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The Textile Magazine
APRIL 2012
Over 1,230 exhibitors to join
ITMA Asia + CITME
events
The current economic uncertainties have not damp-
ened demand for space at the third ITMA Asia + CITME
exhibition to be held at the Shanghai New International
Expo Centre (SNIEC) from June 12 to 16. The show
is organised jointly by CEMATEX and its Chinese
partners – the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT
(CCPIT-Tex), China Textile Machinery Association
(CTMA) and the China International Exhibition Centre
Group Corporation (CIEC).
Said Mr. Stephen Combes, President of CEMATEX:
“Response to this year’s combined show is beyond our
expectations. The strong demand for space attests to the
effectiveness and popularity of the combined show as
well as the resilience of the textile and textile machinery
industry. We already had a long waitlist for space by the
deadline for applications, and therefore made the deci-
sion to book the remaining space available in the venue
to enable us to accommodate around 80 companies on
our waitlist.”
With the additional 6,000 sq. metres of exhibition
space, the show will now gross over 132,000 sq. metres,
30 per cent larger than the previous event in 2010. More
than 1,230 exhibitors from 27 countries and regions will
take part in it.
Mr. Wang Shutian, CTMA President, said: “Interest
in the combined show remains extremely strong, espe-
cially from Chinese textile machinery manufacturers.
As China’s textile industry continues its transformation,
the demand for advanced machinery and technology is
on the rise. This is also reflected in the current uptrend
in textile machinery trade.”
The latest statistics from China Customs reveal that
China’s textile machinery foreign trade registered a
year-on-year growth of 25.6 per cent to reach $7.6 bil-
lion in 2011. Of this amount, exports contributed $2.25
billion while imports chalked up $5.36 billion.
In the lead-up to ITMA Asia + CITME 2012, visitor
promotional efforts are gathering momentum. Earlier,
overseas promotional activities were held in Bangla-
desh, India and Russia. Visits to Vietnam, Pakistan and
Indonesia have been scheduled. In China, an intensive
roadshow covering Fujian, Guangdong, Henan and
Shandong provinces is underway.
Mr. Stephen Combes,
President, CEMATEX
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