Texcare Asia was held from November 19 to 21, 2013, Shanghai. Nearly 150 exhibitors from countries like Belgium, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Turkey, the UK and the US presented their latest innovations in laundry, dry-cleaning, ironing and dyeing machinery in addition to systems for textile management. The number of visitors increased by 20 per in this edition representing hotels, laundromats, dry-cleaners, government and military departments and hospitals.

For exhibitors, the three-day event was an opportunity to meet decision-makers, learn about new solutions from competitors as well as close deals on-site. The products displayed ranged from automatic folding machinery and washers to machines capable of pressing and dry cleaning garments in just a few seconds. The Chinese market is currently going through a phase that Japan experienced in the ’90s, where more and more dry cleaning businesses are being franchised with central processing plants. A number of buyers came from neighboring countries India, Japan and Singapore.

Texcare Asia represents the best platform currently in China for promoting and marketing the textile care industry. Texcare Asia’s next edition is scheduled to for fall 2015.