Asia’s leading biennial trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens returns to Shanghai in October

Following the success of the largest ever Cinte Techtextil China in 2014, Asia’s leading biennial trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens returns to Shanghai later this year. The event is scheduled to take place from 12 – 14 October at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Last year’s fair saw 460 exhibitors from 22 countries and regions across an exhibition area of 35,000 sqm.

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