China News Agency, Frankfurt, January 11 (Reporter Ma Xiuxiu) "We have opened our arms to welcome guests, and hope that new and old customers will continue to cooperate with us." Talking about this exhibition, Jiangsu Carnation Business Travel Supplies Co., Ltd. Director Cao Shiyu said so.
The 2023 Frankfurt International Home and Commercial Textiles Exhibition ("Frankfurt Hometextile") is being held here. The exhibition has attracted about 2,400 exhibitors from more than 120 countries and regions.
As a major manufacturing and exporting country in the traditional textile industry, China has more than 400 companies participating in the exhibition. Textile companies from Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shandong, Hebei, Guangdong and other places have presented their new products.
A number of Chinese companies expressed in interviews with reporters from China News Agency that they hope to use the exhibition platform to demonstrate their confidence in embracing the international market again and win the favor of more overseas customers.
According to reports, Jiangsu Carnation Textile Group is a comprehensive hotel linen supplier in the Asia-Pacific region, with business in more than 40 countries and regions including Europe, America, Oceania, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia.
At this exhibition, its subsidiary companies combined European environmental protection concepts and brought food fiber products, silver ion antibacterial products, and ergonomic pillow cores and other products.
"There are still a lot of customers who pay attention, and everyone is very enthusiastic." Cao Shiyu said frankly that the key to gaining customers' trust is to provide stable and safe quality and services.
Under the epidemic, the international competition landscape, industry conditions, and customer company conditions have all changed greatly. With the help of exhibitions, we can reintegrate into the international competitive environment and hope that customers can see that "we are still here."
"For this exhibition, we have prepared for a long time in advance, including sample preparation and communication with customers." Li Jianguo, general manager of Yantai North Home Textile Co., Ltd., introduced that due to the impact of the epidemic, the company urgently needs to strengthen contact with new and old customers communicate.
More than 90% of the products brought by the company this time are new products specially developed in combination with customer needs and market judgments.
According to reports, Yantai North Home Textiles was founded in 1976 and is one of the most powerful large-scale bedding and household products manufacturers in China. The main target markets for its products include the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia and other countries and regions.
In Li Jianguo's view, returning to the international market, the advantage of Chinese enterprises lies in a complete industrial chain, and China has absolute advantages in supporting capabilities, production capacity, and delivery capabilities.
At the same time, he encouraged Chinese enterprises to actively "go out" to better meet the needs of overseas customers.
In front of the booth, Chen Minling, export manager of Haining Zhida Cloth Weaving Co., Ltd., was sometimes busy registering customer information, and sometimes introducing products to customers.
Chen Minling introduced that the company's products are sold in more than a dozen countries including Germany, the United States, and Canada, and the company's customized production is welcomed by customers.
It was the first time to participate in the exhibition since the epidemic, and they brought bright-colored fabrics with visual impact. "We want to tell customers that we are still there and have been developing new products."
Zhejiang Hexin Holding Group Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Haining, Zhejiang, and its products are exported to Russia, Japan, South Korea, Europe and the United States and other markets.
At this exhibition, the company also brought new products of recycled fabrics that conform to the European environmental protection concept.
Zhou Junlie, the general manager of the company, said that his company is one of the participants in the "organizing a group to go overseas to seize opportunities". The main purpose of participating in this exhibition is to further increase the company's exposure and attract more overseas customers.
Although the epidemic has caused a certain diversion of Chinese corporate customers, Zhou Junlie said frankly that the advantages of high quality and low price made in China are difficult to replace.
"Now that we are back, I believe foreign customers will be more inclined to see us."
According to reports, the Frankfurt Home Textiles Exhibition began in 1971 and is the largest home textile exhibition in the world.
This year's exhibition opened on the 10th and will last until the 13th.
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