Yarn Expo continued its evolution into the industrys most comprehensive and effective business platform with its Spring Edition which concluded with a large increase in the buyer figure， as well as another year of growth in the exhibitor number. Strong demand was evident for recent growth areas of the fair such as synthetic， fancy and specialty yarns as well as chemical fibers， while exhibitors in the more traditional cotton product group also fared well. In total， 435 exhibitors from 10 countries & regions took part （2017： 393， 12 countries & regions）， attracting 25，966 trade buyers from 88 countries & regions （2017： 22，579， 94 countries & regions）.

“Once again， Yarn Expo proved itself as the ideal trade fair for the industry to benefit from changing demands and product trends， especially in the Chinese and wider Asian markets，” Ms. Wendy Wen， Senior General Manager of Messe Frankfurt （HK） Ltd. ex- plained. “The fair has evolved in recent editions to have a much bigger focus on synthetic， fancy & specialty yarns and chemical fibres， and based on the exhibitor feedback during the fair， there was an increase in buyers sourcing these products this year. Whats more， local buyers were showing strong interest in the offerings from Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia and Thailand， while Vietnamese cotton exhibitors reported increased orders from China due to the favourable trade policies between these countries.”

As one of the industrys leading players， Birla Jingwei Fibers naturally plays a big role at Yarn Expo， with their Birla Planet pavilion proving highly successful for the company. Senior Vice President Mr. Sachin Malik， explained： “Yarn Expo is a very important platform for Birla， to be visible to our value chain， to connect with our customers， and our own clientscustomers. We value Yarn Expo as a long-term part-ner for showcasing our products and connecting with the value chain. Each edition we connect with more and more buyers， and more customers in the industry recognize the importance of this fair. It has developed into a premium event in the global textile industry calendar. Usually this edition is quieter than the autumn fair， but the results this year saw the spring edition reach the same level. Our booth was always packed with buyers， and we also received more high-quality and international buyers. Our pavilion members are also very satisfied with the buyers and their results this time.”

Eight groups stroke a pose on the stage， showing their strength

Since the inception of the exhibition， the exhibitor constitution has been transformed from single and independent enterprises into exhibition groups with large varieties， large clusters and large enterprises gradually. Powerful exhibition groups with their unique characteristics have emerged one by one. Of course， this also responds to continuous innovative development and transformation & upgrading of China textile industry.

However， its noteworthy that quantity of scale and exhibition groups in this Yarn Expo have both reached historical large. 7 domestic major groups —Xinjiang， Dalang Textile Network， Sateri， Graphene Alliance， Strategic Alliance for Technology Innovation in the Chemical Fiber Industry， Hi-Tech Group and Shanghai Textile Group — have clamped down hard on this expo. Overseas exhibition group was Birla Group.

Xinjiang group was led by the government with 12 enterprises participating in the expo to display different varieties of Xinjiang cotton yarn； China Dalang Textile Network group was led by e-commerce platform with 17 enterprise participants； there were 10 enterprises in Sateri exhibition group， coming from upstream and downstream cellulose fiber industry； Graphene Alliance exhibition group was led by SQ Group， and 12 enterprises from China Strategic Alliance for Technology Innovation in the Graphene Industry participated in the expo； Stategic Alliance for Technology Innovation in the Chemical Fiber Industry was led by China Textile Academy with 14 enterprises participating in the expo. Besides， 5 subordinate companies of Hi-Tech Group participated in the expo， displaying all kinds of high value-added fiber products of HiTech Group； main products brought by 8 enterprises in Shanghai Textile Group are differential functional polyester staple fiber （Different）， Lyocell fiber with special functions and bamboo Lyocell fiber.

Xinjiang group is a large exhibition group attracting much attention on Yarn Expo in recent years. Driven by the “Belt & Road” Initiative and energetic development of textile and apparel industry in Xinjiang， Xinjiang has attracted numerous textile enterprises for investment and development， enjoying high-speed development of textile and apparel industry. Yarns produced by Xinjiang textile enterprises are mainly pure cotton yarn and viscose yarn. According to statistics of the autonomous region， the whole region saw 13.14 million cotton textile ring spinning spindles， 426，000 ring-spun yarn spinning spindles， 18，000 weaving machines and 850，000t viscose yield up to the end of July in 2017.

Graphene Alliance group made its debut on this Yarn Expo this year， and one responsible person expressed that， “graphene-related enterprises take a part in this expo in the form of alliance， aiming at collectively displaying industrial chain of graphene application and presenting product R&D; bright spot， and as a result terminal brands will continue their heat degree， develop and expand alliance platform， improve domestic and international influence of the alliance， facilitate cooperation in the industrial chain and further expand application fields.”

Graphene can be said as a highlighted new material in recent years. Usage of graphene for textile industry has been explored in recent years and it has drawn much concern. Principal in charge of this exhibition group expressed that， “enterprise participants in this alliance are well-known enterprises in domestic textile industry with extremely strong consciousness of innovation， R&D; capacity and productivity， continuously leading the market trend. Products of these enterprise participants cover a full series of textile products like yarn， cloth， underwear， apparel and home material， and all of these products have used graphene-modified fibers， not only reaching upgrading effect on existing products but also motivating enterprises product development idea and bringing favorable benefits.”

Besides domestic seven major groups， foreign exhibition groups are also well prepared this time with great strength. Eight enterprises from Birla Fiber group participated in this expo， and their main products are regenerated cellulose fibers. Its well known that strategic products of Birla Fiber are： Birla viscose， Birla Modal， Birla rainbow fiber， Birla Luocell and other differential products. Another objective of Birla is to make preparations for the next establishment of industrial chain for Birla modal and Birla rainbow fiber industry.

Dong Ping， Senior manager in marketing department of Birla Fiber expressed that， “Birla was an unfamiliar brand when it entered China three years ago. Today we become widely known， more and more fashion clothing brands designate us as their supplier， our exhibition stand is crowded with people during this expo， and besides Chinese buyers， there are also many buyers from Europe， America and Japan， including many of our key target client bases， like H&M.; This rare opportunity and extensive buyer groups are exclusive in this fair.”

Besides Birla， enterprises from India and Pakistan have also brought their most powerful suppliers. Indian and Pakistani products have certain price advantages with great competitiveness in middle and lowend markets， and exhibitors in the two countries are fully confident in this expo.

High quality run through the whole Expo

Yarn Expo has always been positioned as an “all categories and one-stop” upstream raw textile material purchase platform. There is no exception in this Expo， as it still covered numerous upstream fiber yarn products like linter silk and linen， chemical fiber and fancy yarn， etc.， totally divided into domestic exhibition zone and overseas exhibition zone， where the former included seven major zones： creative fancy yarn zone， functional chemical fiber zone， natural cotton yarn zone， quality wool yarn zone， green linen zone， e-commerce zone and overseas exhibition zone. Its noteworthy that exhibits in various exhibition areas have embodied “three Pin” （variety， quality and brand） Strategies implemented by the manufacturing industry in recent years， and each enterprise brought their own products and images which can embody “variety， quality and brand” most.

Creative fancy yarn zone has been vigorously promoted by Yarn Expo in recent years. The exhibition area has gathered over 70 well-known fancy yarn enterprises with increasingly expanded scale. The combined show is a large background for Yarn Expo， covering advantages of the whole industrial chain from fiber， yarn to fabrics to final home textiles and garments， bringing more business opportunities for persons occupied in this industry. Fancy yarn manufacturers have gradually been attracted by this large-scale and all-category comprehensive joint exhibition. By participating in the Expo， these manufacturers obtained downstream demand information and captured market positioning so as to seek for larger development opportunities. Enterprises in this fancy yarn zone mainly brought numerous extremely creative products like tinsel， colorful section dyed yarn， loop yarn， flake yarn， spiral yarn and knot yarn， etc.

Natural cotton yarn zone is a key zone each year， and the principal in charge of this exhibition zone expressed that， “under the overall background of national continuous reinforcement of structural reform at supply side， cotton textile industry lays the emphasis on developing differential fibers like colored spun yarn， colorful cotton yarn， multicomponent yarn and functional yarn as well as high count yarn products with higher comfort degree， etc. In this expo， Wuxi No-1 Cotton-represented traditional outstanding cotton yarn enterprises have occupied the market through equipment upgrading， technical transformation and fine management with high-end and high-quality boutique pure cotton yarns. Dezhou Hengfeng and Shandong Long Run-represented differential yarn enterprises will bring differential yarn products with rich varieties and diversified performances， and these products have unique appearance styles and extremely good wearability， which are successfully researched and developed by combining raw dyeing materials and new-type spinning technique through equipment transformation and recreation of technological process. They can fully meet consumers requirements for higher degree of comfort， beauty and environmental friendly property of textiles after upgrading of consumption structure.

Functional fiber zone consists of four major theme zones “China Fibers Fashion Trends 2018/2019”， “innovative functions”， “green and environmental protection” and “industrial alliance”， and over 150 domestic chemical fiber enterprises have collectively displayed overall strength of China chemical fiber industry， showing technological achievements of innovative development of Chinese fiber enterprises， responsibility concept of green development， cooperative and winwin development trend and new solutions provided to meet peoples requirement for beautiful life when standing at the origin of textile industry.

Over 10 enterprises take part in the expo in quality wool yarn zone， collecting brand-name and high-quality boutiques. Wool yarn products， famous for high added value and outstanding performance， which are fashionable and elegant， meet requirement for consumption upgrading. Tongxiang Yide Textile displayed wool blended yarn， silk wool blending series， silk line blending yarn and other products； Jiangsu Danmao Textile showcased all kinds of fine spinning yarns and semi-worsted spinning yarns. In green linen zone were mainly Shanghai Jiayu Textile， Changzhou Feilu Commerce and Trade， Hubei Jinghua Textile， Tongling Worldbest Linen & Ramie Textile， etc.， and exhibits they brought are ramie yarn， linen yarn， ramie-cotton blending yarn， ramie-viscose blending yarn， spandex core spun yarn， linen tencel yarn and plant-dyeing textiles.

More diversified upstream and downstream communication

Today， Yarn Expo is not a pure commerce & trade or exhibition platform any longer. Numerous wonderful activities in this same period have attracted extensive attention from upstream and downstream， especially many press conferences were held for numerous fiber products when driven by release activity of “Shenghong·China Fibers Fashion Trends 2018/2019”.