and 30+ professional forums. The organizer also states that SIC was first held in Guangzhou in 2014 and, after more than a decade of development, has become one of the largest and most influential exhibitions in China focused on products, technologies and solutions for the aging population and related service industries.

The thematic structure of SIC 2026 is built around the practical needs of the elderly care and rehabilitation market rather than around one narrow product category. The official website highlights core segments such as smart elderly care, elderly care services, age-friendly products, rehabilitation and nursing care, smart barrier-free services and health and wellness. In addition, the themed pavilion section notes that the exhibition will continue to develop dedicated zones for barrier-free living, rehabilitation equipment and therapy, daily necessities for the elderly, nursing aids, featured services for seniors, smart elderly care and health-related solutions. This makes the exhibition relevant not only for distributors of equipment, but also for operators of care institutions, healthcare service providers, developers of smart care systems and companies working with accessible environments.

SIC 2026 is aimed at a broad professional audience across the elderly care and rehabilitation value chain. The official homepage says the exhibition brings together products, technologies and solutions from nearly 16 countries and regions, including China, Japan, Australia, France, the United States, Germany, Denmark, the Netherlands and Canada. The event is also supported by a large network of industry associations, rehabilitation organizations, elderly-care service associations and professional bodies from different Chinese provinces and cities, which reinforces its role as a sector platform rather than only a conventional product fair. Based on the official materials, participants typically include manufacturers of care and rehabilitation equipment, nursing service operators, smart senior living solution providers, design and construction companies for age-friendly environments, financial and legal service providers focused on elderly care, as well as international brands entering or expanding in the Chinese market.

The exhibits profile published by the organizer shows that SIC 2026 covers a wide product matrix. The official categories include assistive aids such as walking, visual and hearing aids, orthoses and adapted devices; barrier-free living products including elder-friendly furniture, bathrooms, building materials and design solutions; rehabilitation equipment and therapy systems for cognitive recovery, muscle strength, balance training, kinesitherapy, massage and TCM rehabilitation; elderly care services such as nursing centers, home care, consulting and rehabilitation services; daily necessities for seniors; smart elderly care systems with wearable health devices, vital sign monitoring, smart home and institution management systems; nursing aids such as care beds, incontinence care products, transfer aids and wound care products; health and wellness products including functional food, supplements, physiotherapy equipment and testing products; and featured services for seniors covering education, tourism, financial, training and legal services.

The exhibition venue is PWTC Expo, also referred to in the official materials as Poly World Trade Center Expo, Guangzhou, China. Independent venue references identify the address as No. 1000 Xingang East Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, China, in the Pazhou exhibition area. This location is strategically important for trade visitors because it sits in one of Guangzhou’s best-known exhibition clusters and has direct metro access via Pazhou Station on Line 8 according to venue information sources. For international and regional buyers, that means relatively straightforward access, mature surrounding exhibition infrastructure and convenient linkage with other major business activities in Guangzhou.

According to the official facts and organization pages, SIC 2026 is hosted by the China Silver Industry Association and China Poly Group Corporation Limited. The organizer is Poly Developments and Holdings, with special support from the Department of Civil Affairs of Guangdong Province and the Guangzhou Municipal Civil Affairs Bureau. Event management is handled by Guangzhou Poly Jinhan Exhibition Co., Ltd. This institutional structure is important because it shows that the exhibition is backed not only by commercial exhibition management, but also by recognized industrial and public-sector stakeholders connected to elderly care, rehabilitation and social services development in China.