Intertextile Guangzhou Hometextile China will be held from March, 18 to 22, 2014. It has been extended by a day this year to meet rising buyer demand. Nearly 201 exhibitors from five countries and regions will showcase their products at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou. Visitors will also benefit from three other fairs taking place concurrently: the China International Outdoor & Leisure Fair, Homedecor & Housewares China and the China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou).

This edition of Intertextile Guangzhou features Chinese regional pavilions from Haining, Jiaxing, Nantong, Shaoxing and Yuhang, as well as international exhibitors from Australia, Germany, Indonesia and Taiwan. Some leading suppliers featured this year include: Best Home Tex and B&F Textile from China, M&S Textiles Australia and Terry Palmer from Indonesia. 

The fair gives a platform for exhibiting the full range of home textile products including bedding, towels, carpets and rugs, upholstery fabrics, wall and window decorations, and more. This year, a Soft Decorations Pavilion will feature bedding, cushions, carpets and textile lifestyle products. Well-known domestic brands exhibiting in this pavilion include Goldsun, Link Life Creation, Welltex, Yi County and Yinglunmeijia, as well as carpet suppliers HomeValue and Lanbond. There would be a section dedicated to exhibitors of upholstery fabrics, sofa fabrics and curtains. 

Organisers have also planned a number of events and seminars at all the four concurrent fairs. One such seminar, ‘The Passport for Exporting Textiles’, will introduce the latest developments of the Oeko-Tex STeP and Oeko-Tex Standard 100 certifications, as well as introduce the textile quality and function testing services of the Hohenstein Institute.

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