Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles

Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles breaks the 100,000 sqm mark for the first time - with 103,500 sqm booked for the next event, 26 - 28 August 2008 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre in Shanghai, China. The event is an enormous product showcase for bedding, bath, table and kitchen linens, wall and window decorations, upholstery fabric, interior design and more.

To showcase products more effectively, the show is organized with international suppliers in the main hall divided by product group. A new feature for 2008 will be a special Bedding and Toweling Zone in Hall W1, dedicated to international bedding manufacturers targeting Chinese buyers.

In 2007, more than 30,000 buyers attended Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles from 105 countries and regions, including: wholesalers (29%); importer/exporters (27%); interior design agencies (16%); and retailers (12%). Most visitors hailed from the five top importing cities in China, which together import 80% of the home textiles in China.

Market momentum in China's home textiles

 Growth in China's home textile industry - imports and exports - is gaining momentum, creating an enormous opportunity for home textile suppliers. Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles helps suppliers enter this booming market.

Home textiles are China's fastest growing textile consumer category and imports of these products are on the rise, particularly high-quality bed linen and blankets, kitchen linen, curtains, towels and other decorative products. China's home textile exports are also increasing - bed linens, kitchen linens and blankets by 40% in 2006 and towel products by 20%. In addition to China's traditional export markets - the EU, USA and Japan - exports are rising to Australia, Russia, Latin America, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Egypt and South Africa.

Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles reflects the growing sophistication in China's home textile market. Consumers want higher quality products with creative and fresh design. The show will focus on textile design with a special Designer's Studio and a complete range of trend and industry seminars to help participants stay abreast of the latest styles.