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Largest ever Cinte Techtextil China to take place next month

Asia’s leading biennial technical textiles trade fair has has become 45% larger than the previous show in 2012 and the largest event in its history.

27th August 2014

Innovation in Textiles
 |  Shanghai

Packaging, Agriculture, Industrial, Civil Engineering, Construction, Sustainable, Clothing/​Footwear, Interiors, Transport/​Aerospace, Medical/Hygiene, Protective

Cinte Techtextil China Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens will play host to nearly 500 exhibitors from 19 countries and regions at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from 24-26 September 2014.

This three day event is Asia’s leading biennial technical textiles trade fair, and has expanded this year to a total of three halls and 35,000 sqm of exhibition space, 45% larger than the previous show in 2012 and the largest event in its history.

The fair features a comprehensive range of technical textiles and nonwovens which are applied to 12 application areas. Highlights within the International Hall this year include country and region pavilions from Belgium, Germany, Italy and Taiwan, as well as the European Pavilion. In the two Domestic Halls pavilions from China Hi-Tech Group Corp, Shangtex Holding and Zhejiang Tiantai will feature.

Germany Pavilion

Organised by the Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, the Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry and Messe Frankfurt Exhibition, the Germany pavilion will house 30 well-known exhibitors this year representing textile technology, technical textiles, nonwovens and coated textiles.

A. Monforts Textilmaschinen, a supplier of textile machinery for dyeing and finishing of classical textiles (woven and knitted), will showcase a special range of products for finishing airbag fabrics, pre-preg fibres and technical felts.

Another machinery supplier is Autefa Solutions, a producer of individual machines, as well as turnkey airlay, carding and thermobonding lines for the nonwovens industry. Oerlikon Neumag supplies plants for the production of BCF carpet yarns and synthetic staple fibres, as well as various nonwoven, spunmelt and airlaid technologies for a wide range of applications. And Lindauer DORNIER, who has been producing weaving machines since 1950, will feature their rapier and air-jet weaving machines in this pavilion.

Growing demand

Sandler develops and produces nonwovens for a range of fields including automotive, construction, engineering, filtration, hygiene and wipes. This will be their fourth time participating at the fair.

The three day event is Asia’s leading biennial technical textiles trade fair, and has expanded this year to a total of three halls and 35,000 sqm of exhibition space. © Messe Frankfurt / Cinte Techtextil China edition

“Technical textiles are used in many industrial areas in China and the demand is continuing to grow in the wake of the fast expansion of production in the building sector, the automotive industry as well as in the medical and consumer goods industry,” said Dr Ulrich Hornfeck, Member of the Management Board. “Nonwovens for the automotive industry and filter media are of particular interest in this market, particularly high-quality nonwovens for complex products.”

Asian exhibitors

The Hong Kong Research Institute of Textiles and Apparel (HKRITA) serves the textile industry in Hong Kong and Mainland China. It focuses on developing new materials and textiles, advanced production technology and design and evaluation technology, and will present its intelligent impact protectors based on 3D auxetic spacer fabrics at the fair.

The Korea Textile Trade Association (KTTA) is one exhibitor with a wide range of products on display at the fair for the Mobiltech, Protech and Sportech sectors. Some of the items they will showcase on behalf of their association members include heat protecting fabrics, non-slip carbon fabrics, carbon fibre and aramid composite fabrics, nonwoven textiles for automobile interiors and ultra lightweight fabrics for tents and tarps. Also from Korea is the Korea Textile Machinery Research Institute (KOTMI), a leading textile machinery research institute.

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