CITME2006 Review

The statistics of exhibitors’ poll showed most of foreign exhibitors was highly satisfied with the organization of this event, the quality visitors and the business environment. Most of the  total of 36,635 visitors, of which 35% decision-makers, came from Chinese manufacturers of textiles or  garments, manufacturers of textile machinery, trading companies and R&D institutes. About 10% of the visitors came from Hong Kong, Korea, China Taiwan, Pakistan, India, Japan and Thailand, approving the strong brand influence of CITME in this area.

CITME 2006 was also highlighted by high level bilateral and multilateral meetings among world textile machinery manufacturing community. During the exhibition period, Mr. Du Yuzhou, the Chairman of China National Textile and Apparel Council (CNTC), Mr. Xu Kunyuan ,Mr. Gao Yong, Mr. Zhang Yankai, the Vice Chairmen of CNTC, and Mr. Fu Rongpei, the Vice Chairman of CCPIT TEX, Mr. Wang Shutian, the Vice President and Secretary General of China Textile Machinery Association, met the leaders of textile machinery associations form major textile machinery manufacturing countries, outlining the brilliant future of win-win between Chinese textile industry and foreign equipment manufacturers.

On Oct 18,2008, as a part of CITME2006, International Textile Equipment Manufacturing Industry Summit was successfully held in Beijing. The top industry opinion leasers came together exchanging the viewpoints of the challenges and opportunities the industry facing.
Meanwhile, 3，001 professionals attended 27 technical seminars, a big rise of this number over previous events in 2004. This shows the strong demand for an international exchange of ideas and experience on art-of-the-state technologies.

The success of CITME is indispensable to the basic situation of the industry. Repeatedly stressed by the top leaders of China National Textile and Apparel Council, the Chinese textile industry is taking the new concept of sustainable development in a coordinated and all around manner and moving forward along the road of new industrialization drive featured by high technology, good economic benefits, low consumption of resources, less environmental pollution and the advantage of labor resources. It is undoubtedly that the upgrading and transforming process of Chinese textile industry will continue to create the world leading market demand for the advanced equipments in the coming years.

Finally, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for all parties concerned, including exhibitors and supporting organizations. Your further cooperation will be highly appreciated.
In 2008, two established industry giant exhibitions, ITMA ASIA and CITME will be combined and held from July 27 to 31, 2008, at Shanghai New International Expo Center, Shanghai, China. With joint effort from show organizers and the assistance and support from the industry worldwide, it will be a proved successful event in China again.