Yarn Expo Spring 2023 in Shanghai to attract global industry players

“The global yarn and fibre market is still performing well. With China opening up, we have seen increased interest from overseas buyers and a rise in both international and domestic exhibitor confirmations for this edition. While the fair will showcase a comprehensive range of yarns and fibres, I would like to draw special attention to this edition’s overseas contingent as well as the fancy yarn product zone, which will play host to a strong line-up of dedicated suppliers,” Wilmet Shea, general manager of Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, said in a press release by the organiser.

International exhibitors are always a popular attraction at the show, and this spring many of them will be returning to the fairground. Several notable industry players will be making their first appearance at Yarn Expo Spring, including Rieter Machine Works Ltd and Jyoti Threads (India) Ltd.

Switzerland-based Rieter Machine Works Ltd is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of machinery, systems, and components used in the short-staple spinning of yarns from natural, man-made, and blended fibres. Having previously exhibited at Yarn Expo Autumn, this will be their first time at the spring show.

Jyoti Threads (India) Ltd is a well-known manufacturer and exporter of cotton yarns. The company uses premium machinery to produce a variety of products, including weaving, knitting, and slub yarns. Grouped under the fancy yarn category, their slub yarn is used by downstream manufacturers to create garments, jeans, curtains, bedspreads, and more.

“Yarn Expo Spring is the most advanced trade fair for the industry in China, as the exhibitors and visitors are very closely related. With the strong visitor flow at this trade fair, we have met many new customers, which is why we have been exhibiting here for many years,” said Huang Shao Ting, operational manager of Xiamen Naseem Trade Co Ltd from Pakistan, at the Yarn Expo’s previous edition .

With major product types including chenille, loop, NEP, slub, snarl, and spiral, the global fancy yarn market is expected to exceed $7.6 billion by 2030, following a healthy CAGR of 6 per cent. Asia-Pacific has the highest market share, with China and India in particular driving the region’s success. Global buyers in this category can visit the fair’s dedicated zone for fancy yarn, where multiple Chinese exhibitors will be displaying their related products.  

Among these exhibitors is Zhejiang-based Jiaxing Xinran Textile, which is a manufacturer of spandex covered yarns, including air covered yarn, single covered yarn, and double covered yarn. With all raw materials OEKO-TEX Standard 100 certified, its yarns are widely used to produce textiles such as knitted fabric, woven fabric, seamless pantyhose, sock tops, and shoe surface fabric.

The company will be joined by other notable fancy yarn exhibitors, including Dongguan Wanke Textile, Zhejiang Flying String, Tongxiang City Xinxiang Textile, Dongguan Yilihaitong Textile, and Dongguan Jintai Textile.

E-Source, the fair’s online business matching platform, will supplement the onsite sourcing experience, and will also be made available for buyers unable to join in person. Yarn Expo Spring will be held alongside Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics – Spring Edition, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles – Spring Edition, CHIC, and PH Value. The synergy created by the five concurrent fairs elevates the value the platform offers as the entire supply chain gathers for three days of networking, business matching, and information sharing.

Yarn Expo Spring is being jointly organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd and the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT. 

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (NB)