Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics-Spring Edition

Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics is the undisputable leader when it comes to providing business outcomes for the global textile industry. The global sourcing summit that is Intertextile Shanghai wrapped up with a huge 15% increase in the buyer figure to 82，314 from 104 countries and regions （2017： 71，450， 103 countries and regions）， to go along with the 3，386 exhibitors from 22 countries and regions （2017： 3，341， 26 countries and regions） that exhibited at the National Exhibition and Convention Center. Strong growth was registered in buyers from China Hong Kong， Korea， Japan and India – this editions top four countries and regions – while Italy and Bangladesh entered the top 10 list this year， in eighth and tenth places respectively， alongside the U.S.， China Taiwan， Russia and the UK.

“After the strong increase in the buyer figure at last Octobers Autumn Edition and the generally favourable outlook of the global textile industry in recent months， we were expecting a strong result this year， but the increased number of exhibitors and buyers placing their trust in this fair as their main business platform has completely exceeded our expectations，”Ms. Wendy Wen， Senior General Manager of Messe Frankfurt （HK） Ltd. explained after the fair. “We put this exceptional result down to the fact that there is no other industry event that matches Intertextile Shanghais scale， but most importantly that year after year the fair delivers new contacts from around the world and actual orders & business results for exhibitors. With the quality & quantity of buyers this edition and the tangible outcomes reported to us by exhibitors， the fair has reached a new level as the kick-off event for the spring / summer season.”

Just one of the many exhibitors to echo these sentiments was first-time French lace exhibitor Jean Bracq. “We are here to promote our lace to worldwide markets，” Mr. Philippe Larrieu， Responsible Commercial Export， said. “A lot of people have come to our booth， including from China， Australia， India， France， the U.S. and more. On the first day we had already received 60 sampling enquiries – even our catalogue ran out！ So the result is beyond our expectation. At this fair， we not only meet new buyers， but also see our existing customers which we usually meet in fairs in Paris.”

Seven halls and 187，000 sqm.， equal to 2017， were in use at this edition， with everything from fabrics for ladieswear， menswear， suiting， shirting， lingerie and swimwear to high-end wool fabrics， original pattern designs， functional & performance fabrics， sustainability products & services， digital printing technologies， garment & fashion accessories and more on display. Growth areas this edition included the Premium Wool Zone， with the exhibitor number doubling from last year， reflecting the evolving use of wool in spring/summer collections. The international area of the Beyond Denim zone also doubled in size this year， while overseas presence in Accessories Vision grew by 73%.

Commerce and trade contact is the be-all and end-all of industrial exhibition platform

Trade contact in the exhibition halls was carried out like a raging fire. Sparks have been spurted between professional visitors and exhibits among a sea of faces in diversified fabrics and accessories on the lively scene of business card exchange.

Nantong Dongyi High and New Fiber Technology Co.， Ltd.

Popular product： Fabric products which organically integrate outdoor sports function and fashionable and casual style

President Zhang Zirui expressed that using outdoor sports fabrics with certain functions in fabrication of fashionable and leisure wear is the present trend and represents a lifestyle. This trend will continue within a period in the future.

Foshan Kinggear Fashion Textile Technology Co.， Ltd.

Popular product： New product using crochet technology on lace cloth backing and screen cloth backing

Director Zheng Qinghua introduced that as a branch of Guangdong Jianye Textile， Kinggear Textile is dedicated to production of lace fabrics. This is its third time to independently participate in an exhibition. There are different popular colors in exhibits this year， presenting geometric pattern， flower pattern， etc. She expressed that laces this year are mostly applied for embellishment instead of fullpiece lace clothing design in the past years.

Hangzhou Luobo Textile Technology Co.， Ltd.

Popular product： Knitted fabric of various colors meeting the trend in this season

Zhao Shijiang from the company said that since different clients have different demands， most exhibits were welcomed by clients to different degrees. Knitted fabric is still popular.

Shanghai Enjoy Textile Technology Co.， Ltd.

Popular product： Down jacket fabrics following popular colors

Hong Dongming introduced that the exhibits were displayed according to popular colors. “Different color selections are provided and the display is carried out in half-fabric and half-woolen filling way so that purchasers can more intuitively select fabrics.”

Jiangsu Eastar Industry Co.， Ltd.

Popular product： All kinds of womens wear fabrics

Lai Wanling introduced that the company mainly undertakes garment processing business while providing numerous fabrics to be selected by clients. Different clients have different demands， and nearly all products this time have been concerned by clients.

Zhejiang Weiteng Textiles Co.， Ltd.

Popular product： Printed fabric

Li Yiqing said that printed fabric is representative product of the enterprise and also the largest selling point. “Numerous new fabric products with original patterns are brought this time， which are welcomed by many clients in this exhibition.”

Products with absolute sense of science and technology

During the exhibition， science and technology， fashion and green have been embodied everywhere， namely new labels and new symbols of these textile industries.

Orta Anadolu

- Denim enriched with volcanic ash -

Volcanic ash is not uncommon in beauty products– it is known as Mother Natures skin purifier after all， and used as an exfoliator for example – but it is far less common in the textile industry. Orta Anadolu are set to change that with their BIOWARE denim which is enriched with mineralised volcanic ash to create an odour absorbing effect. This technology captures and absorbs odour compounds that would normally pass through the fabric， neutralising bad bacteria while retaining the helpful bacteria that common deodorisers， which contain harsh substances， normally eliminate. This leads to a more environmentally friendly product that is better for the users skin.

Orta presented BIOCHARGE at Intertextile， which， according to the company， is the worlds first denim fabric for muscle wellness. Infused with minerals， Orta state that BIOCHARGE is medically proven to refresh muscles， relieve muscle tension and optimise body balance. They also presented their BOUNCE stretch range， with high elasticity and a ‘streetstyle， while CHRONICLE， another in their S/S 19 range， is a blend of heritage and future styles.

Holland & Sherry

- Argento series of Super 200 -

As early as 3，000 years ago， human tempered precious metals like gold and silver repeatedly and cut slices into banding shapes used in clothes manufacturing. This combination can effectively prevent criteria and keep cleanliness of the fabrics， so ancient people enjoyed themselves far than we imagined. Wool and silver silk blending technology shown by Holland & Sherry on Intertextile has simplified this complicated process greatly using modern technology and brought many new opportunities.

Argento series of products of Super 200 brought by this company this time have used top-end silver ion finishing technology to realize professional finishing of 13.5μ superfine Merino wool. Electric conductivity of silver ions can effectively prevent accumulation of electrostatic charge， so fabrics treated through this technology also have anti-stating features.

Changzhou Subo Textile Co.， Ltd.

- Burn-out –

Will you wear a cowboy suit after its burn out？ Do you believe that a fabric， which will look better even after burning， exists？ This is burn-out fabric product brought by Suzhou Subo Textile Co.， Ltd.

Wang Tao introduced， “this technology is called burn-out. As a newly developed product this year， this product is relatively rare in market and is quite welcomed by European and American markets. The needed pattern is printed on fabric using special material， then cotton at upper layer the fabric is burned out using a specific solution， and hollowed-out chinlon at bottom with high intensity is left”. In addition， laterstage embroidery， gradient ramp and irregular washing and other technologies are quite conspicuous.

Bon Co.， Ltd.

- ‘Banshu-Ori， or Banshu weave -

Included in this editions Japan Pavilion are three companies from the Nishiwaki region， which is famous for its ‘Banshu-Ori， or Banshu weave. BanshuOri is a yarn-dyed fabric， woven into various patterns， such as checks and stripes， with yarns that are dyed before being woven by weaving machines. This tradition dates back to 1792， and was showcased by Bon Co.， Ltd.， Ueyama Orimono Corp and Kuwamura Co.， Ltd. at the fair. Bon showcased a range of new products using this traditional technique， including organic cotton fabrics， paper yarn fabrics and indigo items.

Prosperity Textile

- “Tencel” fabric -

Bodybuilding and running has become a trend， but sport pants are not the only choice！ Please try on jeans when running！ Prosperity Textile has promoted “elastic at four sides” sports jeans made of high-strength denim， the product is wear-resisting and can keep warm， and infrared rays can promote blood circulation and“help” you to run whenever and wherever possible.

General manager assistant Tan Kaisi from Prosperity Textile introduced that the raw material of this product is “Tencel” extracted from cotton waste under the cooperation with Blue Whale and it becomes a new fiber which is then re-produced into fabric and designed as ready-to-wear apparels.

Dover Corporation

- MS printing machine -

Can any pattern be printed on clothes just as a printer can print anything？ Of course！ After the pattern is transmitted to computer， all kinds of effects can be printed out through software processing of color cards！ Using principles of printer， this printing machine realizes digital printing with unlimited patterns， dimensions and fabrics， and printing speed can reach 50m2/h.

Dover moved 3.2m-width machine to the exhibition， which soon became the focus of the numerous camera lens. Technical service supervisor in MS China Zone Liu Dong introduced that “this machine has been configured with 8 colors at present， which saves color separation process for traditional dyeing. 10 colors can be managed by traditional machine at most， but this machine doesnt have color limitation and can realize completely individualized services.”

Kipas Denim

- Environmentally friendly jean fabric -

Do you believe that a jean also has previous and present life？ Yes， what you have participated in is not its previous life， but its present life. Kipas Denim blends cotton waste and REPREVE？ fiber into environmentally friendly jean fabric， giving it a second life.

Numerous creative trials have been carried out on regenerated yarn， including recycling yarn waste in production flow， based on which Conservablue technology of Kipas Denim aims at canceling excessive rinsing process before and after indigo blue dyeing so as to reduce environmental hazards caused by dyeing process while ensuring that the used dyestuff can be 100% adhered to yarn after necessary rinsing.