Asia’s largest exhibition of nonwoven materials, technology and equipment, SINCE/ANEX will be held next week in Shanghai, China. Combining the 16th Shanghai International Nonwovens Conference & Exhibition (SINCE) and  Asia Nonwovens Exhibition and Conference (ANEX), this premiere event will be held at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition & Convention Center, Hall 1,  May 13-15.

Shanghai will witness the great gathering of industrial elites and top companies in the global nonwovens field, which will be a big collision of different thoughts as well as the best timing for technology communication.

Three Main Highlights
By combining, SINCE with ANEX, the size and scale, exhibitors and visitors will hit a record high. The nonwovens industry in China has been around for 57 years since 1958, and the Shanghai International Nonwovens Conference & Exhibition (SINCE), with about 30 years’ history, has witnessed the changes and fast development of China’s nonwovens industry. It has also provided the best platform for domestic and overseas companies to exchange technology, expand potential market and introduce advanced technology and equipment. SINCE has surely become the favorite of global nonwoven industry.

This exhibition, with an exhibiting area of more than 25,000 square meters has attracted many top and important companies from home and abroad in the nonwovens industry. The exhibits cover nonwoven roll goods and converted products, nonwoven production machinery, auxiliary equipment and accessories and nonwoven raw materials. More than 400 companies, both domestic and abroad, will show up, including Freudenberg, PGI, TWE, Georgia-Pacific, Avgol, First Quality, Ruiguang, Toray, Vilene, Asahi Kasei, Fibertex, Nanliu, Jofo, JNC, Xinlong, Jinlong, Hassan, Mogul, Lenzing, BASF, HB Fuller, Invista, Autefa, Andritz, A. Celli, Reifenhauser and Caligen Foam will be there.

The three-day exhibition is expected to attract more than 15,000 professional buyers from 53 countries, covering a wide area of medical, hygiene, wipe, construction and civil engineering,  filtration and separation, electronic, energy, automobile, interior fabrics, construction, garment accessories, synthetic leather and so on.

Another highlight of the event will be the many new techniques and materials as well as technical speeches presented exhibitors. Besides the exhibits of each company, the technical seminars during the exhibition will be another bright spot of SINCE/ANEX. Many leading companies in the nonwovens industry, including PGI, H.B Fuller, Lenzing AG, ExxonMobil, Dow Chemical, Henkel, Cotton, Edelmann Technology, Emtec Electronics, Nordson and Xerium Technologies, will provide technical speeches and share new materials, new technique, new fields and new applications.

The third highlight will be the Global Nonwovens Summit (GNS). Launched by the Asia Nonwoven Fabrics Association (ANFA), EDANA and  INDA, the summit will also be held on the exhibition site. At that time, Wang Yanxi, the chairman of ANFA, Hideo Tsuchiya, the Secretary General of ANFA, Pierre Wiertz, the president of EDANA, Dave. Rousse, the president of INDA, Rolando Dominguez, the former PGI GM of Latin America, Osamu Yaida, consultant of ANNA will give speeches at the seminar and talk about the latest market trends, advanced technology and innovative applications of nonwoven materials in Asia, Europe, North America and South America. They will also analyze the current status and development of international standards in nonwoven areas and give right directions for Chinese nonwoven material enterprises to adapt to current situation under this new normal.