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Exhibition space for ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 fully sold outTwo new exhibition halls being added to cater to industry demand Beijing and Zurich, 14 June 2007 – With a year to go before the show opens in Shanghai, the first ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition has already marked a watershed in the history of China’s textile machinery exhibitions. All 100,000 square metres of gross exhibition space at the Shanghai New International Exhibition Centre (SNIEC) for the first combined show has been snapped up by textile machinery manufacturers from around the world. The exhibition is scheduled to be held from 27 to 31 July 2008. At the close of space applications in April, the organisers had received bookings from some 800 manufacturers from 20 countries and regions, filling all 9 halls. The bulk of the applications to date have come from CEMATEX countries (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom) and China, each taking about 45 percent of the total. Applications have also been received from leading manufacturers in Denmark, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand and USA. Japan Textile Machinery Association (JTMA) is a key partner of the ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 show and is bringing a very strong group of exhibitors to Shanghai. Indeed, space booked so far by Japanese exhibitors has already exceeded that of ITMA ASIA 2005, with more bookings still in the pipeline. As applications continue to stream in, the show owners - the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX), Sub Council of Textile Industry, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT-TEX), China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA), and China International Exhibition Center Group Corp. (CIEC) - have booked additional space from the venue, SNIEC Two new halls which are currently under construction will be ready in time for ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008. This will bring the gross exhibition area to 120,000 square metres for the combined show’s debut. In reply to the overwhelming industry response, China’s Vice Premier Madam Wu Yi commended the strong cooperation between ITMA ASIA and CITME. She noted that ‘the combination of two leading textile machinery exhibitions in the world’s largest textile and clothing industrial centre will further facilitate the complementary cooperation between the textile industries in China and Europe, and boost prosperity and progress in a globalised world’. CEMATEX President, Mr A. E. Roberts, explained, “China is a very important market for our members and they are enthusiastic about the country’s potential. As a result, they are concentrating all their marketing efforts into this milestone show. Hence, our national associations have been receiving exceptionally good response from their members, who are very supportive of our launch event in China.” Ensuring and maintaining quality It will feature the longstanding ITMA and ITMA ASIA tradition of a process exhibition where exhibitors are allocated booths according to exhibit categories and not by countries. This format brings great convenience to visitors as it facilitates easy comparison of exhibits when buyers are evaluating equipment. In addition, the combined show features stringent admission criteria - only original machinery manufacturers are permitted to take part in the exhibition (no agents) and each exhibitor must show actual products (no information booths are allowed). It will be the first exhibition in China to establish an on-site Intellectual Property Protection Office. This move has been well-received by the exhibitors as it protects their IP rights and enhances the quality of the exhibition. Meanwhile, extensive promotions are being planned to invite buyers from the region to visit the combined show. Strict controls will also be implemented to ensure that only trade and professional visitors are admitted to the exhibition so as to create an excellent business platform for exhibitors and buyers. ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 has received the support from the world’s major textile machinery associations: American Textile Machinery Association (ATMA); China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA); CEMATEX, which comprises ACIMIT (Italy), AMTEX (Spain), BTMA (UK), GTM (Netherlands), Swissmem (Switzerland), Symatex (Belgium), TMAS (Sweden), UCMTF (France) and VDMA (Germany); Japan Textile Machinery Association (JTMA); Korea Textile Machinery Association (KOTMA) and Taiwan Association of Machinery Industry (TAMI). These associations have also pledged that the combined show will be the only exhibition in China that they will fully support in the future. The show owners and organisers are confident that the first ITMA ASIA + CITME will be China’s largest and most professionally organised international textile machinery exhibition. ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 is organised by Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Co Ltd and co-organised by MP International Pte Ltd. For more information, please visit: www.itmaasia.com, www.citme.com.cn Issued by: CEMATEX & China Textile Machinery Association
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