YiwuTex14 exhibition, organised by Zhejiang Provincial Government, is getting ready to take off next week, when it opens its doors on 19 November at the Yiwu International Expo Centre, to provide a professional, market-oriented knitting, garment, dyeing and finishing machinery trading platform for the industry.

The show combines the 15th China Yiwu International Exhibition on Knitting & Hosiery Machinery, the 4th China Yiwu International Exhibition on Sewing & Automatic Garment Machinery and 2014 China Yiwu International Exhibition on Dyeing, Finishing & Digital Printing Machinery.

New products and technology

Up to now, more than 200 companies have been confirmed to exhibit over 700 sets of machines. The exhibition attracts many brands presenting their new products and new technology, including knitting and hosiery machinery enterprises.

Exhibitors will display the latest machinery and equipment, with a focus on hosiery and knitting machinery and related products, which are going to address the demands of the industry.

Past exhibitors, including Cixing, Aurora, Aotu, Rosso, Shaoxing Royuan, Kern Liebers, Cesare Colosio, and BTSR, will continue to support the show by allocating more resources and enlarging their exhibiting area at the show this year.

Conference on water treatment

The first day will feature a concurrent Conference on Water Treatment, Energy Saving and Case Study for the Modern Textile Industry, which will be divided into four separate sections.

Zhejiang Environmental Protection Bureau leader will discuss water pollution prevention action plan, followed by Fan Xiang Zi, Vice president, Zhejiang Huanlong Environmental Protection Technology Company, who will talk explore the water treatment successful case study.

The third session, The New Era of Water Treatment, will be presented by speakers from Fong’s Industries. The conference will be concluded by Chemtax representatives, who will look at the new trends and direction in water and energy saving for dyeing and finishing industry.

Design and fashion

The second day will cover functional sportswear design and fashion influence. The 2015-2016 Intimate Wear Design & Trends Forum will be presented by Dr Gu Wen, Fashion Trend Supervisor, Donghua University Fashion Research Center, and Zhu Dahui, Associate Professor, Donghua University.

The 2015-2016 Women’ Clothing Design & Trends Forum will be led by Zhang Jiao, Lecturer of The Fashion Marketing Department of Zhejiang SCI-TECH University Fashion College.

Another concurrent event that will be featured in the programme is Textile Industry Design Display that includes Fashion Extravaganza – fashion designers’ display zone, showcasing knitting, garment and printing design products. The Knitting Collections Wardrobe will also be on display.

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