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                New Products and 2018



                                Special Events!






























            DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR – To commemorate          the Top-10 New Product Competition.
            the 20th Anniversary of the event, show organizers
            re-introduce the widely popular InnovAction Flooring   The Essential Ingredients
            Campaign, Materia, and cadex educational          The flooring industry is never in a static state due to
            conferences.                                      constant innovation and the creative combination of
                                                              raw materials that make surfaces more
            New Pavilions, New Products                       environmentally-friendly, water/fire-proof, flexible, and
            “InnovAction is a snapshot of the flooring industry’s   durable. Materia is the one-stop shop to see and
            future, and our goal is to highlight the importance of   even touch the materials that make up the “DNA” of
            this”, said InnovAction architect Kostas          the finished goods used in our office buildings and
            Chatzigiannis. “The human brain is naturally wired to   homes. Materia at DOMOTEX asia/CHINAFLOOR
            fix attention on images and structures that stand out   offers an abundant preview of metals, ceramics,
            from everyday surroundings. With this idea in mind,   plastics, woods, and more, all varying in texture,
            we are building these custom areas because        structure, resistance, weight, and acoustics.
            exhibitors are counting on our support to strengthen
            the promotion of their new concepts”, concluded   Architects @ cadex
            Chatzigiannis.                                    Looking on either side of the Huangpu River in
                                                              Shanghai, it is clear that demand for architectural
            The InnovAction Flooring Campaign and high-profile   expertise in the city has increased for projects
            displays are located in 3 locations throughout the   ranging from multi-level shopping malls, outdoor
            exhibition with the purpose of unveiling future market   pavilions, and luxury apartments. Flooring project
            leading products in CARPET, WOOD, and RESILIENT   leaders in Asia have come to notice and respect the
            flooring. InnovAction exhibitors are automatically   power international architects and designers bring to
            enrolled in the Top-10 Best Products Competition   a variety of construction ventures. DOMOTEX
            during the show. While onsite, 55,000+ fair       asia/CHINAFLOOR and cadex create a 2-day
            attendees have the opportunity to visit each      platform geared toward providing global architects
            showcase and cast a vote for their favorite       and flooring experts a meeting place to exchange
            InnovAction products. Floor Covering Weekly       ideas and best practices. In 2017, over 4,000 people
            Magazine (FCW), a leading international industry   attended the educational conferences to update
            publication since 1952, is the main sponsor of the   themselves on current events and discover ways to
            showcase and will formally announce the winners of   collaborate on future projects in the Asian-Pacific Region.

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