AATCC at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2026: Shanghai Stand Follows India Debut

10 November 2026: The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) will exhibit at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2026, held from 20 to 24 November 2026 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai. AATCC will be in Hall 6.1, Stand A25. The Shanghai show comes four months after the association’s first trade exhibition in India.

AATCC calls the Shanghai exhibition a major focus of its effort to raise its visibility across the global textile marketplace, according to an AATCC press release dated 9 November 2026. The release says AATCC at ITMA ASIA reflects its commitment to building relationships across China, Asia and the wider international textile community. AATCC adds that the show gives it a chance to reach new audiences, engage existing members and partners, and broaden awareness of its standards, educational programmes and technical resources.

What visitors will see from AATCC at ITMA ASIA

AATCC’s Shanghai stand will offer interactive displays and tools for textile quality and performance evaluation. The association’s ITMA event page names these products:

• AATCC Gray Scale for Color Change and Gray Scale for Staining, used to judge colour change and staining by eye
• AATCC 9-Step Chromatic Transference Scale for colour transfer
• a lightfastness package that includes the Blue Wool Lightfastness Standard
• Chlorine Test Control Fabric 162, used with AATCC TM162 for chlorinated pool water
• an Impact Penetration Tester for AATCC TM42 water resistance testing and a Spray Tester for AATCC TM22 water repellency testing

AATCC representatives will explain how standardised testing helps manufacturers, researchers and quality teams get consistent results, and will cover membership and education options. Several AATCC corporate members will also take part in the Shanghai exhibition.

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Which other textile exhibitions did AATCC attend in 2026?

AATCC describes Bharat Tex 2026 in New Delhi, held from 14 to 17 July, as another major milestone and its first trade exhibition in India. According to the release, displays and conversations at the show introduced visitors to AATCC’s testing resources, while the association looked at local industry needs and possible collaboration in standards, education and research.

In the US, AATCC took part in Functional Fabric Fair Fall in Portland from 26 to 28 October. It then joined Advanced Textiles Expo in Orlando from 3 to 5 November as a Wellness Sponsor and supporting organisation.

Earlier in the year, AATCC ran a Textile Test Zone at Functional Fabric Fair Spring, linking lab practice with sourcing and product development decisions. It also attended and sponsored Textiles Recycling Expo USA and the NAUMD Convention, which took its work into textile circularity, uniforms and workwear. At Techtextil North America, AATCC met technical textile professionals and the Alphabet Soup Collective of industry associations, while its staff visited Pittcon to look at laboratory technologies.

Related reading: textile colour workflow events.

What AATCC wants from its exhibition programme

AATCC says the purpose across these activities is consistent: increase awareness of the association, build relationships and connect more of the textile industry with its expertise. The association says it aims to introduce more manufacturers, brands, researchers, laboratories and product developers to resources relevant to their work.

Related reading: AATCC’s digital textile printing conference.