A cotton and textile fair will be held in Uzbekistan on October 12 and 13, 2016. The aim is to expand and diversify Uzbek cotton’s export destinations, increase efficiency and optimize shipment of Uzbek cotton to the world market and become the basis for mutually beneficial cooperation between participants of the world cotton and textile industry. The cotton fair is expected to stimulate further development of market mechanisms in cotton trading and improve business relations between Uzbek producers and customers.

Participants will enjoy an opportunity to sign contracts for Uzbek cotton, set up long-term cooperation in cotton trading, as well as to be familiar with the quality of Uzbek cotton and the latest innovations in trade and logistics. Round tables and bilateral negotiations between Uzbek cotton exporters and consumers will be organized. Guests will have an opportunity to participate in the cotton trading session on the Uzbek commodity exchange.

Topics to be discussed include world cotton and textile market: demand and supply, prices and factors; current state and prospects of production and marketing of cotton in Uzbekistan; new technologies to increase cotton competitiveness; present and future of the world cotton textile market. Uzbekistan is one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of cotton. The first such fair was conducted in 2005.

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2016 will be held in China from October 21 to 25, 2016. The fifth edition of the combined textile machinery show is expected to attract a lakh of visitors from around the world. The combined show is now well-entrenched in the textile machinery exhibition calendar. It draws all leading textile and garment manufacturers and is an essential showcase for the Asian market, offering plenty of business and networking opportunities.

Organisers are forging partnerships with leading industry associations and buyer groups from key industry segments and establishing rapport with important textile and garment manufacturing countries. Strategic tie-ups have already been formed with many of the world’s textile associations, including those in Bangladesh, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam. On the domestic front, the organisers are reaching out to Chinese buyers in all the key textile hubs.

Interest from the global textile and garment industry for the event is extremely strong. So far it has attracted around 1,600 exhibitors from 27 countries. The last ITMA ASIA + CITME show in 2014 grossed 1,50,000 square meters. It welcomed around 1,600 exhibitors from 28 countries. The show attracted around 1,00,000 visitors from 102 economies.

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