Successful debut for cashmere event
16/12/2010
International trade fair organiser UBM Asia, together with the China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce & Animal By-Products (CFNA), secured the participation of “key cashmere supplying regions” including Afghanistan, China, India, Mongolia and Nepal as well as cashmere importers from France, Hong Kong, Italy, Russia, Sweden and the UK. Leading cashmere brands—including Consinee, Erdos Group, Gobi, Snow Lotus, Springair, Viction and Zhongyin—were among the exhibitors and conference programmes covering quality and sustainability drew strong attendances with speakers representing CFNA’s cashmere division, the Cashmere and Camel Hair Manufacturer’s Institute, the Italian Trade Commission and the Mongolian Parliament as well as non-profit organisation Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production (WRAP).
“We are pleased with the results of Cashmere World,” said Perrine Ardouin, UBM Asia’s event director. “It attracted the right kind of attendees, focused buyers who were serious about doing business with experienced cashmere suppliers across the supply chain. Over the event’s three days it became clear that the fair is well-positioned to become the definitive meeting place for global cashmere professionals.”
For his part, CFNA director Tian Bianzhu said: “It is our mandate to improve the long-term viability of the cashmere industry. Through sustainable business practices, producers and suppliers of cashmere can ride the up-swing in the demand for high-end products across all major world markets”.
The 2011 event will take place on November 9–11 at the China National Convention Centre, Beijing.
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