In 2020, a sudden COVID-19 outbreak forced global economic activity to press the “pause key”. Although the situation of China’s prevention and control is further improved, the spread of the pandemic worldwide has made the international prevention and control situation particularly severe and complicated.

The organizer of ITMA Asia + CITME always put the safety and interests of all exhibitors and visitors in the first place. The organizer decided to postpone the “ITMA Asia + CITME 2020” originally scheduled to be held from October 15 - 19, 2020 to June 12 - 16, 2021 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai).

As a highly anticipated international business platform for the global industry, the registration of ITMA Asia + CITME 2020 was successfully completed by the end of March, and the registration area has exceeded the scale of the exhibition. However, under the pandemic situation, despite the gradual restoration of domestic production and living order, international trade and commerce still face huge risks and challenges.

At the same time, based on full research and judgment of the global economic trend and business environment, combined with the IMF’s recent prediction of the recovery of the global economy in 2021 and the accelerated recovery of the Chinese economy, the organizer finally chose the June 2021. The organizer will continue to promote various services and guarantees. For companies submitting applications for registration during the extension period, the organizer will open a waiting list and increase the exhibition area as necessary to meet the needs of more companies to ensure that the ITMA Asia + CITME will boost the industry market next year when the economy recovers.

In June 2021, the ITMA Asia + CITME will bring more new equipment and new technologies to the market, combining innovative ideas and industrial applications of the global industry. When the global textile industry gathers together again, not only can they experience the technical interpretation of “smart manufacturing”, but they will also feel the outbreak after the sluggish market demand. ITMA Asia + CITME will continue to build a safe and more effective exhibition platform for the global textile industry, and press the “acceleration key” for the recovery of the global textile industry.