China Textile & Apparel Trade Show (New York) will celebrate the 10th convention from June 16 to June 18, 2009 at Javits Convention Center of New York city. The trade show, sponsored by China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC) and co-organized by the Sub-Council of Textile Industry, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT TEX), Specialty Trade Show, Inc (STS) and Youthful USA, will have the grand opening ceremony on time, at which the Chinese diplomats to the United States and the senior officials of New York municipal government will be present as usual.

In virtue of the organizers’ hard working and thanks to the great supports given by China diplomatic mission to the United States and the New York municipal government, China Textile & Apparel Trade Show has approved to be the big success in the past nine consecutive years. And It is noticeable that at the nine previous shows orders totaling Hundreds of Millions of Dollars were placed and delivered.
 
The high quality, competitive price and complete-variety of Chinese textiles and clothing showcased by the outstanding Chinese exhibitors, as well as the favorable business environment and the clients resources the trade show has created, make the trade show the prior platform for Chinese producers to explore the American market and for the high-end traders in USA and the surrounding countries to source the textile and clothing products. The experience obtained in the past nine years contributes to making China Textile & Apparel Trade Show (New York) the largest one of its kind in overseas markets.

In the last year, the ninth event occupied 4,500 sq. meters’ exhibition space and over 100 outstanding Chinese producers from Chinese Beijing, Anhui Province, Fujian Province, Guang dong Province , Hebei Province, Heilongjiang Province, Jiangsu Province, Jiangxi Province, Liaoning Prov ince, Shandong Province, Shanghai , Tianj in and Zhejiang Province brought their latest products covering the range of men’s wear, ladies’ wear, casual wear, children wear, clothing accessories, fabrics and home textiles etc.

It should be noted that the world economy enters this year with more uncertainty (and anxiety) than at any time in recent memory, on the other hand, more business chances will taken by the competitors, some consecutive exhibitors and buyers believe.

In the year of 2009, the scientific development concept was implemented in Chinese textile and clothing industry, which kept a hard growth by overcoming the complicated situation of the high speed growing domestic economy and the sluggish international economy and trade, but this event in 2009 will give some braver exhibitors more profits. Meanwhile, the industrial performance and profits of Chinese textile and clothing industry was improved greatly, and correspondingly the international competitive edge being further strengthened, the innovation ability from Chinese textile and clothing firms being improved and the Chinese industrial structure in textile industry being optimized evidently. The American customers will surely like the textiles from China.

All the efforts will be continued by implementing the scientific development concept and carrying out the developing outline of the 11th Five Year Plan in the whole industry in 2009. Given this, it is expected that the business growth mode will be further adjusted and the improvement will be achieved in the innovation made in China. The efforts also aim to main the order of  the  domestic market and the international trade, reconstruct the export structure and reduce the mass  exports by enhancing the contribution made by the science & technology and the brand to the products.  The textile and clothing producers are accelerating the pace to abandon the competitive pattern based on the quantity and sharpen the international competitiveness of the products. The new type products with high value added will be the highlight of this year’s show, like bamboo fiber products, functional products of  fire resistance, water proof, oil repellence, breath free or heat preservation, memory fiber, Tencel, organic cotton products and so on. It is obvious that these new products will enjoyed by the US customers.

Today, reputed and well-known among the leading American traders, China Textile & Apparel Trade Show is the most influential trade fair exclusively oriented to Chinese textile and clothing producers in the United States.
 
It is remembered that the ceremony of the 5th China Textile & Apparel Trade Show in 2004, Mr. Allen Jeannine, the Senator of New York City awarded the  Outstanding Contribution Medal to CCPIT  TEX on behalf of the New York City Council, for its special contribution to promote the exchange and cooperation between USA and China in textile and clothing field and the prosperity of tourism sector of the city.

Mr. Michael R. Bloomberg, the Mayor of New York City wrote the letters of  congratulation to the opening of the trade show in years of  2005, 2006,2007and sent envoys to attend the  opening  ceremonies, to thank China Textile & Apparel Trade Show for its devotion to the  prosperity of the New York economy and the promotion of the bilateral trade. The sponsor and the organizers will prize the glory and make every effort to make the 10th China Textile & Apparel Trade Show in 2009 great success.

China  Textile & Apparel Trade Show ( New York) is devoted to promoting the bilateral trade of textile and clothing between USA and China and has eventually developed to be the important platform which helps the business and trading circles of the two countries to develop the business in the manner of common win.

China Textile & Apparel Trade Show has built a bridge across the Pacific Ocean which connects the healthy and mutual beneficial business relations of textile and clothing trade between USA and China. 

The  statistics released by China Customs indicate that  the Chinese exports of textile and clothing to the United States was US$  26.634  billion in the twelve months of year 2008, 14.42% growth over the corresponding period of the previous year. Looking into year 2009, despite of he difficult financial situations, the trend of industrial transfer and restructuring under the economic globalization will not be changed. In  his context, the stable trade relation of textile and clothing between USA and China is expected in the year. In the process of improving the technology and innovation level of Chinese textile and clothing industry, the trade show is given more obligations and expectation by the industrial players from both the United States and China.

We are looking to having the 10th event great success.

Editor: Mike Han