The 20th Shanghai International Textile Industry Exhibition (ShanghaiTex 2025) will be held from December 16 to 19, 2025, at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre.

As an important global event long-awaited by the textile industry, this year's ShanghaiTex features the theme "United for a Greener Textile Future" with a focus on five major innovation directions. Textile companies, scholars, designers and brand innovators will join forces to reshape the industry.

Collaboration across the supply chain

In the post-pandemic era, the textile industry faces unprecedented challenges and opportunities. ShanghaiTex 2025 will integrate new resources, promote upstream-downstream collaboration, and ride the wave of sustainable and digital innovation.

Five key innovation directions

Building on traditional sectors — spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing and printing — the show explores new growth areas: green fashion materials, smart manufacturing, digital services, cross-industry platforms and sustainable circular solutions.

Mark your calendar for December 16–19, 2025 in Shanghai.