Exhibitor numbers jump 16.5% at Yarn Expo Spring 2017

05 Jan '17

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The 2017 spring edition of Yarn Expo which will be held March 15–17, 2017 in Shanghai will see number of exhibitors jump 16.5 per cent to 360 participants compared to 309 in the prior edition. Resultantly, floor space at the yarn trade show is also surging by 20 per cent to 18,000 sq metres as against 15,000 sq metres in the 2016 edition.

These exhibitors will be showcasing natural and blended yarns including cotton, wool, flax, regenerated flax, silk, as well as specialty products like elastic and fancy yarns.

Among product zones, after the debut edition last spring, the Fancy Yarn Zone will see exhibitor numbers double this year, hosting around 40 companies showcasing their latest collections of creative fancy yarns.

Other product zones to be organised at Yarn Expo include Colourful Chemical Fibre Zone, Natural Cotton Zone, Quality Wool Zone and Green Linen Zone, where over 210 Chinese exhibitors will exhibit a wide range of innovative fibres and yarns, such as nylon, viscose filament and renewable, recycled fibres, etc.

Yarn Expo will be held concurrently at the same venue with four other textile fairs like, Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics, Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles, PH Value and the China International Fashion Fair (CHIC). (AR)

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