The 6th AAMA-TEX 2004,
organised by the Sewing Machine Traders Association
Singapore (SMTAS), brought tremendous business prospects
for participating regional and international companies.
"I should say that the overall response was
very good. We had over 300 business visitors from
South Asia to Middle East", said Mr Looi Kam
Hong, Director of Juki Singapore. |
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"This year might be better than last show,"
said Mr. John Tan, Sales Director of Pegasus, adding
that sales results from these four days of participation
at AAMA-TEX exceed their expectations.
Mr. Jonny Zheng of the FeiYue Group highlighted that
there were a lot of new visitors from around South and
South East Asia and about 30% to 40% among them were
serious industry buyers. "We expect to have some
great sales estimated at around US$5 million as a direct
result of our participation at the exhibition",
said Mr Zheng.
"This exhibition provides a wide range of products
and offers us an excellent coverage of clientele, especially
from countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
They also realised that products manufactured by Chinese
companies have improved tremendously, with more innovative
features and technologies. For them, this would be a
good opportunity to reduce operational costs and improve
productivity", said Mr. Chen Xiaoqing, the president
of TongYu Sewing Machine.
In a news report by Lianhe Zaobao (Singapore) on 11th
March 2004, some industry speculators forecast that
without the restriction of the quota system due to the
ending of the 30-year Multi-Fiber Agreement (MFA), low-cost
countries in Asia, especially China, may become the
biggest winner.
This year, a total of 80 companies from China, Taiwan
and Hong Kong participated in the exhibition. Among
them are TongYu, FeiYue, Gemsy Sewing Machine, Nanhai
Sunstar Precision, Shanghai BaoMa, Ngai Shing, Shing
Ling and Oshima Apparel Machinery.
"The people here are all quality visitors. They
are all serious, interested customers and this is very
good", said Mr. Sri R. Ramaswamy of Veit Asia.
Mr. William Chua, the Marketing Manager of ZSK Asia,
also revealed that they had some promising sales estimated
at a total of US$5 million, with major serious business
enquiries from Thailand, India, and Indonesia.
Eight out of ten of the companies CEMS interviewed
mentioned that trade visitors from countries such as
India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Thailand, and Indonesia
made up the bulk of their customers.
The triennial AAMA-TEX 2004 registered a total of over
5,000 visitors from 52 countries and regions. Of these
a sizeable group of some 1200 trade visitors and business
professionals were from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.
These clearly showed the purchasing powers of these
South Asia countries who are among the leading manufacturers
of textile and garments in the world.
Mr. Wong Bun Huge, Chairman of the AAMA-TEX 2004 organising
committee said, "The excellent feedback from the
exhibitors showed that AAMA TEX will continue to be
a major marketing and networking platform for the Garment
& Textile trade." It will be a one-stop sourcing
and information centre for garment and textile manufacturers
in the South and South East Asia, providing a platform
for exhibitors and visitors to establish new contacts
and penetrate new markets in the region.
Positioning as the key event in Asia, the AAMA-TEX
series of exhibitions is the biggest and most comprehensive
of its kind in this region outside China and Japan.
AAMA-TEX 2004 attracted over 300 exhibitors from some
24 countries and regions and occupied over 8,000 square
metres of net exhibit space. This event is proudly supported
by IE Singapore and the Textile and Fashion Federation
(TAFF), and also endorsed by Singapore Exhibition and
Convention Bureau (SECB) and is an Approved International
Fair (AIF) event.
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