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October 2011
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics
China International Trade Fair for Apparel Fabrics and Accessories
Shanghai, China
18 – 21 October 2011
Leading industry event worldwide opens next week covering the mass to luxury marketplace
Fair continues to attract new and return exhibitors, establishing strength of Intertextile brand
Planet Textiles conference on sustainability debuts with important line-up of speakers on second day of trade fair
Breaking a new record, the leading industry event – Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, opens next week on 18 October 2011 with more than 3,000 suppliers from 23 countries and regions, covering the mass to luxury apparel fabrics and textile related products market. The show runs for four days at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre and spans 150,000 sqm of exhibition space, with a majority of exhibitors returning year after year including Albini, Cerruti, Hield and many others.
“We are indeed very fortunate to have so much support from the international industry,” said Ms Wendy Wen, Textile Trade Fair Director for Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. “We have grown together with many of our exhibitors including well known luxury fabric producers from Europe, fashion and functional fabric suppliers from Asia Pacific as well as countless other regions and specialists, and together, we offer the best products worldwide in a well-organised and professional business atmosphere.”
The 13 halls will accommodate two halls (N5 & E7) dedicated for accessories and trims – a 57 percent increase in scale; three international halls (W1 – W3) featuring country and region pavilions from Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, the UK plus a new country pavilion entry from Spain as well as fibre group pavilions including Cotton Council International, Hyosung, Invista and Lenzing.
Among some of the new participating international suppliers are Abraham Moon and Sons (UK), a luxury wool producer; Checkpoint Labelling Services Hong Kong Ltd (HK), a global leader in shrink management, merchandise visibility and apparel labeling solutions; Nilit Ltd (Israel), a leading nylon manufacturer; Manifattura Valle Brembana (Italy), a fine cotton and cotton blend shirting’s fabrics producer; Textil Settam SA (Spain), a fabrics supplier for ladieswear, cocktail and evening wear as well as fashion fabrics for children’s wear plus many other first time participants.
The remaining halls (W4 – W5, E1 – E6) will feature domestic exhibitors who are divided into product end use such as casual wear, denim, suitings, shirtings, functional/ sportswear and ladieswear.
Expertise from around the world
Throughout the four-day fair, exhibitors’ products will be on display, complementing the A/W 2012-13 trend forecasts at the Intertextile Directions Trend Forum (W2) by Doneger Creative Services from New York as well as the Fabrics China Trends for Suitings (E2), Ladieswear (E5) and Casual wear (W5).
Other unique displays showcasing exhibitors’ products include:
• Accessories (E7)
• Denim (W3 & W4)
• Lingerie & Swimwear Fabrics (W3)
• Cotton Display Area (W3)
The “Verve for Design” – Textile Designer Zone (W2) offers innovative textile designs made in Korea as well as by designers from Italy and China.
An additional 30 seminars taking place from 19 – 20 October offer expertise advise on:
• Design and Trend with speakers from Doneger Creative Services, Stylesight and WGSN
• Market Information and Business Strategy
• Technology and Solutions with speaker from Amann Group
• Certification and Testing with speaker from Control Union Certifications
• Legal issues
Equally as important are the product presentations held on 19 October 2011 with 4 companies introducing their latest innovations including:
• Fountain Set Ltd
• Grasim Industries Ltd
• TESTEX Swiss Textile Testing Ltd
• Unifi Textiles (Suzhou) Co Ltd
Planet Textiles conference on sustainability debuts with strong line-up of speakers on second day of trade fair
For the first time at the Shanghai fair, Messe Frankfurt and Eco Textile News will jointly co-organise Planet Textiles conference on sustainability at the Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel on 19 October 2011 from 10:00 am – 18:30 pm. The international conference tackles the crucial issues on sustainability in the global textile sector.
Key topics:
1) Supply chain transparency and compliance
2) The efforts of the Chinese denim sector to improve its environmental profile
3) Resource efficiencies including the conservation of energy
4) Water use in China's textile manufacturing sector.
Confirmed speakers are:
• Mr. Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt GmbH (Germany)
• Mr. Xu Ying-xin, Executive Vice Chairman of CCPIT-TEX (China)
• Mr. Sun Rui-zhe, Vice President of CNTAC & President of CTIC (China)
• Mr. John Cheh, Vice Chairman & CEO of Esquel Group Limited (Hong Kong)
• Dr. Thomas Schäfer, Executive Board Member of bluesign technologies ag (Switzerland)
• Mr. Kenneth Lo, Chairman of Crystal Group (Hong Kong)
• Mr. John Mowbray, Editor of Ecotextile News (UK)
• Mr. Nico van Schoot, Marketing Manager of Genencor (Denmark)
• Mr. Rohi Aggarwal, Global Vice President, Apparel & Home Textiles, Huntsman Textile Effects (Singapore)
• Mr. Peter Bartsch, Head of Marketing Apparel of Lenzing Fibers (Hong Kong) Ltd (Hong Kong)
• Mr. Bril Lacno, Director of Social & Environmental Sustainability, Asia, Levi Strauss & Co. (USA)
• Ms Linda Greer, Executive Director of Natural Resources Defence Council (USA)
• Mr. Phil Patterson, Chairman of RITE Group (UK)
• Mr. Pat-nie Woo, Chairman of Sustainable Fashion Business Consortium & Director of Central Textiles (Hong Kong)
• Mr. David Chu, Senior Vice President (Sales & Marketing) of TAL Apparel Limited (Hong Kong)
• Ms Anne Gillespie, Director of Industry Integrity, Textile Certification from Textile Exchange (USA)
• Ms Christine Tymkiw, Director of Raw Materials of Walmart Global Sourcing (USA)
Delegation seating is limited, contact info@planet-textiles.com
for more information on the debut conference or visit www.planet-textiles.com
Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics 2011 is co-organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, the Sub-council of Textile Industry, CCPIT and the China Textile Information Centre, to learn more about the show, please visit
www.intertextileapparel.com
For information on all Messe Frankfurt apparel textile fairs around the world, please visit http://texpertise-network.com
Background information on Messe Frankfurt
Messe Frankfurt is Germany’s leading trade fair organiser, with 448.3 million euros in sales and more than 1,600 active employees worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries, five branch offices and 52 international Sales Partners, giving it a presence for its customers in more than 150 countries. Events “made by Messe Frankfurt” take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2010, Messe Frankfurt organised 87 trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany. Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds, featuring 578,000 square metres, are currently home to ten exhibition halls and an adjacent Congress Center. The company is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent.
For more information, please visit our website at: www.messefrankfurt.com
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