Ciinte Techtextil China, a specialized biennial trade exhibition for technical textiles and nonwovens, will run from October 19-21 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. The show will feature 319 suppliers from 21 countries and regions. Reflecting the growth of this developing sector of the textile industry in China, the number of exhibitors has increased 6% from 2008.

Suppliers from the major technical textile and nonwoven producing countries and regions will be organized under special pavilions from Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Taiwan. There will also be new pavilions from Canada and Portugal. All these pavilions will showcase the latest technological innovations made by some of the biggest names in the industry. Special highlights include: Bekintex NV, a quality manufacturer of textile machinery from Belgium; Stedfast Inc, a leading developer of barrier textiles for the military from Canada and NSC Nonwoven, a world-class producer of packaging products and nonwovens from France.

Other renowned brands exhibiting at the show include: J Zimmer Maschinenbau and Lenzing from Austria, Sandler and Oerlikon Sauer from Germany, Kordsa Global from Turkey and Technical Absorbents from the U.K.

An informative program aimed at the different sectors of the technical textile and nonwoven industry will be held on the second day of the show. The International Industrial Textiles Symposium will deliver important insights into the development and innovation of packaging textiles and the application of functional finishing technology in industrial textiles. Speaking at this event will be representatives from: the China Nonwovens & Industrial Textiles Association (CNITA), the Paper Packaging Committee of the China Packaging Federation, the China Packaging Educational Committee, the China Textile Academy, Technical Absorbents Ltd. and CITEVE Textile Technology Centre from Portugal.