Yarn Expo Spring 2018 expects to add more than 450 exhibitors

The Yarn Expo Spring 2018, the leading trade event in the world”s biggest yarn and fibre consuming market is ready to once again to create an effective sales and sourcing platform for the industry where more than 450 exhibitors from more than 10 countries and regions including China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Pakistan, Singapore, Thailand, Uzbekistan and Vietnam are expected to take part.

The fair will depict current industry trends: the rise of innovative synthetic and specialty yarns and increasing demand for eco-friendly products.

The Birla Planet pavilion this year will include six exhibitors showcasing Birla Viscose, a heavy-metal-free fibre that is well suited to blending with other fibres. According to Peter Dong, marketing director of Aditya Birla Group, there will be fierce competition in the industry in 2018 due to total production increasing by 15-20 per cent, but the eco-friendly nature of their products.

Sateri Pavilion will also be there at this year’s fair. Sateri is a well-known brand in China. Specialising in viscose rayon, they are the largest producer of viscose fibre in the country with three mills and an annual capacity of 550,000 tonnes. Following the success of their debut pavilion at the previous Yarn Expo, they return again with their members who will showcase skin-friendly hygiene products made from viscose fibre.

Another interesting exhibitor will be Yibin Grace, whose most popular product is Gracell fibre made from 100 per cent pure wood pulp making it completely degradable. With high fibre strength and softness, it can be used in knitted products, woven wool fabrics, home textiles, nonwoven facial masks, and high-grade woven fabrics for jeans, trousers and shirts.

Nearly 400 domestic exhibitors will showcase a wide range of innovative fibres and yarns in Fancy Yarn Zone, Colourful Chemical Fibre Zone, Natural Cotton Zone, Quality Wool Zone and Green Linen Zone. Besides selling and sourcing at the trade fair, the participants can also attend a series of seminars and be a part of the fashion show.

Together with Yarn Expo Spring 2018, four other textile trade fairs are held concurrently during March 14-16: Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Spring Edition, PH Value and the China International Fashion Fair (CHIC). Yarn Expo Spring is organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) and the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT.

Yarn Expo Spring will run from March 14-16 in Shanghai, providing trade buyers, around 22,000 are expected at the fair, with a diverse range of yarns and fibres. The three-day international event in Shanghai will keep on display a full spectrum of quality yarn and fibre products, such as natural and blended yarns, man-made fibres and yarns as well as specialty yarns to accommodate all kinds of sourcing needs.