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Successful Seventh ITMA ASIA + CITME combined show in Shanghai
Largest textile machinery exhibition held since the start of the pandemic occupy over 3,700 square meters while 63 Italian exhibitors take up over 2,500 square meters.
The seventh ITMA ASIA + CITME 2020 exhibition in Shanghai with the largest showcase of the latest textile machinery since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic last year.
Following an eight-month postponement, the combined exhibition grossing 160,000-square-metre brings together 1,237 textile machinery manufacturers from 20 countries and regions, and their buyers for face-to-face interaction.
Against the odds, the combined show only contracted by 10% in gross exhibition space. The better- thanexpected performance of ITMA Asia + CITME 2021 attests to China being an attractive textile machinery market. As 2021 marks the first year of China’s 14th Five-Year Plan, it has ushered in fresh development opportunities for the local textile industry, according to the show owners.
The largest contingent of exhibitors at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2021 comes from China, which has over 1,000 participants occupying over 56,000 square meters of net exhibit space. Some major exhibitors include CHTC, Fong’s, Ningbo Cixing, Wuxi Hongyuan, Hangzhou Honghua, Jiangsu Yingyou Textile Machinery and Changshu Textile Machinery.
A total of 170 exhibitors from CEMATEX territories were taking part in the exhibition. They occupy over 9,200 square meters, amounting to 13 per cent of the net space. Two of the largest national groups were Germany and Italy. Fifty-seven German exhibitors The next largest group of exhibitors come from Japan, taking up more than 2,200 square meters of net space. The Japanese participation is coordinated by the Japan Textile Machinery Association - a strategic partner of the combined show.
Although international participation has been greatly reduced due to travel restrictions, ITMA ASIA + CITME 2021 still features leading brand names from Europe and Japan. They include Automatex Solution, Fil Control, Groz-Beckert, Itema, Jeanologia, Karl Mayer, MS Printing Solutions, Meech International, Muratec, Oerlikon Barmag, Picanol, Reggiani Macchine, Rieter, Santoni, Saurer, Savio, Shima Seiki, Staubli, Toyota, Tsudakoma, Vandewiele and Vanwyk.
In term of product categories, similar to previous editions, spinning remains the largest sector, occupying 25 per cent of the total exhibit space. The finishing sector forms the next biggest group at 24 per cent, followed by knitting (13 per cent), weaving (12 per cent) and printing (8 per cent).
Another area showcasing industry innovation is the Research and Innovation Zone. The zone features 11 local universities and colleges. Among the participants were Donghua University, Jiangnan University, Qingdao University, Tianjin University of Technology, Wuhan Textile University, Xi’an University of Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology and other institutions.
