Over 190,000 sqm of NECC Shanghai, with 3,000+ exhibitors from 24 countries and regions, Intertextile provided a whole link from raw materials to finished garments.
1. General Overview
2. Companies Active in Sustainable Offers
3. Sustainable Materials at the Show
4. Daydream: B2B Tailor-made Projects in Europe / Asia / North America
1. General Overview
The Spring 2024 Edition of Intertextile showcased the dynamics of the textile industry with an impressive turnout of over 3000 exhibitors. These exhibitors represented a rich composition of segments, each contributing to the diverse fabric of the event.
90% of the exhibitors hailed from Mainland China, with the remaining 10% representing various other countries and regions.
Specifically,
- China’s Hong Kong accounted for 19%. Typical exhibitors include Brar Group, Takashima Orimono;
- Japanese players accounted for 17%. Typical exhibitors include SOLOTEX, Takisasda, Kriari;
- Italy accounted for 17%. Typical exhibitors include Successori Reda SpA Sociteta Benefit, Olmetex SpA;
- South Korea accounted for 13%. Typical exhibitors include Heyone Corporation, Dae Kyung textile, Sk textile;
- the United Kingdom accounted for 8%. Typical exhibitors include Intertek Group, Liberty Fabric, and Bloosom;
- Taiwan accounted for 5%. Typical exhibitors include Tah Yao textile, Esperanza Enterprise, Hua Mao Nano-Tech.
- Some countries, such as Turkey, Pakistan, France, India, Peru, and Switzerland, each contributed around 3%.
- Garment Accessories emerged as a prominent category, comprising 25% of the exhibitors. Typical exhibitors include SAB, SBS, ABS for zippers and buttons, Sansung for wadding and quilting, Golden Brand for tapes, and Unitypeak for shoulder padders;
- Knitted Fabrics, another vital component of the textile ecosystem, accounted for 12% of the exhibitors. Typical exhibitors include Xintai, Xitai Meichuang, Esse, Jiangtuo;
- Man-made Fabrics and Functional Wear, Outdoor, and Sports Fabrics each constituted 10% of the exhibitors. Typical exhibitors include Fuen, Fulida for Man-made (wool-like); Bravoworld, XIANWEI Fiber Textile for Man-made; Addis, Toray, Romrol for Functional Wear.
- Cotton fabrics and Suiting Fabrics each comprised 7% of the exhibitors. Typical exhibitors include Chum, Yunbo Textile, and Ace Group.
- Silk and Shirted Fabrics each accounted for 4% of the exhibitors. Typical exhibitors include Bien, Chinating, Wensli for silk; Honghan, Nandi, and Tianzhu for Shirted fabrics.
- Synthetic leather & fur fabrics, along with linen/ramie fabrics, represented 3% of the exhibitors each; typical exhibitors include Zhengtai, Weiyi, Gaosun, Ryland for Synthetic leather; Worldbest, Springtex, Runyuan for linen/ramie.
- Printed fabrics, denim, and wool fabrics each constituted 2% of the exhibitors; typical exhibitors include Digitex, Blossom, and Frog for printed; Orta, Kailan, Prosperity for denim; Biella Manifatture Tessili Srl, Erdos Europe Srl, Vercelli for wool fabrics.
- The “Others” category, constituting 9% of the exhibitors, encompassed a diverse range of segments not specifically categorized. Typical categories include children & infants’ fabrics, bridal wear fabrics, dyeing auxiliaries and so on.
2. Companies Active in Sustainable Offers
On average, 56% of the exhibitors offer sustainable solutions or services.
By country:
In relative terms, it is apparent that among the 2,789 exhibitors from China, over 50% are capable of providing sustainable-related solutions and services. Similarly, among the 58 exhibitors from China and Hong Kong and the 52 exhibitors from Japan, both surpassed 80%, indicating a strong commitment to sustainability among their exhibitors. Turkey, with 11 exhibitors, demonstrated an impressive sustainability rate of 80%, while Pakistan, represented by 10 exhibitors, had a rate near 90%.
Segments with above-average provision of sustainable development products and services (56%) include:
- Garment Accessories,
- Functional Wear, Outdoor and Sports Fabrics,
- Cotton,
- Synthetic Leather and Fur Fabrics,
- Denim,
- Wool etc.
3. Sustainable Materials at the Show
In the exhibition, there were many sustainable materials, and Daydream made a selection of a few representative products / suppliers as follows:
4. Daydream: BtoB Tailor-made Projects in Europe / Asia / North America
Daydream has performed multiple projects in the BtoB material industry over the last decade, across the manufacturing value chain from raw materials to products.
Since 2000, Daydream & Dynovel have proven offers in:
- Market & Business Strategy
- New Business Development
- Sustainability & Digitalization
- People Management – Training & Workshops
- Business Improvement for Market and Sales (Market Segmentation, Client Segmentation, Channel-to-market, Business & Go-to-market Plan, M&A Scouting, Capex project…)
Since 2000, Daydream & Dynovel have:
- Over 120 BtoB clients
- Three offices: Cologne for Europe, Philadelphia for Americas, Shanghai for Asia
- One unique best-in-class methodology and a team of engineers and PhDs
- A unique methodology & experiences
- A large network and knowledge
