ITMA Asia, CITME Team Up

Organized by the industry for the industry, ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 combines two important textile machinery exhibitions.

Textile World Asia Special Report

T he first edition of ITMA Asia + CITME, combining two previously independently produced Asian textile machinery exhibitions, will open its doors to the global textile industry July 27-31 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), in Shanghai's Pudong district.

ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 brings together the Asia International Textile Machinery Exhibition (ITMA Asia) - a Singapore-based quadrennial show inaugurated in 2001 by the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX) as an Asian counterpart to the original Europe-based ITMA - and the China International Textile Machinery Exhibition (CITME) - a biennial event focused largely on the Chinese market, held in Beijing since 1988 and owned and organized by the China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA); Sub Council of Textile Industry, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT-TEX); and China International Exhibition Center Group Corp. (CIEC). The combined show - organized by Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Co. Ltd. (BJITME) and co-organized by Singapore-based MP International Pte. Ltd., with backing from CEMATEX and CTMA in partnership with the Japan Textile Machinery Association (JTMA) - will be held biennially in China in even-numbered years.

According to BJITME, ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 will be the largest textile machinery show ever produced in China. Originally planned to fill nine halls encompassing 100,000 square meters (m2) of exhibit space at SNIEC, the event quickly sold out its available exhibition space, and now - with an additional two halls being completed to provide more than 26,500 additional m2 of space - space is again sold out, show organizers report. More than 1,200 exhibitors from 27 countries and regions will present their products and services to a projected 100,000 trade visitors from around the world at ITMA Asia + CITME 2008. The projected visitor count exceeds the combined total for ITMA Asia 2005 and CITME 2006 by more than 30,000 people - suggesting that this combined show will provide the exhibitors with optimal exposure to their target markets, not only in China, but also in the broader Asian and even global marketplace.

Why Shanghai?

Although ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 is targeting the entire Asian marketplace, the Chinese textile industry, with its rapid growth and one-third share of global textile production capacity, is one of the largest consumers of textile machinery, especially European textile machinery. According to CTMA, in 2006, China imported textile machinery valued at more than US $4 billion - 19 percent greater than such imports in 2005. First-half 2007 imports totaled $3.1 billion, nearly 33-percent greater than the comparable period in 2006. Shanghai sits at the hub of the country's textile industry, with more than half of its textile mills and more than 60 percent of its textile machinery manufacturers located near the city and its neighboring provinces.

China's prominence as a major market for textile machinery is a key factor in the decision by CEMATEX to move its exhibition from Singapore to China, according to Edward Roberts, president, CEMATEX. "The date in 2008 has been chosen in order to enable us to react as quickly as possible to the changing requirements of the Asian market," Roberts said. "We have decided to work on this event with CTMA ... because they share our own objective of offering our exhibitors and their customers high-quality cost-effective exhibitions, and we are delighted that they will be our partner in these combined ITMA Asia + CITME shows."

Gao Yong, president, CTMA, notes that because ITMA Asia and CITME are owned by textile machinery associations, they are more effective venues than other textile machinery shows that have been launched in the region in terms of addressing the long-term development of the Asian textile industry.

"ITMA Asia and CITME ... are organized by the textile industry for the textile industry," Gao said. "We understand the needs of the industry, and the principal aim therefore is to offer a high-quality and relevant show for exhibitors and customers alike, and finally to strive towards the upgrade of the whole industry's science and technology level."

As the largest contingent of any single country, Chinese exhibitors have reserved more than 33,000 m2 of net space; but exhibitors from CEMATEX countries Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom will also have a large presence at the show.

"European machinery manufacturers are acknowledged as the major players in driving technical innovation in textile production methods," said Maria Avery, secretary general, CEMATEX. "Their depth of know-how, commitment to R&D and attention to quality in both equipment and end-product are well-deserved, and these characteristics make their exhibits the star attractions at any major show."

CEMATEX trade association members and exhibitors are enthusiastic about participating in the new combined show.

"ITMA is the world's largest textile machinery show and a truly unique opportunity for visitors to examine and compare equipment from all their potential suppliers," said Johann Philipp Dilo, chairman, German Engineering Federation (VDMA) Textile Machinery Association and CEO, Dilo Group. "This is very rare in the world of exhibitions. So we welcome the news of ITMA Asia's combined show with CITME, and also the frequency of every two years in China - this gives us a show which serves all our needs in this important market - and with the right timing."

"The last ITMA Asia held in Singapore in 2005 was a big success for us, and the business generated was very encouraging," said Jan Laga, vice president of Belgium-based Picanol NV. "... China is one of our key markets and ... the show will be held in the city of Shanghai, close to many of the textile regions," he added, noting the schedule allows the company to concentrate on one biennial show in China that does not fall in the same year as the quadrennial ITMA in Europe.

Among CEMATEX countries, Germany - which in 2007 shipped more than half of its textile machinery exports to Asia, with China receiving more than half of that share - leads the pack, with more than 9,100 m2 of net space reserved. Germany is followed by Italy, with more than 7,200 m2; and Switzerland, with 5,100 m2 of space.

Japanese exhibitors, members of JTMA, have reserved 3,000 m2 of net space in the exhibit halls.

"We can easily imagine that the most well-known textile machinery show in China (CITME) operated by the ITMA standard quality will be a great success in 2008," said Tetsuro Toyota, chairman, JTMA. "We expect to see such synergy with our own eyes, and we trust that this integration shall be beneficial for both customers and textile machine manufacturers. We look forward to exhibiting in 2008."

Other countries and regions represented among the show's exhibitors include Australia, Austria, Canada, Denmark, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Israel, Korea, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Singapore, Slovakia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and the United States.


Product Categories Follow ITMA, ITMA Asia Custom

The exhibition area will be organized into 14 product categories according to ITMA and ITMA Asia custom:
•    spinning preparation, man-made fiber production, spinning and auxiliary machinery, and accessories;
•    winding, texturing, twisting and auxiliary machinery, and accessories;
•    nonwovens and felting web-formation, bonding, finishing and auxiliary machinery, and accessories;
•    weaving preparatory, weaving, tufting and auxiliary machinery, and accessories;
•    knitting, hosiery and auxiliary machinery, and accessories;
•    braiding and embroidery machinery, and accessories;
•    washing, bleaching, dyeing, printing, drying, finishing, cutting, rolling, folding and auxiliary machinery, and accessories;
•    making-up machinery and accessories;
•    laboratory testing and measuring equipment, and accessories;
•    transport, handling, storing and packing equipment, and accessories;
•    recycling, waste-reduction and pollution-prevention equipment, and accessories;
•    design, data-monitoring, processing and integrated-production software;
•    associated equipment and products for the textile and making-up industries; and
•    services for the textile and making-up industries.

Yarn production and processing exhibitors will comprise the largest contingent by product category, taking up most of five halls and approximately 30,000 m2 of net space, with nonwovens exhibitors filling the balance of one hall. Dyeing, printing and finishing machinery will occupy more than 18,000 m2 in two halls and part of a third; with making-up, dyestuffs and chemicals, testing, and software filling the remaining space in the third hall. Knitting and hosiery machinery and weaving machinery each will fill one hall and share a third, with each category covering approximately 11,000 m2.


IPR Protection

The security of intellectual property is an issue that has received much attention as the Chinese textile industry has become more and more dominant in the global picture. ITMA Asia + CITME organizers are assuring exhibitors that "stringent controls" will be implemented to protect intellectual property rights (IPR) at the show. An onsite IPR Protection Office, set up in collaboration with the local government, will work with both exhibitors and visitors to prevent IPR violations, and will be prepared to take emergency measures, for example, closing an offending exhibitor's booth, if IPR infringements are proved.


Promotional Efforts

Industry professionals interested in attending ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 may pre-register online by following the Visitors link to online registration at www.itmaasia.com for a 40-percent savings compared with registering onsite.

Based on online registrations and group registrations from international textile organizations to date, BJITME expects strong attendance by textile professionals throughout Asia, with a very large number of visitors from the host country. Promotional activities in the form of road shows are also underway to draw more visitors from key countries. At least 15 state and local textile associations from India will send delegations to the show; and other delegations will come from Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan, Vietnam, Turkmenistan and Egypt. BJITME also plans to send road shows to key Chinese textile manufacturing centers.

"We are confident that we will see a very significant level of visitors from all the major Asian countries, and we are keen to develop this aspect of the exhibition to maximize the benefits of the new combined-show concept for both exhibitors and visitors," Avery said.

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For more information about ITMA Asia + CITME 2008, contact Maria Avery info@cematex.com; Zhao Xiaogang zhaoxg@ctma.net; www.itmaasia.com; www.citme.com.cn.

 

ITMA Asia, CITME合并展出

第 一届中国国际纺织机械展览会暨ITMA亚洲展览会 (ITMA Asia + CITME)将之前两个独 立的亚洲纺机展共冶一炉。展会将于7月27日至31日，于上海浦东的新国际博览中心展馆(SNIEC)举行。

ITMA Asia + CITME 2008 合并的两个展会，包括亚洲国际纺织机械展览会 (Asia International Textile Machinery Exhibition, ITMA Asia) 及中国国际纺机展 (China International Textile Machinery Exhibition, CITME)。ITMA展以往于新加坡举行，每四年一度，首届展会于2001年展出。展会由欧洲国际纺织机械展览组织CEMATEX主办，是欧洲ITMA 展的亚洲版本。至于CITME则每两年一届，主要为中国市场而设；展会于1988年首次在北京举行，主办者为中国纺织机械器材工业协会 (China Textile Machinery Association, CTMA)、中国国际贸易促进委员会纺织行业分会(Sub Council of Textile Industry, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, CCPIT-TEX)；以及中国国际展览中心集团公司 (China International Exhibition Center Group Corp, CIEC)。 本次合并展由北京泰格斯特国际展览展示有限公司 (BJITME) 主办、新加坡国际展会策划公司协办。另外支持的组织包括CEMATEX、CTMA及日本纺织机械协会 (JTMA)。展会以后将两年一度。

BJITME表示，ITMA Asia + CITME 2008将成为于中国举行的最大型纺机展，原本预计的展出面积包括新国际博览中心内 9个展馆、共 10万平方米；不过业者对展会的反应甚为踊跃，最后主办者再增加2个展馆、逾26500平方米展场，结果同样爆满。展会举行期间，将有来自27个国家、超过1200名参展商云集ITMA Asia + CITME 2008展览，为预期可达10万名的全球业内参观者展示产品及服务。主办者估计的参观者总数，超出2005年ITMA Asia展及2006年CITME展参观人数总和约3万人，反映合并展将成为参展商进军目标市场的最佳渠道。展会涵盖的地域不仅限于中国，也广及亚洲及全球各地的市场。

为何选址上海?

ITMA Asia + CITME 2008虽以整个亚洲市场为展出目标，但中国纺织业发展蓬勃，占有全球纺织业生产力三分之一强，蔚为纺织机械的主要消费者；中国尤其是欧洲纺织机械的主要销售对象。根据CTMA资料，中国于2006年进口的纺织机械逾40亿美元，较2005年增长19%。以 2007年上半年度计，进口总值更达31亿美元，较2006年同期急升约33%。上海是中国纺织业的枢纽，位于上海一带及毗邻省分的纺织厂占全国纺织厂总数一半以上，而纺机制造商的数目更逾全国总数60%。

 中国在纺机市场上的超然地位，是CEMATEX 将展会由新加坡移师中国举行的主要原因。CEMATEX 主席Edward Roberts表示："我们特别选定2008年，主要是希望可以第一时间捕捉亚洲市场瞬息万变的要求，即时作出回应。"他接着说："我们与CTMA合作的决定缮是因为大家目标一致，均希望致力为参展商及客户提供高质、高成本效益的展会。我们对双方合作举办ITMA Asia + CITME合并展感到非常满意。"

CTMA 理事长高勇表示，由于ITMA Asia 及CITME均由纺机组织拥有，故在回应亚洲纺织业的长远发展方面，较之于区内举办的其它纺机展，成效更为理想。

"ITMA Asia 与CITME...均是由纺织业为纺织业者举办的展会，"高勇表示："我们深明行业的需要，因此展会的主要目的，是同时为参展商及客户提供优秀的展会，最终达至提升整个行业的科学及技术水平的目标。"

以单一国家计算，中国业者可谓是展会上最大型的部队，中国参展商预留的展出总面积逾33000平方米；不过，来自比利时、法国、德国、意大利、荷兰、西班牙、瑞典、瑞士及英国等CEMATEX 会员国的参展商，亦将在展会大展身手。

"欧洲纺机制造商已获业界公认，是推进纺织业生产方法方面创新技术的主要玩家，" CEMATEX 秘书长Maria Avery说："他们在这方面的深入知识、致力研发的决心，以及对设
备与质量的关注，令产品成为任何大型展会的焦点。"

CEMATEX 贸易组织的成员及参展商，均积极参与新的合并展会。

"ITMA是全球最大型的纺机展，实在是业者认识及比较各个供应商产品的独特机会，"德国工程协会(VDMA) 纺机协会主席暨Dilo 集团首席行政官Johann Philipp Dilo表示："这于
展览业来说，甚为少见。 我们对ITMA Asia展与CITME展合并，表示欢迎。此外，每两年在中国展出，可以让我们捕捉中国这重要市场的需求，展会的时间及地点均甚为合适。"

"我们上届于新加坡举行的2005年度ITMA Asia展，成绩超卓，会上取得的生意额甚为理想。"比利时Picanol 公司副总裁Jan Laga说："...中国是我们的主要市场之一，...展会将在
上海举行，这地点邻近多个纺织区域。"此外，他又表示展期让公司只需集中应付一个在中国举行的双年展，亦不必与四年一度的欧洲ITMA 展同年参展。

在众多 CEMATEX 会员国中，德国的展出规模最大，预留的展出面积超过9100平方米。德国于2007年输出的纺织机械设备中，有逾半数运往亚洲，其中以中国入口的设备最为大宗，占亚洲进口量逾一半。规模第二大的是意大利，展 出面积逾7200平方米；再其次是瑞士，展出]面积5100平方米。

JTMA旗下的日本参展商会员公司，亦预留了展馆内3000平方米的展出面积。

"中国最有名的纺机展(CITME)，配合ITMA展会的优质水平，确保展会能于2008年取得杰出的成绩。" JTMA 主席Tetsuro Toyota表示："我们预期可以亲身目睹展会的协同成效，亦深信合并展会将为客户及纺机制造商同时缔造优势。我们殷切期望2008年展会的开幕。"

 展会的其它参展国家及地区尚包括澳洲、奥地利、加拿大、丹麦、埃及、香港、印度、以色列、韩国、列支敦士登、卢森堡、马来西亚、新加坡、斯洛伐克、台湾、泰国、土
耳其及美国等。 

产品按ITMA及ITMA Asia展惯例分类

展馆将按ITMA及ITMA Asia展的惯例，分为14个类别展出：
--纺纱准备、化学纤维生产、纺纱用机械、辅机和附件(包括专件、器材等);
--络筒、变形、捻线机械及其辅机、附件(包括专件、器材等);
--非织造布及制毡用成网、粘合与后整理机械及其辅助机械和附件(包括专件、器材等);
--织造准备、织造、簇绒机械及其辅机、附件(包括专件、器材等);
--针织机械、辅机、附件(包括专件、器材等);
--编织、绣花机械及其附件 (包括专件、器材等);
--洗涤、漂白、染色、印花、烘燥、整理、卷布、剪毛和折布机械，辅机及其附件(包括专件、器材等);
--缝纫工业机械和附件(包括专件、器材等);
--实验室用试验和测量设备、附件(包括专件、器材等);
--输送、装卸、仓储和包装设备及附件(包括专件、器材等);
--再循环设备、废物降低和防污染设备及其附件(包括专件、器材等);
--设计、数据监控、加工及集成用软件;
--纺织、缝制工业用相关设备和产品;
--纺织及缝制工业的服务。

会上最多参展商展出的类别是纱线生产及处理，总展出面积达四个多展馆、约3万平方米；第五个展馆余下的面积则由非织造布参展商占用。至于染色、印花、整理机器的展出
面积逾18000 平方米，占两个多展馆；第三个展馆余下地方展出缝纫工业机械、 染料及化学品、实验室用试验和测量设备、计算机软件等。针织机械与织造机械各占一个多展
馆，合共占用11000 平方米。

 致力保护知识产权

保护知识产权的问题蔚为市场焦点，尤其是在现时中国纺织业逐渐主导国际纺织市场的形势下，问题更受关注。ITMA Asia + CITME合并展的主办商，致力向参展商保证将采取"严厉"的措施，保护展会的知识产权。大会将与当地政府合作，于展场上设立保护知识产权办事处，致力与参展商及参观者合作，防止知识产权的侵权行为。一旦证实出现侵权行为，办事处会采取紧急措施，例如关闭侵权参展商的展摊等。

积极推广

有兴趣出席ITMA Asia + CITME 2008展的业内专业人士，可透过在线预早登录。业者只需 登入 www.itmaasia.com，于"参观者"一栏进入登记即可，在线预登录的费用较即场登记节 省40%。

按现时在线登录，以及国际纺织组织的团体登记情况看来，BJITME预期亚洲的纺织专业人 士将十分踊跃，其中以主办国家的参观者最多。大会亦透过举办路演活动，进一步吸引各 主要国家的参观者。此外，印度亦有最少15个州及当地纺织组织派出代表团参观展会；同 时出席的，尚有孟加拉国、印度尼西亚、越南、土库曼斯坦及埃及的代表团。BJITME亦计 划于主要的中国纺织品制造中心进行路演活动。

"我们深信亚洲的各个主要国家，将有大量参观者莅临展会，而我们亦会积极就这个范畴进 行推广，以尽量为参展商及参观者体现合并展会概念的优势。"Avery表示说。

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业者如欲查询ITMA Asia + CITME 2008展会的进一步数据，请联络Maria Avery (info@cematex.com)；Zhao Xiaogang (zhaoxg@ctma.net)；或登入 www.itmaasia.com 或。 www.citme.com.cn

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