Reciprocal cooperation wins the future Promoting sustainable industry

In the hot July， countless changes are waiting to be made. At a time when “science and technology， fashion， and green” are becoming the new focus of Chinas textile industry development， Chinas textile industry needs a platform to show its self-innovation strength， gain insight into the domestic and international market trends， and voice the open cooperation. Undoubtedly， the annual China Textile & Apparel Trade Show （New York） （hereinafter referred to as “New York Shows”） is an industry event that focuses on all the eyes of the textile industry.

The former China Textile & Apparel Trade Show（New York） was founded in 2000. Since 2010， China National Textile and Apparel Council and Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH have cooperated in creat- ing three international professional trade shows in New York for apparel， fabrics and home textiles， namely， Apparel Sourcing USA （APP）， Texworld USA and Home Textile Sourcing Expo （HTSE）， they collectively referred to as New York Shows.

On July 22nd， local time， New York Shows， hosted by China National Textile and Apparel Council， co-organized by the Sub-Council of Textile Industry， CCPIT and Messe Frankfurt North America， was grandly opened at the Javits Center， NYC.

On 22nd， Gu Chunfang， Economic and Commercial Counsellor of the Chinese Consulate General in New York， Xu Yingxin， Vice President of China National Textile and Apparel Council and President of the SubCouncil of Textile Industry， CCPIT， Zhang Yankai， Member of the Expert Advisory Committee of China National Textile and Apparel Council， Yuan Hongping， Deputy Secretary-General and Head of the Office of Foreign Affairs of China National Textile and Apparel Council， Chang Qing， Vice President of the Sub-Council of Textile Industry， CCPIT， Qu Jing， Vice President of China Knitting Industry Association， Gu Yaming， MP of New York City， Zhao Zhenge， General Representative of North America of CCPIT， Detlef Braun， Directors of Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH， Konstantin von Vieregge， President of Messe Frankfurt North America， Wenting， Senior General Manager of Messe Frankfurt Exhibition （Hong Kong） Ltd.， attended the opening ceremony and participated in the ribbon cutting. The opening ceremony was presided over by Zhang Tao， Secretary-General of the Sub-Council of Textile Industry， CCPIT.

Quality shows， the three show areas gather together

With the expectations of all parties， on July 22， the 20th New York Shows came as scheduled. More than 800 textile and garment enterprises from 17 countries and regions including China， the United States， India， Pakistan， Turkey， Colombia and Portugal will gather again at the 3A and 3B pavilions on the first floor of the Javits Center in a position of nearly 30，000 square meters.

This New York Shows has been actively participated by textile and garment enterprises in 19 provinces， cities and autonomous regions， including Zhejiang， Jiangsu， Fujian， Shanghai， Guangdong， Shandong， Hebei， Hubei， Anhui and Jiangxi. A total of 545 Chinese enterprises have participated in the New York Shows in the United States. In addition to the obvious increase in the number of exhibitors in Fujian， more than ten exhibitors from Jiangxi and Anhui in the central and western regions are also full of expectations for this years New York Shows. At the pavilions， you can see the booths carefully arranged by many well-known domestic enterprises， their participation also adds vitality to New York Shows. Jihua 3542 Textile Co.， Ltd.， High Fashion Silk， Yantai North， Jiangsu Guotai Intl Group Guohua Corp. Ltd.， Jiangsu Guotai Huasheng Industrial Co.， Ltd.， Mengdi Group， Zhejiang Orient Holdings， Jiangsu Soho International Group Corp.， Sumec Textile & Light Industry Co.， Ltd. and other well-known leading textile enterprises have received high attention on the spot.

With the acceleration of the transformation and upgrading of Chinas textile industry， green and sustainable has become a new positioning and new goal for the development of Chinas textile industry. Since the development of the New York Shows， it has been adhering to the concept of “green shows， and sustainable shows”. The selection of exhibitors exhibits is also based on this standard. The continuous guidance of many years has made the green and environmental protection concept of this exhibition more popular. 64% of the exhibitors in the clothing exhibition area have various international environmental qualification certifications such as Oko-Tex Standard 100 and OkoTex Standard 1000.

In addition， small order enterprises have increased significantly， with 40% of apparel exhibitors providing 100 or less orders. It also reflects that in the process of continuous exhibition， the exhibitors rapid response ability has improved significantly in the face of the complex and changeable international market.

As an important part of the New York Shows， the fabric show area will focus on various fabrics such as knitting， functional， lace， denim， printing， cotton and silk. Compared with last year， the share of high-end product has increased， and the company is full of confidence in the U.S. market.

The home textile show area covers silk quilts， floss silk quilts， duvets， quilted quilts， blankets， carpets， coral velvet， flannel， cushions， pillows， towel and bath towel， bedding fabrics， four-piece bedding and other products. It is particularly worth mentioning that the organizers have increased their efforts in recruiting exhibitors in the early stage and expanded the scope of recruitment. This time， the New York Shows home textile show area welcomed the exhibitors from Poland and Turkmenistan for the first time. While ensuring the internationalization of the show， it also enhanced the diversity of exhibits and provided more choices for visiting buyers.

This New York Shows will continue to promote synergistic innovation of industrial chain through a series of popular trends， lectures on hot topics， and product launches.

During the New York Shows， Home Textiles Today will bring two industry forums. With the theme of “Key to reshaping textile supply chain -sustainability” and “New purchasing mode - is export enterprises ready？”， the two forums invited industry experts in marketing， supply chain management and product development to give keynote speeches to inspire the industry how to develop more environmentally friendly products； how to guide consumers to bring sustainable products into a healthy lifestyle； how to reconstruct a new supply and marketing model in the home textile market， and increase the speed of entry into the U.S. market. The content hits the hot spot and is worthy of attention.

During the shows this year， the organizers also arranged more than 20 professional forums. Experts from the textile industry will discuss“sustainable development in the future of fashion industry”， “transparency management and information tracking of big brands”， “how to change textile raw materials”， “the status quo of home textile industry”， “how to do business with Africa” “， “2020 - 2021 autumn and winter colors and trends”， “fashion brand operation”， “U.S. trade policy” and other hot topics in the current textile and apparel industry to conduct in-depth discussion and analysis.

At this years New York Shows， the professional high-end T-stage layout and colorful clothing complement each other. While bringing an excellent experience to the visiters and the brands， the “New York Shows Brand Release Show” also exerted its unique business advantag-es， and presented the fashion New York Shows under the dynamic performance of the eight big shows， helping brands and enterprises to advance continuously.

Following the brilliant show of Shenzhen Underwear Association in New York in 2018， the Shenzhen Underwear Association once again appeared， gathering enterprises such as Embry Form， Cosmo Lady， Bodystyle， queend， Junerose， ishow， Fuhua Genji， Coddon， etc.， to focus on displaying the core competitiveness of Chinese underwear. In the “New York Shows Brand Release Show” in 2019， we can not only see the special release of famous underwear brand Embry Form， but also enjoy the underwear brands show from Shenzhen Underwear Association.

There are also the Mansfield brand special， highquality exhibitor special， Fujian special， Jiangsu special， Zhejiang special release activities， this year， 24 enterprises will carry products unveiled. new and old brands bloom on the same stage， they will seek to cooperate with the local market more extensively and create new fashion labels in New York， this will surely be the highlight of this New York Shows.

Industry shows， positioning New York to embrace the world

This year marks the twentieth anniversary of the New York Shows. After 20 years of hard work， from an unknown small show， it has become an industry event recognized by the industry in the United States and even around the world. The New York Shows always adheres to the service enterprise and the promotion industry as its own responsibility. In the process of helping enterprises “go global” and actively explore the U.S. market， they will persist in their efforts.

The 20 years of the New York Shows is more than 7，000 days and nights for Chinese textile workers to pursue their dreams on the international stage. It is also a great journey to shoulder the mission and responsibility of the industry. Over the past 20 years， the New York Shows has built a reliable bridge for Chinese enterprises to open up overseas markets. It can be said that its existence is a milestone for Chinas textile industry to go global. Over the past 20 years， New York Shows has been a mirror， witnessing the process of the international journey of Chinas textile industry， and recording the extraordinary achievements of Sino-US textile trade. Through the platform of New York Shows， Chinas textile industry has been deeply integrated into the global textile and apparel supply chain and value chain. Chinas textile industry also embraces the world more deeply， showing the world a new， “Made in China” image of innovation， fashion and green.

With the stage of the New York Shows， the trade and industrial interaction between the textile industries of China and the United States have grown from scratch， from small to large， and yielded successes one after another. From 2000 to 2018， Sino-US textile and apparel import and export trade grew significantly， with trade volume increasing from 9.945 billion U.S. dollars in 2003 to 49.718 billion U.S. dollars in 2018. From 2010 to 2018， the average annual growth rate of U.S. imports of textiles and clothing from China was 0.7%. In 2018， the overall outward investment in Chinas textile industry slowed down， but the investment in the United States increased by 20.7% compared with the previous year. The cumulative total direct investment in the United States amounted to 214 million U.S. dollars in 2015 - 2018. Over the past two decades， Sino-US textile industry cooperation has reached unprecedented depth and breadth， forming a highly complementary and mutually beneficial win-win situation， which benefits not only the industry of the two countries， but also the whole world.

Twenty years of change， twenty years of hard work. In the future， the New York Shows will continue to be a pioneer of the development of Chinas textile industry， and striving for success.