"We are actually buying for the second half of the year, and we have a strong demand for small domestic appliances and large appliances," said Christophe Bénard, Managing Director of Schneider Consumer Asia. "The Chinese manufacturers are making a great effort to launch new products with less energy consumption," he added. Bénard is going to attend the first phase of the 134th Canton Fair held from October 15 to 19 this year, to seek more suppliers of electric products.