ITMA ASIA + CITME is On Target for a Large, Vibrant Show

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2024 Announced

ith the Asian marketplace back to business as usual, the enthusiasm is high to return to the rescheduled ITMA ASIA + CITME. As Asia’s leading business platform for textile machinery, the show continues to draw interest for its exhibition. Now taking place from November 19 to 23, 2023 in Shanghai, the event expects to have almost 1,500 exhibitors from 24 countries and regions taking part in the combined exhibition.

Six exhibition halls of the National Convention and Exhibition Center grossing over 160,000 square meters have been booked, according to the show owners –CEMATEX and its Chinese partners, the Sub-Council of the Textile Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT-Tex), China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA) and China Exhibition Centre Group Corporation (CIEC).

Exhibitors are also buoyant about prospects as China’s economy is projected to be performing better than expected. The International Monetary Fund (IMF) recently revised its forecast for China’s GDP growth upwards to 5.2% in 2023 from its previous projection of 4.4% last October.

“The reopening of China’s economy is pivotal for the region as China is a key driver of the expansion. Such positive news has helped textile machinery manufacturers to rebuild their confidence in the China market,” explained Ernesto Maurer, President of CEMATEX, which owns the ITMA and ITMA ASIA exhibitions. “We salute our exhibitors for keeping faith with us,” he added. “Not only have they not withdrawn their participation, but some have also even increased their booth space.

Gu Ping, President of China Textile Machinery Association, said, “Compared with the previous combined exhibition, the number of exhibitors in this edition has increased by 15 percent. We welcome the presence of these new enterprises as they will add to a more diverse showcase of the technological innovation, and provide new vitality and impetus for the development of the textile industry.”

Many exhibitors have also increased their booth space after China eased its strict COVID rules and reopened its borders earlier this year. Among the exhibitors who have increased their space since the Chinese government’s announcement early this year are Muratec, Saurer, Savio, TMT Machinery and Trützschler.

“We have decided to enlarge our booth space because our outlook for the Chinese market is very positive, and we expect more overseas visitors now,” said Harald Schoepp, Managing Director of Trützschler China. “We are going to present Trützschler’s latest machinery and solutions for the spinning, nonwoven and man-made fiber industries.”

The combined show is organized by Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Co., Ltd., and co-organizer

The show recently announced dates for next year: October 1418, 2024, at the National Exhibition and Convention Center, Shanghai, China.

In making the announcement ahead of the 2023 show, Ernesto Maurer explained, “The planning of the 2024 edition of ITMA Asia + CITME requires an exceptional process, starting already ahead of this year’s edition in November 2023. The exhibition has a stringent admission policy which encompasses various processes, including various stages of space application, rigorous admission procedures, space allocation, and thorough booth design vetting. Considering the multifaceted aspects involved in these preparatory stages, and above all, to safeguard the quality of the 2024 edition of ITMA Asia + CITME, the stand space application must open well ahead of the show in October 2024.”

Gu Ping said, “I believe the launch of ITMA Asia + CITME 2024 as scheduled next year, will be a highly anticipated event to foster greater collaboration and exchanges between domestic and foreign textiles industries, working together to shape the future.

For more information on ITMA ASIA + CITME 2023 and 2024, please contact: Daphne Poon, ITMA Services, at +65 94789543 and via email at daphnepoon@ itma.com. You can also reach out to Christine Tang, Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Company, at + 86 10 85229646 and via email at Email: tangrong@ccpittex.com

By Seshadri Ramkumar, Ph.D.

Nonwovens and Advanced Materials Laboratory, Texas Tech University

Seshadri Ramkumar, Ph.D., is professor of nonwovens and advanced materials at Texas Tech University. He is a member of Technical Advisory Board at INDA, Association of the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry. He was the immediate past chair of the Nonwovens Engineers & Technologists (NET) Division of TAPPI, and he publishes a column called TexSnips. He can be reached at s.ramkumar@ttu.edu.