Fibre2Fashion November Issue'17 | Page 70

All that it Tex 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 T 70  | FIBRE 2 FASHION NOVEMBER 2017 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