China : Intertextile Pavilion to appear in Shenzhen in July 2006

The Intertextile Pavilion organized by Messe Frankfurt, CCPIT-Tex and the Shenzhen Garment Industry Association will return to Shenzhen from 25 – 27 July 2006.

The fair is recognised by overseas and domestic textiles manufacturers as an ideal marketing platform from which to tap into the South China market, one of the country's largest garment manufacturing centres.

"The pavilion was created to provide a professional meeting point for suppliers and buyers in this booming textile region," said Ms Annie Ma, Group Manager for Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd.

"We believe the time is right for us to help textile manufacturers explore new markets outside the established Shanghai and Beijing regions," she said.

Shenzhen is situated in the southern coastal area of Guangdong province, an area at the forefront of China's economic boom.

By 2010, Guangdong province's GDP is expected to reach over $416 billion with a per capita GDP of $4,300. These figures clearly demonstrate the importance of the province in the Chinese economy overall.

The region is also recognised as a major player in the apparel textile industry, and Shenzhen is particularly strong with a total of 3,000 garment enterprises located in the area. Six hundred of these companies carry 2,000 to 3,000 brands, mainly ladies fashion, distributed to the whole of China.

A total of 70 percent of the fabrics used are imported, giving foreign companies the opportunity to enter this fast growing market.