India and Pakistan together will feature over 80 exhibitors at Yarn Expo Autumn 2015, a fair aimed at showcasing natural, synthetic and blended yarns and specialty products began in Shanghai, China today.
Featuring around 66 fibre and yarn suppliers, India will be the largest contingent from outside of Mainland China, and will be having a pavilion of its own. Kikani Exports, GTN Group, Loyal Textile Mills, Gujarat Ambuja, NSL Textile, Lahoti Overseas, Sutlej Textiles and Industries, Premier Mills, Winsome Textile Industries, Sangam (India) and TT Ltd are some of the big names at the fair from India.
Pakistan will be another major exhibitor at the three-day fair with over 18 exhibitors of 100 per cent cotton, melange and bamboo cotton.
There will be over 250 exhibitors participating in the Expo, and over 100 participants will be from countries other than Mainland China like India, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Korea, Indonesia, Singapore, Italy, Switzerland, Vietnam and Uzbekistan. Around 150 domestic suppliers will take part covering a wide range of products.
The increase in the number of exhibitors at the fair will be by more than 87 per cent as compared to last year. The exhibition space also expands by the same amount to 8,500 square metres, organiser sources said.