Sports Tech Asia and ISPO SHANGHAI to be held concurrently in July
issue date:27/06/2017
Source: CTA Editorial Team
ISPO SHANGHAI is the preferred platform for innovation, marketing, networking and communication for China's sports market.
ISPO SHANGHAI is the preferred platform for innovation, marketing, networking and communication for China's sports market.
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Messe München joins hand with Adsale Exhibition Services to launch Sports Tech Asia, which will be held concurrently with ISPO SHANGHAI 2017 from July 6-8, 2017 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre for the first time.

Standing out in the industry of sports technology and focusing on the latest sports technology, Sports Tech Asia will gather global quality buyers and suppliers at one stop and strive to build the best multi-segment summer trade show for sports technology and sports products in Asia.

Potential of uprising sports industry in China unlocked

“The 13th Five-Year Plan” for sports development ,which is issued by the State Sports General Administration, mentioned that the number of people who engage in regular exercises will be increased to 435 million by 2020 and the total revenue of sports industry will exceed RMB 3 trillion. Considering the national policy and huge international market demand, the sports industry will be one of the uprising industries in China.

To cater for the motion upsurge, Sports Tech Asia joins hand with ISPO SHANGHAI, offering not only highly innovative machines and technologies for the manufacture of sports products, but also the clothing and textile segment of ISPO SHANGHAI.

As a result, all areas in the industry will be on display in Shanghai, ranging from production to the products.

Six theme zones & diversified concurrent events

The organizers of this event - Messe München and Adsale Exhibition Services - anticipate an exhibition space totaling 2,000sqm in the first year. Display range of exhibits includes ‘Machinery for Outdoor Shoes, Apparel & Gears’, ‘Technology for Outdoor Shoe Sole and Shoe Upper’, ‘Machinery for Outdoor Products’, ‘Wearable Technology’, ‘Special Chemicals and Dyestuff’, ‘New Materials and New Technology’.

In order to enrich the exhibition content and enhance added value, diversified concurrent events will be held during the show, including ‘The World of Braology in Sports’, ‘3D-printed Shoe Sole Experience Zone’, ‘The Upgrade and Transformation of Sports Industry in Internet Plus Era’, ‘Fabric Innovation and Display Zone’, ‘Global Sports Industry Automation and Intelligence Forum’, ‘Technology x Innovation - Brings Innovative to Sports Life’.

Exhibition collaboration to create a great success

ISPO MUNICH, first launched in 1970, has successfully become the biggest multi-segment trade show for sports industry worldwide. Along with the success of ISPO MUNICH, ISPO BEIJING and ISPO SHANGHAI emerged as required.

As the preferred platform for innovation, marketing, networking and communication for China's sports market, ISPO SHANGHAI primarily maps the areas of Speed & Strength, Urban & Lifestyle and Nature & Elements. In 2016, ISPO SHANGHAI brought together 470 exhibitors from 27 countries, and 14,593 visitors.

Adsale Exhibition Services, with more than 30 years' experience in organizing international exhibitions, organizes the ShanghaiTex trade show in Shanghai every two years. With more than 1,200 exhibitors, this is one of the most important trade shows for textile machinery in Asia.

In addition, Adsale is the organizer of CHINAPLAS, the world's second largest trade show for plastics and rubber industry, which has more than 3,000 exhibitors. Therefore, Adsale enjoys optimum access to the latest manufacturing technologies for sports fabrics and products.