From a net consumer of textile machinery to being a platinum sponsor of ITMA is a long
way to come for the Indian textile machinery industry. ColorJet is the first Indian digital
textile printing company to strike a platinum sponsorship deal at ITMA 2019.
ITMA is the world’s leading showcase for textile and garment technology, including textile printing,
and it provides the ideal platform for the industry to present
a wide range of the latest technologies. ITMA 2015 featured 1,691 exhibitors from 46 countries, 95
supporting media from 19 countries and 1,23,000 buyers from 147 countries. Of these visitors, 21 per
cent were from the printing and dyeing sectors.
The textile printing industry represents 30 billion
sq m of material volume on an annual basis worldwide while global digital textile printing market was
valued
at Euro 1.17 billion in 2016 with growth forecast to
reach Euro 2.42 billion in 2021. Digitally printed textile
is growing at a steady annual rate of 25 per cent.
“ColorJet is proud to be Platinum sponsor of ITMA 2019. This partnership is aligned with our
aspiration
of becoming a global digital textile printing brand coming out of India with a face of efficient
Indian engineering product and technology,†says Jitender
Pal Singh, Vice President (Textiles) at ColorJet India.
Sylvia Phua, ITMA 2019 Project Director adds, “Printing is an exciting sector at ITMA 2019 as the
industry has seen vast transformation in the digital arena. We are pleased to welcome ColorJet, a
leading Indian manufacturer of digital inkjet printers, to showcase their innovations at our
exhibition.â€Â
ColorJet India Ltd, the largest manufacturer of digital inkjet printers in India, markets its products
in 25 countries worldwide. Founded in 2004, the company maintains its operations via two manufacturing
facilities and sales offices spread across seven countries, which include India, China, Bangladesh,
UAE and Sri Lanka. Till date, ColorJet has installed and implemented over 4,000 of its printing
solutions and products across 450 cities around the world backed by a strong 278 member team, of which
almost 100 are in technical-related functions.