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The 9th China Textile & Apparel Trade Show (New York)

Published: 25 Dec 2008 01:12:58 PST

China Textile & Apparel Trade Show will celebrate the 9th convention from June 18 to June 20, 2008 at Javits Convention Center of New York city. The trade show, sponsored by China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC) and co-organized by the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT TEX), Specialty Trade Show, Inc (STS) and Youthful USA, will have the grand opening ceremony on June 18, 2008, at which the Chinese diplomats to the United States and the senior offcials of New York municipal government will be present.

In virtue of the organizers' hard working and thanks to the great supports given by China diplomatic mission to the United States and the New York municipal government, China Textile & Apparel Trade Show has approved to be the big success in the past eight consecutive years.

The high quality, competitive price and complete-variety of Chinese textiles and clothing showcased by the outstanding Chinese exhibitors, as well as the favorable business environment and the clients resources the trade show has created, make the trade show the prior platform for Chinese producers to explore the American market and for the high-end traders in USA and the surrounding countries to source the textile and clothing products. The experience obtained in the past eight years contributes to making China Textile & Apparel Trade Show (New York) the largest one of its kind in overseas markets.

This year's event will occupy 4,500 sq. meters' exhibition space and over 100 outstanding Chinese producers from Chinese Beijing, Anhui Province, Fujian Province, Guang dong Province , Hebei Province, Heilongjiang Province, Jiangsu Province, Jiangxi Province, Liaoning Province, Shandong Province, Shanghai , Tianjin and Zhejiang Province will bring their latest products covering the range of men's wear, ladies' wear, casual wear, children wear, clothing accessories, fabrics and home textiles etc.

Among the exhibitors, there includes Anhui Honren, Hei longjiang Jinding, Shanghai Flying Horse, Shanghai Shenda, Wuxi Qingfeng, Jiangsu Guotai , J i angy in Shencheng, Suzhou Hengrun, Zhejiang Furun and China Textile Machinery Co., Ltd.
It deserves our attention that Guangdong Dalang Town, the impor tant product ion base of sweaters in China will attend the show as a pavi l ion for the 4th successive year.

It should be noted that nearly half of the exhibitors registered this year have ever attended the trade show before and 30% for more than three times consecutively in the past. It is pleasing to see that quite a few producers have identified the stable clients through years' participation.

In the year of 2007,the scientific development concept was implemented in Chinese textile and clothing industry, which kept a steady growth by overcoming the complicated situation of the high speed growing domestic economy and the sluggish internat ional economy and trade.

In the year, the industrial output conducted by the scale-sizable producers(namely the producers with over five million's turnover in Chinese Yuan) exceeded 3,080 billion RMB,21.15% up than 2006 in terms of the comparable price, and the growth rate was 0.87 points higher over that of 2006. Meanwhile, the industrial performance and profits of Chinese textile and clothing industry was improved greatly, and correspondingly the international competitive edge being further strengthened, the innovation ability being improved and the industrial structure being optimized evidently.

All the efforts will be continued by implement ing the scientific development concept and carrying out the developing outline of the 11th Five Year Plan in the whole industry in 2008. Given this, it is expected that the economic growth mode will be further adjusted and the improvement will be achieved in the innovation, products quality, IPR and CSR. The efforts also aim to main the order of the domestic market and the international trade, reconstruct the export structure and reduce the mass exports by enhancing the contribution made by the science & technology and the brand to the products. The textile and clothing producers are accelerating the pace to abandon the competitive pat tern based on the quantity and sharpen the international competitiveness of the products. The new type products with high value added will be the highlight of this year's show, like bamboo fiber products, functional products of fire resistance, water proof, oil repellence, breath free or heat preservation, memory fiber, Tencel, organic cotton products and so on.

Today, reputed and well-known among the leading American traders,China Textile & Apparel Trade Show is the most influential t rade fai r exclusively or iented to Chinese text i le and clothing producers in the United States. At the opening ceremony of the 5th China Textile & Apparel Trade Show in 2004, Mr. Allen Jeannine, the Senator of New York City awarded the Outstanding Contribut ion Medal to CCPIT TEX on behalf of the New York City Council, for its special contribution to promote the exchange and cooperat ion between USA and China in textile and clothing feld and the prosperity of tourism sector of the city.

Mr. Michael R. Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York City wrote the letters of congratulation to the opening of the trade show in years of 2005，2006,2007and sent envoys to attend the opening ceremonies, to thank China Textile & Apparel Trade Show for its devotion to the prosperity of the New York economy and the promotion of the bilateral trade.

The well -prepared exhibits that cater to the taste of the local consumption are extremely popular among the visitors. The statistics show that more than 3,000 visitors from over 2,000 companies visited the trade show in 2007, of which 84.2% were the wholesalers and 15.8% retailers. At the three-day event, the orders valuing nearly 100 million dollars were concluded. The sourcing managers of the leading traders like Liz Claiborne, Adolfo, DKNY, Victoria's Secret, Coach and American Exchange Apparel visited the trade show for the negotiations.

China Textile & Apparel Trade Show is devoted to promoting the bilateral trade of textile and clothing between USA and China and has eventual ly developed to be the important platform which helps the business and trading circles of the two countries to develop the business in the manner of common win.

China Textile & Apparel Trade Show has built a bridge across the Pacific Ocean which connects the healthy and mutual beneficial business relations of textile and clothing trade between USA and China.

The statistics released by China Customs indicate that the Chinese exports of textile and clothing to the United States was US$ 26.634 billion in the twelve months of year 2007, 14.42% growth over the corresponding period of the previous year. Looking into year 2008, despite of the diffcult situations, more specifcally the sub-prime crisis in the United States and the deflation pressure in China, the trend of industrial transfer and restructuring under the economic globalization will not be changed.

In this context, the stable trade relation of textile and clothing between USA and China is expected in the year. In the process of improving the technology and innovation level of Chinese textile and clothing industry, the trade show is given more obligations and expectation by the industrial players from both the United States and China.