Global textile industry to converge at ITMA ASIA 2005 in Singapore

15 Jun '05

5 min read

Added Ms Phua, “There is great interest among textile factories in the region to upgrade production facilities and invest in modern machinery in order to stay competitive. Hence, we are confident of drawing quality visitorship to our event.”

To attract visitorship to ITMA ASIA, an extensive campaign to promote the exhibition to Asian and Middle Eastern buyers is now underway. The recent Pakistan roadshow in the cities of Faisalabad, Karachi and Lahore in May has drawn positive response from the local industry. Important delegations are being organised to ITMA ASIA.

Other roadshows planned include presentations in Chinese and Indian textile hubs in July, as well as visits to Bangladesh, Indonesia and Thailand.

ITMA ASIA's participation at ShanghaiTex 2005 from 3 to 7 June in Shanghai is part of the effort to promote the showcase to the Chinese textile industry.

Said Ms Phua, “We are making a concerted effort to attract more Chinese visitors to ITMA ASIA. With visas made easily available to Chinese visitors travelling to Singapore, we are confident that more Chinese will visit our show in October. We are now working with Chinese associations, media, Singapore Tourism Board, travel agents and other industry partners to promote group visits to ITMA ASIA.”

ITMA ASIA is targeting visitorship of 50,000 over the five-day exhibition. Visitors will be able to evaluate the latest technology and machinery for all sectors of the texta, Singapore Tourism Board, travel agents and other industry partners to promote group visits to ITMA ASIA.”

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