The First APTEXPO Asia Pacific Textile And Clothing Supply Chain Expo And Summit Forum Opened A New Era Of Industrial Cooperation In Singapore

　　 Today, with the deepening of globalization, only by strengthening cooperation and mutual benefit can we meet challenges and achieve industrial prosperity and development. Facing the challenges and opportunities under the new situation, the textile and clothing industry firmly promotes the process of economic integration in the Asia Pacific region, builds a flexible, flexible and sustainable textile and clothing supply chain system with a feast of "supply chain", accelerates the cultivation of market demand, promotes industrial innovation and development, and contributes to the sustainable prosperity of the textile industry.

　　 From exhibitors' dazzling products to professional visitors' every stop and stare; From the wisdom surge of the Summit Forum to the warm atmosphere of the theme conference... within three days, Singapore seemed to be ignited by an invisible force from the "supply chain". From November 13 to 15, the first APTEXPO Asia Pacific Textile and Garment Supply Chain Expo and Summit Forum ("the first Singapore Asia Pacific Expo" for short) was held in Singapore's Sands Convention and Exhibition Center, and the show continued to spread.

　　 According to statistics, the first Singapore Asia Pacific Exhibition attracted more than 2000 professionals from 45 countries and regions in Asia, Europe, the Americas, Africa, Oceania and other five continents to visit, further highlighting the global influence and attraction of the exhibition.

　　 At the same time, the event also attracted brand companies from Asian countries and regions, such as China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Bangladesh, as well as garment processing trade procurement and import and export companies and other industry buyers to visit the event, helping to promote economic integration in the Asia Pacific region and cooperation in the textile and garment industry.

　　 In addition, the exhibition has received high attention from heavyweight fashion buyers in traditional consumer markets such as the United States, France, Germany, Canada, Sweden, Australia, Britain, Japan, etc. It is worth mentioning that the proportion of senior management of European and American buyers present reached 60%, bringing more business opportunities and cooperation possibilities to the exhibitors. It once again demonstrates the value of this international event to build a diversified supply chain in Asia Pacific and attract high-quality buyers from all over the world on the platform of Singapore.

　　 As the first international industry exhibition with the theme of supply chain in the Asia Pacific region, the first Singapore Asia Pacific Expo, with the core content of "exhibition, discussion and visit", has built an international professional platform integrating exhibition, summit forum, closed door discussion, cooperative release, visit and research, focusing on value co creation and focusing on the global layout of the industry.

　　 Looking back at the three-day exhibition period, 150 Asia Pacific textile and clothing quality supply chain enterprises from 18 countries and regions have shown their competitive products in the 4000 square meter exhibition area, highlighting the close collaboration between upstream and downstream of the industrial chain and the infinite vitality of scientific and technological innovation; Thousands of global textile and clothing buyers, dealers, importers and exporters, cross-border e-commerce and other professional buyers and investment institutions have also flocked to explore new opportunities for cooperation and development.

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　　 Gathering Asia Pacific elite enterprises

　　 Jointly expand the global market

　　 In three days, four complete supply chain upstream and downstream enterprises from China and the Asia Pacific region, including fashion and leisure, outdoor sports, business suits and household textiles, appeared at the first Singapore Asia Pacific Expo, linking more than 50 governments and associations in the Asia Pacific region, covering 80% of the global textile and clothing supply chain capacity, and building a new platform for textile and clothing industry cooperation between China and ASEAN countries, Open up new channels for the prosperity and development of the textile and clothing industry in the Asia Pacific and even the world.

　　 First tier brands, chain owners, head manufacturers and service companies in all links of the supply chain from home and abroad gather in Lion City to stimulate new momentum of industrial development with new products, new standards and new tracks; FOURSOURCE, Xingguo, Haiyang, Quanzhou, ASEAN countries, sustainable and other heavyweight fashion platforms and industrial clusters "attack" together, and show up at the exhibition with elite enterprises and high-quality products to "seize the beach".

　　 Relevant responsible person of Singapore Xintera Company:

　　 Singapore Asia Pacific Expo is a very suitable platform for companies to display their brands and products, and also the best choice for B to B precise docking. During the exhibition, many visitors were received, and everything went smoothly from registration, preparation to the site. Thank you for your support and cooperation. This exhibition in Singapore, a global hub with a high degree of internationalization, is particularly looking forward to continuing to participate in the next Singapore Asia Pacific Exhibition, and grow and share opportunities with Singapore Asia Pacific Exhibition.

　　 Representative of Jiangsu Huihong International Group Zhongjia Development Co., Ltd.:

　　 The company's target markets are mainly the United States and Europe, accounting for more than 60%. Since 2017, the company has invested and produced in Southeast Asia, and explored the Southeast Asian market. At present, the company is positioned as a "diversified supply chain operator", providing customers with all-round cooperation from design and development to production and quality delivery, and using more than 50 years of channel development experience and high-quality resources to provide high-quality products and services for many European and American brands. This exhibition has contacted customers from Europe, America, Singapore, supply chain manufacturers, Southeast Asian business associations and other countries, as well as solution providers, equipment software providers, consulting agencies, law firms and other resources, which helps the company integrate upstream and downstream resources of the supply chain, provide customers with diversified supply chain solutions, and better layout in Southeast Asia. Through the exhibition, we also deeply realize that the market capacity of textile and clothing is huge, and as long as we persist in innovation, there will be great value space. It is believed that some growth brands in Southeast Asia, after reaching a certain scale, also need service providers with strong comprehensive capabilities to provide integrated supply chain management services. The market prospect is very broad. I hope there will be more opportunities to promote the company's business model in the future, cooperate with more brands and customers, and provide more valuable supply chain solutions for the industry.

　　 Relevant person in charge of Vietnam Textile and Clothing Association:

　　 Singapore Asia Pacific Expo has played a vital role in promoting the development of Asian textile industry. It not only provides a platform for countries in the Asia Pacific region to exchange information, so that industry leaders, manufacturers and brands can come together to share new technologies and ideas, but also attracts investors by demonstrating the strength and advantages of Asian textile industry, It injects new vitality into the development of the industry. We are very satisfied with the experience of participating in this Asia Pacific Singapore Exhibition. Here, we are lucky to have in-depth exchanges with many partners, which is of great significance for expanding business and looking for new cooperation opportunities. We sincerely invite more enterprises not involved to participate in the next Singapore Asia Pacific Expo, where we can meet a large number of potential customers, companies and partners, which will play a positive role in promoting enterprises to expand their business and enhance brand influence, and bring new opportunities and challenges to the development of the industry.

　　 Relevant principals of Zhejiang Qianshuo Textile Co., Ltd.:

　　 The company is market-oriented, independently develops and professionally organizes the production of TR and TRW TR weft elastic and TR four side elastic fabrics are suitable for men's and women's formal wear, casual wear, pants, and British style school uniforms. Since 2015, we have begun to research, develop and produce medium and high-end school uniform fabrics, and become the core supplier of major school uniform enterprises in China. The purpose of this exhibition is to hope that enterprises will "go global" and have more contacts and exchanges with customers in Europe, America, Southeast Asia and countries along the "Belt and Road". The exhibition has gained a lot. It has met many old customers, as well as customers from Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Israel, Belgium and other countries and regions. The types of enterprises involved include garment factories, fabric manufacturers, supply chain service providers, etc., and further communication and cooperation may be carried out with these customers in the future.

　　 Relevant representatives of Philippine Fashion Alliance:

　　 As the representative of the fashionable Philippines, it is a great honor to participate in Singapore Asia Pacific Exhibition. The interaction with colleagues from all fields of the industry has brought us great impetus and inspiration. This exhibition is very important for the development of national brands. It not only promotes the exchange and cooperation in the industry, but also provides the Philippines with the opportunity to communicate and exchange with peers in the Asia Pacific region, so that we can better understand the industry trends and establish necessary and close cooperation. Singapore Asia Pacific Expo is not only a platform to display and promote products and services, but also a meaningful and organized communication platform. Here, people can exchange ideas, expand contacts, share resources and help each other to achieve common promotion, mutual benefit and win-win results, which has a positive role in promoting the development of the fashion industry, and we look forward to more such opportunities in the future.

　　 Relevant principals of Ningbo Gaogao Textile Technology Co., Ltd.:

　　 The company is a garment company integrating industry, trade and research based on European and American markets. Its head office is located in Ningbo, China, and it has a factory in Cambodia. The main purpose of this exhibition is to explore market opportunities. It is expected that through the platform of Singapore Asia Pacific Exhibition, the company can expand its business scope, participate in international competition, and deepen its ties with the industry. During the exhibition, I got to know many professional visitors. Among them, the representative of LAMOUR from Canada has selected samples and has arranged R&D for the next step of development, which has yielded a lot. I believe that the company will gain more development opportunities and further expand its business by participating in the exhibition. We look forward to participating in the exhibition next year and sharing opportunities with Asia Pacific Singapore.

　　 Person in charge of Myanmar Pathein Industrial Project:

　　 Singapore Asia Pacific Expo plays a positive role in promoting the development of the industry in Asia and even the world, connecting textile and clothing enterprises around the world, and jointly promoting the progress and development of the entire industrial chain. This exhibition also provides an excellent exhibition opportunity for the park, which can effectively promote the effective contact and communication between us and relevant investors, so that practitioners around the world can understand the existence of Myanmar Pathein Industrial Project, which has cost competitiveness advantages. This is of great significance for us to expand the market and enhance brand awareness. The exhibition also broadened our vision, obtained more resources and information, and provided many potential cooperation opportunities.

　　 Representative of Shenzhen Wuziniu Industrial Development Co., Ltd.:

　　 Wuziniu focuses on the research, development and production of girls' underwear, and its products cover different development stages from primary school students to teenagers. This exhibition shows the products designed according to the four scenes of students' daily study, sports, outdoor leisure, and home sleep, to meet the underwear wearing needs of girls in different scenes. In addition, it also showed the products of its own brand "bodyguard", "Qingqing noble" and other fabrics, including Modal, cotton, Jin'an and other fabrics. The product series ranged from the first to the third level, covering children's underwear and girls' underwear and other categories, which were relatively complete. We hope to expand the international market including Southeast Asia by participating in this exhibition. Within three days, we have received customers from Malaysia, Italy, Singapore, Indonesia and other countries. They have shown great interest in girls' underwear products, especially in our company's product positioning, development direction and material selection. At present, there are three customers with strong intentions, from Singapore, Taiwan, and Malaysia, and they will conduct in-depth docking and service in the future.

　　 Representatives of Nantong Changxing Textile Co., Ltd.:

　　 The company has its own designer team, which conducts independent research and development from design and development to production, and can provide customized services according to customer needs to ensure product quality and design uniqueness. This exhibition mainly brought clothing and home textile fabrics, including shirt fabrics, heavy and light linen, cotton and other fabrics of different materials. The products are mainly aimed at Southeast Asia, Europe, the United States and the Middle East, hoping to take this opportunity to expand the Southeast Asia market. In three days, I got to know the purchasers from Malaysia, Singapore and other countries at the exhibition. Later, there will be invitations and discussions. There will always be opportunities to go out, and there will never be opportunities to go out.

　　 Wuxi Simian Textile Co., Ltd. Booth Principal:

　　 This exhibition brought three main series of products of Qiuhe brand, namely green ecological and environmental protection yarn, functional yarn and fashionable characteristic yarn, as well as double anti moisture and heat preservation yarn, Sereno worsted yarn, Bingqin spinning yarn, elastic spinning I (autumn and winter), elastic spinning (spring and summer), colored yarn, bacteria free spinning yarn and silk yarn ? Yarn, essence spinning yarn, flame retardant spinning yarn and other eight sub series products. The company has always attached great importance to product innovation and R&D, and held new product R&D meetings every month, with the purpose of self creating rather than copying the existing hot selling products in the market, understanding the market and customer needs through docking with terminal brands, and carrying out targeted product development through high-quality Differentiated products respond to rapidly changing market demand and fierce market competition. We received local purchasers in Singapore at the exhibition, and will further communicate with them later.

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　　 Assemble global procurement giants Conspiracy for industrial cooperation

　　 In three days, all the world's heavyweight purchasers from the international top fashion groups, well-known brands, e-commerce giants and retailer platforms were present to deeply analyze the market trend, accurately expand the high-end network, work together to explore potential business opportunities, and open a feast of industrial exchanges and cooperation.

　　 Helly Hansen Purchasing Representative:

　　 The first Singapore Asia Pacific Expo brought together top brands and innovative technologies from all over the world. Here, we can get close access to the latest industry trends, product trends and market demand, which is crucial to the development of the brand. There are many eye-catching technologies and products in this exhibition. Some brands have introduced waterproof and breathable fabrics, which provide more comprehensive and convenient protection for outdoor sports lovers. There are also some new fabrics and manufacturing processes, which deeply feel the continuous progress and innovation of equipment science and technology. We have always been committed to providing professional outdoor sports enthusiasts with high-performance and high-quality equipment. In the future, we will pay close attention to market dynamics and consumer demand, constantly optimize product lines and service systems to meet the needs of different scenarios, while strengthening exchanges and cooperation with other brands in the industry to jointly promote the progress and development of equipment technology.

　　 Visit representatives of William Sonoma:

　　 As a top professional retailer of high-quality household products, we have been looking for new technologies and materials that can improve product quality and user experience. The exhibition gathered many top enterprises and innovative products in the industry, providing the company with very good learning and exchange opportunities. There were many impressive products and technologies in the exhibition, and the application of some new environment-friendly materials was very consistent with the company's commitment to sustainable development. In addition, there are some innovations in smart home products that provide professional solutions for the design and user experience of the company's future home products. Singapore Asia Pacific Expo is a very good platform, bringing together many elites and innovators in the industry. I believe that through this exhibition, we can better understand the market dynamics and technology trends, and provide more inspiration and direction for our future development. At the same time, we hope to establish closer contact and cooperation with other brands and professional audiences to jointly promote the prosperity and development of the household retail industry.

　　 Person in charge of procurement of Deckers Brands:

　　 We have always been committed to providing high-quality and uniquely designed shoes, clothing and accessories for global consumers, and this exhibition is a good opportunity for us to understand the industry dynamics, find partners and expand the market. This exhibition brings together a variety of whole industry supply chains, providing us with more possibilities for innovative product design and improving user experience. I believe that the new technologies and trends displayed at the exhibition will have a positive impact on the future development of our sub brands. Next, we will increase research and development investment, constantly innovate product design and production technology to meet the growing demand of consumers, actively expand the international market, strengthen cooperation with global partners, and jointly promote the healthy development of the industry.

　　 Samsonite related representatives:

　　 The main purpose of this visit is to explore new market opportunities, understand the latest industry trends, and exchange experience with peers. As a global retail and hotel group, Samsonite has always been committed to innovation and excellence. This exhibition provides us with an excellent platform to communicate with global industry elites. At this exhibition, we noticed several important market trends. First of all, sustainability and environmental protection have become the consensus of the industry, and many exhibitors have demonstrated their innovative achievements in the field of green environmental protection; Secondly, intelligence and digitalization are accelerating the change of the industry, which will help the company to provide customers with more convenient and personalized services.

　　 SPARC Group LLC Visitor Representative:

　　 During the exhibition, we had in-depth exchanges and discussions with peers and partners from all over the world, shared industry experience and innovative ideas, and gained many new inspiration and cooperation opportunities from the exhibition. In addition, we also attended the press conference held during the exhibition to learn about the latest trends, development trends and emerging technologies of industry enterprises. The company will continue to adhere to the concept of innovation and sustainable development, promote the brand's leading position in the fashion industry, increase investment in product development and innovation, and launch more new products that meet consumer needs. At the same time, it will actively expand new markets and channels and establish closer cooperation with partners around the world.

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　　 Multi activities bloom in the Lion City Explore the future of the industry

　　 At the same time, the 2024 Asia Pacific Textile and Garment Supply Chain Summit Forum was held in Singapore's Sands Convention and Exhibition Center. The organizer invited 23 authoritative guests from 15 countries and regions to share on the stage, and the proportion of international speakers reached 88%. In addition, representatives of leading textile and garment supply chain enterprises from 24 countries and regions, international buyers, fashion buyers, industry experts, scholars and policy makers attended the event. At the meeting, the Singapore Asia Pacific Exhibition Organizing Committee and LAZADA Group held the signing ceremony of the "Branding Through APTEXPO" cooperation memorandum of understanding.

　　 In order to allow the representatives of the participating supply chain and purchasers to fully communicate and interact, APTEXPO The sponsor held three special closed door meetings, focusing on the three themes of "top-level expert dialogue: global textile and clothing supply chain procurement risk research and response strategy", "work together to build consensus: cultivate a world-renowned Asian clothing brand", "starting from 'new', based on ASEAN/CN", and unlocking a new strategic perspective from "supply chain" to "regionalization". Rooted in Singapore and looking at Southeast Asia, the conference covered Singapore's booming market, consumption potential, diversified manufacturing, connection with global trade ecological network hub, etc., to help enterprises rapidly expand new and dynamic markets.

　　 APTEXPO Industry Frontier Release focuses on fashion design, scientific and technological innovation, industrial investment, sustainable development, e-commerce global purchase and other five major themes to accurately enable industrial development, promote continuous industrial upgrading, and add new momentum to the sustainable development of the industrial chain.

　　 According to reports, this Singapore Asia Pacific Expo also held a number of supporting activities such as exchange, investment, and visit, effectively promoting Asia Pacific textile and clothing industrial parks and industrial clusters, visiting TikTok, Lazada and other platforms, investigating Singapore's fashion and cultural business circle, and exploring new possibilities for broader regional supply chain investment.

　　 It is worth mentioning that the organizers of the exhibition have deeply embedded digital services to achieve online and offline "dual track" display, and together with the digital partner Foursource Group, they have introduced a large number of global industry senior customer resources, providing 12 months of preferential membership for exhibitors of Singapore Asia Pacific Exhibition. After enterprises enter the platform, they can directly connect with global 23K+buyers, It can also actively contact many international brand buyers every month to promote efficient docking of supply and demand resources.

　　 Integration creates value, and develops a win-win future. The success of the first Singapore Asia Pacific Expo fully proves the confidence and determination of the Chinese textile industry to take the initiative to play a "first hand" and make full preparations for hedging the uncertainty of future trade. At the same time, with the end of the "first flight" of Asia Pacific Singapore, industry colleagues have witnessed a solid step towards a flexible, flexible and sustainable supply chain system. Asia Pacific Singapore has become a new starting point for in-depth cooperation and exchanges in the global industry chain and supply chain, leading the industry to a more prosperous future.