Intertextile Beijing Apparel Fabrics, running 29 - 31 March 2009 at the China International Exhibition Centre, provides textile manufacturers and traders a means to enter what is expected to remain a strongly buoyant market in China.

China's government is offering tax and fee breaks to the textile industry to help weather the slowdown in external demand and has infused the overall economy with money to maintain the country's economic growth.

For example:
* Since July, the government has twice increased refunds of value-added taxes to textile exporters
* Other programmes include direct investment, rebates, reduced fees and other incentives specific to the textile industry
* The central government has also invested RMB 4 trillion and the local governments together RMB 10 trillion to keep the economy stable

As a result, China's economy - and demand for textiles - is expected to be far less affected by the crisis than nearly any other place.

Intertextile trade events have been held for 15 years across China. That experience has helped build one of the largest and most professional series of trade fairs in the country. In Beijing, the show in 2008 welcomed 25,000 visitors from 74 countries and featured 1,130 exhibitors in 48,000 sqm of trade space.

"Trade fairs offer the best return on investment for marketing dollars so we are pleased that despite the poorer economy worldwide, trade fairs in China are maintaining their popularity," said Ms Wendy Wen, Director of Trade Fairs for Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd.

Intertextile Beijing Apparel Fabrics offers two other advantages: the show takes place during a key trade season in northern China, and it offers special bonuses for early bookings and repeat exhibitors.

In addition to encompassing the spring / summer buying season, Intertextile Beijing Apparel Fabrics occurs alongside the China International Clothing & Accessories Fair (CHIC), and Yarn Expo Spring (for apparel fibres and yarns).

The show this year will also offer early bird rebates for booking in advance and loyalty rebates for returning customers. For more information, exhibitors can email: textile@hongkong.messefrankfurt.com. For information on all Messe Frankfurt apparel textile fairs around the world, visit http://textilefairs.messefrankfurt.com.

Intertextile Beijing Apparel Fabrics 2009 features cotton, wool, silk, linen, ramie, man-made, knitted and other materials along with accessories. The show is organised by Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd, The Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT and China Textile Information Centre.

About Messe Frankfurt:
Messe Frankfurt is Germany’s largest trade fair organiser, with 436 million euros in sales in 2008 (figure as of November 2008) and more than 1,400 employees worldwide. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 29 subsidiaries, five branch offices and 48 international Sales Partners, giving it a presence for its customers in more than 150 countries. 
 
Events “made by Messe Frankfurt” take place at more than 30 locations around the globe. In 2008, Messe Frankfurt organised more than 100 trade fairs, of which more than half took place outside Germany.

Messe Frankfurt’s exhibition grounds, featuring 322,000 square metres of exhibition space, are currently home to nine exhibition halls and an adjacent Congress Center. The company is publicly owned, with the City of Frankfurt holding 60 percent and the State of Hesse 40 percent.