SHANGHAI， June 10， 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The 16th International Exhibition on Textile Industry (ShanghaiTex 2013) stages its grand opening today (June 10) in Shanghai New International Expo Centre. Covering 100，000m2 in total exhibition space， the four-day exhibition will be held until June 13 (Thursday) and is expected to attract over 1，000 leading enterprises in the textile machinery sector from 25 countries and regions around the world， including Austria， Bangladesh， Brazil， Denmark， France， Germany， Hong Kong SAR， India， Iran， Israel， Italy， Japan， Korea， Malaysia， mainland China， Pakistan， Slovakia， Spain， Switzerland， Taiwan， Thailand， The Netherlands， Turkey， the United Kingdom and the USA. As estimated， it will attract over 60，000 professional visitors as well as 20 associations and enterprise delegations from around the world. Focused on the theme of "Leading the Transformation and UPgrading of China Textile Industry"， ShanghaiTex 2013 fully presents new produCTS， new machinery， new technology and new processes for the textile industry from home and abroad to meet the new needs that have arisen during the Rapid development of the textile market.