ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016 rings the curtain up

▐ Over 1,600 exhibitors from 28 nations and regions expected to take part in the show▐
▐ Over 170,000 sqm. of exhibition space▐

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ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016 sees a grand opening in the National Convention and Exhibition Center (Shanghai) on October 21st, which is the fifth edition of
the combined show after four successful editions respectively in 2008, 2010, 2012, and 2014. It is the largest textile machinery exhibition in Aisa, aiming to provide high-quality services and build a platform for mutual exchange and common progress for the global textile machinery manufacturing enterprises and the textile industry professionals.

It is learned that the exhibition, covering an area of 170,000 square meters, is expected to attract more than 1,600 enterprises from 28 countries and regions in the next five days. Six halls are covered, including three single-storey halls H1 - H3 as well as the first floor halls of three doublestorey halls H4.1 - H6.1. Specifically, Hall 1 is for the spinning enterprises from 16 nations and regions; Hall 2 for spinning, man-made fiber and nonwoven equipment from 13 nations and regions; Hall 3 for the weaving equipment from 15 nations and regions; Hall 4.1 for the knitting machinery from 11 nations and regions; Hall 5.1 for dyeing and printing, garments, instruments and meters from 23 nations and regions; Hall 6.1 for dyeing and finishing equipment from 15 nations and regions.

Visitors are required to buy badges for entrance and there is no admission for non-professionals, aiming to provide an effective communication platform for the exhibitors and customers. For convenience of the visitors, online registration on the official website is also available before October 18th.

For this edition, the organizers have made some adjustments based on the original system, i.e., three kinds of log-in are available on home page of the pre-registration system, including personal / group pre-registration, invited customers free registration, and registered users log-in, clear and concise. Global online payment system is also opened to facilitate the visitors to pay online. Badges can be printed at any time through the print@home function after successful payment, saving time  for the visitors on the spot. In addition, in order to facilitate the exhibitors to invite customers, “Guest Ticket” system is also  available on the website, from which the exhibitors could apply visiting badges and  buy invitation code for their customers, which will allow the customers log on the pre-registration system to register through the entry of “invited customers free registration”. 40% discount will be given to the “Guest Ticket”.

In spite of a less growth percentage of the scale than the previous years, the exhibition this year is still the world’s largest textile machinery exhibition most valued by textile machinery enterprises globally.

Since the first edition of the combined show in 2008, ITMA ASIA + CITME has been witnessing a constant rising number of visitors at home and abroad. The exhibition in 2014 received a total of 100,000 professional visitors and industry insiders, of which 20% were from overseas countries and regions. In recent years, with the rapid development of the textile industry in India, Pakistan and Indonesia, their demands for new equipment and new technology have been increasingly high, together with strengthened national policies to support the development of the industry.

The exhibition this year is likely to set a record in the organization of professional visitors.

In order to invite high-quality overseas visitors, the organizers cooperated with nearly 50 professional media around the world to publish the news of the show, and won great supports from Bangladesh (Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association), Vietnam (Vietnam Textile and Apparel Association), Pakistan (All Pakistan Textile Mills Association), Indonesia (Indonesian Textile Association), South Korea (Korea Federation of Textile Industries), Chinese Taiwan (Taiwan Textile Federation), Turkey (Turkish Textile Employers Association), Japan (Japan Fiber Industry Association), India (The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council, TEXPROCIL), Thailand (Thailand Textile Institute), Malaysia (Malaysian Textile Manufacturers Association), Italy (Italian Textile and Garment Association) and Germany (German Textile and Garment Association).

In order to promote the healthy development of the industry, the intellectual property protection work has been one of the most important tasks for each edition of the show. It is learned that before the opening of this exhibition, all the exhibitors at home and abroad allowed to participate in the fair and the organizers have signed the “Commitment To Intellectual Property Protection”, promising to abide by the intellectual property laws of People’s Republic of China as well as the coordination and handling suggestions from administrative law enforcement departments at all levels and the IP offices to actively cooperate with the handling procedures for the protection of intellectual property rights. For this exhibition, the organizers will continue to set up a special office of intellectual property for on-site supervision and handling of intellectual property disputes.

The Intellectual Property Office includes legal advisers, legal experts and technical experts from Shanghai Intellectual Property Office invited by the exhibition organizers. 

Since 2008, a combined show known as “ITMA ASIA + CITME” has been held in China, scheduled to take place every two years. Taking off in Shanghai, the milestone event features the unique strengths of the ITMA brand and China’s most important textile event - CITME. ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016 is co-organized by CCPIT TEX, CTMA (China Textile Machinery Association), China International Exhibition Center Group Corporation, all nine CEMATEX European textile machinery associations, Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Co., Ltd., MP International, and JTMA (Japan Textile Machinery Association).