In June, the industry witnessed the first staging of a major exhibition since the pandemic struck—ITMA Asia + CITME was held in Shanghai, China, on 12-16 June 2021. It was quickly followed by INTE Techtextil China and Asia Nonwovens Exhibition and Conference (ANEX)/Shanghai International Nonwovens Exhibition (SINCE), held in the same city on 22-24 June and 22-24 July, respectively.Emboldened by vaccination programmes, more parts of the industrialised world are now relaxing restrictions on gatherings and the following months promise to be extremely hectic, with many important meetings scheduled to follow between now and the end of the year—in August: Techtextil North America; in September: Techtextil Russia; in October: FESPA Global Print Expo, Index (see also, page 10, Milipol and A+A; in November: IFAI Expo and Techtextil India (see also, page 55).
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