While Intertextile Shanghai’s product offerings cover all sourcing needs – bed & bath, decorative, upholstery & window treatment fabrics, carpet & rugs, wall & interior decorations, editors, whole-home solutions, design studios and digital printing technology – it is finished products that are seeing the most growth this year.

The finished product zone will feature more sourcing options in 2019, including a number of international suppliers:

• Fossflakes (Denmark): Fossflakes’ offering is composed of 100% extended polyethylene polymers and so is naturally hypoallergenic, which makes it a suitable filling material for allergy and asthma sufferers. According to Fossflakes, their products are easy to maintain and longer lasting than similar synthetic products.
  
• Fujishinkou (Japan): focusing on manufacturing down comforter, they partner with farms in Hungary and Poland to use high quality down.
  
• Jaspa Herington (Australia): their product catalogue covers a large variety of pillows, quilts, protectors, foam & wool underlays and more. They also provide products especially designed for allergy sufferers, and therapeutic use.
  
• Naturtex (Hungary): specialising in wool, feather and down processing as well as bedding product manufacturing, their products are made of pure down, pure feather and different functional synthetics. They also use Actigard™ technology to ensure the products are non-allergenic.
  

Contract Business 360o concept returns

Following its success last edition, the Contract Business 360o concept will feature again this year, with renowned contract upholstery exhibitors, editors and various information sessions, tours by industry experts and more ensuring a holistic offering for this fast-growing sector. Some of the upholstery fabrics suppliers participating this year include:

• Ateja Tritunggal PT (Indonesia): their fabrics pass stringent tests for fire retardancy, abrasion and other technical requirements. Special development teams are available for specific projects such as offices, auditoriums, hospitals, airports and hotels.
  
• Bestex (China): they produce both polyester and fiberglass screen fabrics, with Trevira screens one of their product options. All their fabrics are flame retardant, and comply with GREENGUARD, OEKO-TEX and REACH regulations.
  
• Culp Inc (USA): Culp’s LiveSmart fabrics are produced exclusively with performance yarns that are encapsulated with a stain- and moisture-repellent finish for exceptional cleanability.
  
• Diaz Sunprotection NV (Belgium): their Duette® Shades are designed to keep the heat out. The fabric is formed in a honey comb structure, which serves as an isolating layer in front of the window. During summer, this layer blocks the heat transmission from outside to inside, while during winter, this prevents warmth escaping through the glass.
  
• Elastron (Portugal): they offer products specifically developed to satisfy demanding markets in the areas of contract, decoration and outdoor. Characteristics of their products include easy-to-clean, high-scratch resistance, fire-retardant and chemical solvents-free.
  
• Hangzhou Longshi Textile Co Ltd (China): their blackout fabrics are fire-retardant, heat-insulative, and waterproof- and noise-reducing, and are ideal for household and hotel use.
  
• SIC Global Textiles (Poland): offers a broad range of furniture and decorative fabrics for both domestic and contract sectors. Their blackout fabrics are especially useful for public places, such as hotels or restaurants.