The current economic uncertainties have not dampened 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 decision 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, especially 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 billion 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 Bangladesh, 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.