China Hosts ITMF In Shanghai-Texglobe

T he 2009 Annual Conference of the International Textile Manufacturers Federation (ITMF) will take place October 23-25 in China. ITMF and host member China National Textile & Apparel Council (CNTAC) are expecting top-level delegates from all over the world to meet in the booming city of Shanghai.

The general theme of the conference, "Structural Adjustments in the World Textile Industry," reflects the current state of the world textile industry, which faces various challenges - namely, structural technological adjustments, short supply of resources, increasing obligations related to environmental concerns, and global financial and economic challenges. The industry sees continuous opportunities to upgrade its technology for reasons of both efficiency and ecology. In the past few years, economic globalization and the instable world economic situation have sped up the need to make structural adjustments with regard to technologies, products, fibers, energy and interdependent relations among all countries and regions throughout the value chain. All textile nations and regions are charged with confronting a variety of important issues concerning economic developments, interdependent relations and mutually beneficial cooperation.

The 2009 ITMF Annual Conference will provide opportunities for in-depth presentations and discussions on all these aspects of the general theme, with the goal of promoting mutual understanding, enhancing cooperation and creating new prosperity for the world textile industry.

CNTAC is pleased and honored to host the conference, and believes convening in China will help participants better understand the challenges the global textile industry is facing today and in the future and thus develop strategies for successful adaptations.