The 22nd China Textile and Apparel Trade Show (Paris) begins

Foreign buyers negotiate business at the China booth.

Economic Daily - China Economic Net Paris September 18 (Reporter Li Hongtao) The 22nd China Textile and Apparel Trade Fair (Paris) (referred to as "Autumn Paris Exhibition") recently opened at the Bourget Exhibition Center in the northern suburbs of Paris. Apparel and fabric exhibitors from 33 countries and regions including China, Hong Kong, Turkey, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Ethiopia and Cambodia concentrated on the show, including more than 1,100 exhibitors from China. This autumn Paris exhibition was hosted by the China National Textile and Apparel Council, jointly organized by the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade Textile Industry Branch and Messe Frankfurt (France) Co., Ltd.

In the China Independent Brand Exhibition Zone of the Autumn Paris Exhibition, 15 Chinese independent brands are characterized by independent design, excellent quality and flexible supply chain, which set a new image for Chinese manufacturing and Chinese quality. The European market has always been one of the overseas markets that domestic textile and apparel companies have focused on. Even in 2019, under the influence of many uncertain factors in the international market environment, many European customers still said that they would not stop cooperation with Chinese companies, which also strengthened the confidence of Chinese companies in exploring the international market. Qian Yajuan, Minister of Foreign Trade Department of China Red Bean Group, said: "Affected by the international environment, the market puts higher demands on enterprises. This is both pressure and motivation for Hongdou. Enterprises are constantly adjusting their product mix and developing high. Value-added clothing products and other means to actively enhance product competitiveness and convey the essence of Chinese culture. It is understood that the Autumn Paris Exhibition will also hold a number of summit forums and fashion release events, exhibitors from China, Pakistan and other countries during the exhibition period Will bring a special release show.

According to the 2018 annual report of the European Textile and Apparel Association, the total consumption of textile and clothing in the 28 countries of the EU in 2018 reached 520 billion euros. The EU is the second largest textile and apparel export region in the world after China, accounting for 23% and 28% of global sales in these two areas. The EU market is an important market for Chinese textile and garment enterprises to export. As an important channel for Chinese textile and garment enterprises to explore the European market, Paris Exhibition has become a platform recognized by enterprises and European mainstream business circles by virtue of its professionalism and diversified advantages. Under the current situation that the international market environment is full of uncertainty, many Chinese textile and garment enterprises have also expressed their determination to adhere to the platform and open up the EU market.

The China Textile and Apparel Trade Fair has been held in Paris in February and September each year since 2007, with spring and autumn exhibitions. This year is the third year of the Paris Exhibition as the implementation platform for the “Independent Brand Export Growth Action Plan” of the Ministry of Commerce. In the past three years, under the impetus of this project, many outstanding Chinese independent brands have evolved from maturity to maturity. They not only show their brand values and connotations at the cultural level and enterprise level in a three-dimensional and all-round way in the European industry with a positive and confident appearance. In front of it, it also provides a more diversified choice for European markets and consumers. Through the implementation of the “Independent Brand Export Growth Action Plan”, China's textile and garment industry has concentrated display and promotion of China's textile and apparel independent brands from the national and industry levels, and has extremely important guiding significance for the development of China's textile and apparel overseas market. The exhibition will open on the 16th and will last until the 19th.