Combined textile machinery shows ITMA Asia and CITME 2016, this year’s show has attracted interest from around 1,600 exhibitors and are expecting approximately 100,000 trade visitors which is schedule in October to be held in Shanghai.

CEMATEX is the owner of the combined show, together with its Chinese partners – the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT-Tex, China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA) and China International Exhibition Centre Group Corporation.

The event is organized by Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Co. and co-organised by MP Expositions. The Japan Textile Machinery Association is a partner association of the show.

Maria Avery, secretary general, CEMATEX, said that the combined show is now well-entrenched in the textile machinery exhibition calendar. It draws all the leading textile and garment manufacturers and is an essential showcase for the Asian market, offering plenty of business and networking opportunities.

Early bird tickets can now be purchased online at www.itmaasia.com and www.citme.com.cn until 1 October 2016.

ITMA Asia and CITME 2016 will be held 21 to 25 October 2016 at the new National Exhibition and Convention Centre (NECC) in Shanghai.

Nonwoven exhibitors at the 2014 edition of ITMA Asia and CITME included Andritz, the China Nonwovens and Industrial Textiles Association (CNITA) Truetzschler, Changshu Weicheng Nonwoven Equipment, and Jiangsu Yingyang Nonwoven Machinery.