The seventh ITMA ASIA + CITME to open in Shanghai with 1237 exhibitors The seventh ITMA ASIA + CITME 2020 exhibition shall open on June 12 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 will bring 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-than-expected per-
formance of ITMA Asia + CITME 2020 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 combined show is owned by CEMATEX (European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers), the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT-Tex), China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA) and China Exhibition Centre Group Corporation (CIEC). Mr. Ernesto Maurer, president of CEMATEX, explained, “We are extremely pleased to be able to stage Asia's largest textile machinery exhibition during this challenging period, thanks to the strong performance of the China's textile industry, and the support of our exhibitors and partners. This edition of ITMA Asia + CITME has further sealed the combined exhibition's reputation as the leadingedge business platform in Asia for textile machinery.”
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PAKISTAN TEXTILE JOURNAL - June 2021
