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The four-day 18th International Exhibition on Textile Industry, in short ShanghaiTex 2017,
gets under way at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre from November 27. The
show this year intends to showcase over 1,200 exhibitors, attract more than 3,350 overseas
buyers from around 80 countries and regions. PARRY CHUNG, general manager (Sales &
Marketing), Adsale Exhibition Services Limited, one of the three organisers of the event,
looks at the past and elaborates on how ShanghaiTex perceives the future in this interview
with Subir Ghosh
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he 18th Shanghai International Textile
Machinery Exhibition this year will
focus on the world’s latest innovative
textile technologies, high-growth
application sectors and cross-
border technologies, thereby assisting industry to
overcome challenges and trigger new opportunities
on the way to Industry 4.0. The four-day bi-annual
signature event of the textiles industry of China,
ShanghaiTex 2017 will be held at the Shanghai New
International Expo Centre, in the city of Shanghai
from November 27.
The organisers of the event are Shanghai
Textile Technology Service & Exhibition Co Ltd,
Shanghai International Exhibition Co Ltd and
Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd. The show is being
sponsored by ShangTex Holding Co Ltd, China
Council for the Promotion of International Trade
(Shanghai Sub-council), and China Chamber of
International Commerce (Shanghai Chamber of
Commerce). Parry Chung, General Manager (Sales
& Marketing), Adsale Exhibition Services Ltd, looks
at the past and elaborates on how ShanghaiTex
perceives the future.
ShanghaiTex is in its 18th edition now. What,
according to you, has been the growth story since
it was organised for the first time? On that count,
could you also share some numbers in terms of
participants, visitors, etc?
ShanghaiTex made its debut in 1984 and is
entering its 33 rd year of success. The national
policy brought large changes to the textiles and
clothing industry through all these years. The
sustainable growth of the textiles industry is
due to continuous economic reforms, improving
living standards, foreign trade expansion, and
increase in demand in both domestic and