The recently concluded edition of ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016, which took place from October 21 to October 25 in Shanghai, China registered visitation of over 100,000 from 102 countries and regions.
Sprawling over 170,000 sq. mt. of gross exhibition space, a total of 1,673 exhibitors from 28 countries and regions participated in the exhibition. In terms of visitor numbers, Chinese mainland visitors ranked first, followed by India, Japan, Korea, Taiwan China, Indonesia and Bangladesh. 20 per cent of visitation was noticed from outside China.
Content with the fair response, Fritz Mayer, President, CEMATEX (fair owner) said, “This was our largest show since its launch back in 2008. The majority of our visitors were serious buyers, and as a result our exhibitors are very happy with the overall quality. We are looking forward to another successful presentation of the next combined show in 2018.”
Adding more to that, Wang Shutian, President, China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA) commented, “The combined show continues to be a ‘must’ for textile machinery manufacturers and their customers, and we are delighted to present the very best technologies from both east and west to Chinese and other Asian buyers.”
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The next edition of the show will be held at the National Exhibition and Convention Centre, Shanghai, China on 26-30 October, 2018 and will be organized by BJITME and co-organized by ITMA Services.
