Dear readers

We have a great pleasure to invite you to our ITMA Special “Tex-Summit Global： Sustainable Trends and Demand”， scheduled on June 20th during ITMA 2019 in Barcelona， Spain， and co-organized by China Textile Magazine of CNTAC and the Organizing Committee of ITMA2019 of CEMATEX.

Sustainability is nothing short of dominant factor out of the many contributors to the quality-based inclusive growth of global economy， guided by the United Nations Sustainability Development Goals （SDG） to be achieved by 2030 . This great target， itemized in specific action plans in 17 categorized goals， has implementation schedules， undertaken stepwise as the roadmap leads to cleaner and more resilient economies， to promote prosperity while protecting planet.

The textile industry， both capital-intensive and job-creative， is playing a prior role in providing an effective tool to address the defining issues related to poverty， inequality， climate， environmental degradation， decent work， economic growth and prosperity， ect. as outlined explicitly in UNs universal action blueprint. ITMA2019 stays ahead of the curve in the global context of environmental protection in textile sector， highlighting the theme of Sourcing for Sustainable Future by Innovating the World of Textile in the overwhelmingly significant trendsetting textile and garment technology platform where the industry converges to be accessible to many choices of solutions to the textile economy that must change from linear to circular paradigms to ensure transparency， authenticity and sustainability while investing in on-stream clean production. Mr Fritz Mayer， President of CEMATEX， organizer of ITMA2019， has reiterated pertinently： “As technological developments are happening at breakneck speed， and collaboration is becoming increasingly necessary in a globalized economy， the industry has to stay abreast of the latest developments and trends， Hence， ITMA will be staging several forums to help participants be ahead of the competition curve.”

China is a big textile player worldwide and has been very active in innovating its industry boosted by new engines for technological， fashionable and sustainable development， a 3-in-1 growth model backed up by continuous investment in the new equipment that matters！

China Textile Magazine of China National Textile and Apparel Council （CNTAC） and The Organizing Committee of ITMA2019 will jointly organize Tex-Summit Global： Sustainable Trends and Demand to provide interested audience with thoughtprovoking ideas， insightful views， analytical outlooks and practical solutions to address this challenging issue， with respect to Chinas textile industry development trends and related policy interpretation； the outlook for the development of the global textile industry and the interpretation of global textile machinery trade data， analysis of problems and opportunities in the development of global dyeing， printing and finishing sectors， intelligent equipment for better quality and clean & green production.

It is worth mentioning that， Shaoxing City， the industrial cluster with the largest textile production capacity， the largest dyeing& printing industrial base， and the second largest knitting production base in China， will send a fabric manufacturing group （dyeing& printing manufacturers） led by the Mayor to attend the conference.

It is with our great honor that we are presenting this invitation in particular to you as a distinguished guest at Tex-Summit Global： Sustainable Trends and Demand. Your presence would greatly be appreciated！

ZHAO Hong Editor-in-Chief

April， 2019