CEMATEX, The European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers, reported, "Our national associations have been receiving exceptionally good response from their members, who are all very supportive of our launch event in China. It is a very important market for them and they are enthusiastic about the country's potential. Hence, they are concentrating all their marketing efforts into this one show and we are receiving applications for very large booths. This augurs well for the event, and we believe we shall sell out the remaining space very quickly."

Chinese textile machinery manufacturers are also making their presence felt in a big way at the first combined show. CTMA, The China Textile Machinery Association also commented, "We are very excited to kick-off the combined show in Shanghai, and all the major Chinese manufacturers will be participating in this groundbreaking exhibition. It will be the most successful international textile machinery exhibition China has ever hosted."

The first ITMA ASIA + CITME exhibition will feature
　-strict admission criteria that allows the participation of only bona fide manufacturers
　-a 120,000 square metre showcase of cutting-edge solutions and live machinery demonstrations
　-over 1,000 Chinese and international exhibitors
　-around 100,000 trade visitors to transact business and to network

ITMA ASIA + CITME 2008 has received unprecedented support from the world’s major textile machinery associations, including the following who have already declared that the combined show will be the only exhibition in China that they will fully support in the future.

For the first time, the combined show will allocate the stand according to production techniques. This will provide the exhibitors a great opportunity to compete in their equipments and techniques. More importantly, this will bring a great convenience to the visitors who could visit according to their preference and specialty.