Exhibitors from China Come to New York
June 29, 2001
New York—Some 180 textile, apparel and home furnishing manufacturers from China came to the Jacob Javits Center in New York June 6-8 for the second annual China Textile & Apparel Trade Show. This year's show was "so well received by the textile industry" that next year's is already booked for the same time period and will add a fourth day, announced the show's U.S. organizer, Richard Gould of New York and Florida-based Specialty Trade Shows, Inc.
Although the majority of the products were apparel-related, home textile products included bedding, bath, kitchen, curtains, rugs and table linens. Last year, the show hosted only four Chinese home textiles companies, but this year, the number jumped to 25 according to Gould.
This was the first such trade show since the U.S. Congress voted to accord China permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status, a prerequisite for China's entry into the World Trade Organization. But as Gould pointed out, "These people don't care about politics. They want to do business."
And business they did. More than 2,000 North American retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and importers shopped the show, and despite language barriers at many of the booths, wrote $250 million in business, not including orders from programs under development, Gould said.
"The demand in the U.S. for Chinese textiles, apparel and home furnishings continues to rise, because goods produced in China offer ever-increasing value by combining cutting-edge technology with superior workmanship," he said. Exhibitors included a mix of factories and trading companies, many that are government owned, he continued.
China's Xu Kun Yuan, vice president of the China National Industry Textile Council, called the show a great success. "The success of the show contributes to the cooperation, trade and technical exchange between the two countries in the textile field. China and the U.S. are key trading partners. This show, to be continued on an annual basis, will serve as a boost to the development of the textile industry in both countries," said Xu.
Specialty Trade Shows, Fully Youthful Enterprise of New York and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Sub-Council of Textile Industry (CCPIT TEX) organized the trade show this year and will do so again in 2002.
For more information on the China Textile and Apparel Trade Show, call 212-725-1404, or visit www.NYChinaShow.com.
Although the majority of the products were apparel-related, home textile products included bedding, bath, kitchen, curtains, rugs and table linens. Last year, the show hosted only four Chinese home textiles companies, but this year, the number jumped to 25 according to Gould.
This was the first such trade show since the U.S. Congress voted to accord China permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) status, a prerequisite for China's entry into the World Trade Organization. But as Gould pointed out, "These people don't care about politics. They want to do business."
And business they did. More than 2,000 North American retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers and importers shopped the show, and despite language barriers at many of the booths, wrote $250 million in business, not including orders from programs under development, Gould said.
"The demand in the U.S. for Chinese textiles, apparel and home furnishings continues to rise, because goods produced in China offer ever-increasing value by combining cutting-edge technology with superior workmanship," he said. Exhibitors included a mix of factories and trading companies, many that are government owned, he continued.
China's Xu Kun Yuan, vice president of the China National Industry Textile Council, called the show a great success. "The success of the show contributes to the cooperation, trade and technical exchange between the two countries in the textile field. China and the U.S. are key trading partners. This show, to be continued on an annual basis, will serve as a boost to the development of the textile industry in both countries," said Xu.
Specialty Trade Shows, Fully Youthful Enterprise of New York and the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade, Sub-Council of Textile Industry (CCPIT TEX) organized the trade show this year and will do so again in 2002.
For more information on the China Textile and Apparel Trade Show, call 212-725-1404, or visit www.NYChinaShow.com.