The one of the leading international trade fairs for apparel fabrics and accessories in China, Intertextile Beijing has been scheduled here at both the Beijing Exhibition Center and China World Trade Center from March 22-24, 2007.

The show, which will run concurrent with Yarn Expo Spring 2007 at the China World Trade Center, has been organised by The Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT,Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd. and China Textile Information Center.

The Intertextile Beijing gives fabric producers from around the world access to the booming market in north and northeast China and will feature an array of cotton, wool, silk, linen, ramie, man-made, knitted and other materials along with many accessories.

The show has become one of the most important venues for international fabric producers seeking quality buyers in northeast China as last year, of the 689 exhibitors, 32 percent came from outside of China and about 90 percent of the 17,337 visitors were Chinese.

The exhibitors last year included companies from Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, and, for the first time, Philippines, Spain and the USA.

China is one of the world's most important garment producing nations and has continued to expand its apparel industry after years of constant growth and in 2005, China's garment exports grew by 20 percent (US$65.9 billion and in the first nine months of 2006, exports of garments increased by 32 percent.

The 2007 Intertextile Beijing will expand to the China World Trade Center in Beijing to provide exhibitors 30 percent more space.