Environmental issues are no longer the exclusive domain of governments and non-governmental organisations. Everyone is paying attention to problems the environment is facing. While countries are beginning to make significant efforts to combat global warming, there are ways ordinary people can contribute to saving the planet, for example by choosing clothes made from environmentally friendly material.
Members of the textile industry will gather to promote eco-products at the Interstoff Asia Essential Autumn 2008.
Organised by Messe Frankfurt, the fair will be a hub for suppliers and buyers of various fashion, eco-friendly and functional fabrics to do business. It will take place at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre on October8-10.
About 200 suppliers of eco-textiles, novelty and functional fabrics from Austria, China, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Britain will exhibit.
'The show has been promoting eco-textiles over the past few years,' said Wendy Wen, Messe Frankfurt (HK) director of trade fairs.
'One of the things we will do for the upcoming fair is to further strengthen its position as an extremely specialised show on eco-textiles because this is now the trend.