The fair marked a 17 per cent increase in exhibition space, growing by 23 per cent in terms of exhibitors and 25 per cent growth in international exhibitors compared to the previos edition.
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The world technical textiles market has been growing at a rate of 5 to 7 per cent since 2010, when its size was $116.5 billion, which rose to $147 billion in 2014. This is expected to reach $198 billion by 2020, disclosed Hendrik H van Delden, Managing Partner, Gherzi van Delden GmbH. The size of the production in these years were 22.5 million tonnes in 2010 and 28.4 million tonnes in 2014, which is expected to touch 38.2 million tonnes by 2020.
The two-day Techtextil Symposium held recently in Mumbai´s The Lalit Hotel had an impressive line of presentations on the various aspects of technical textiles. Michael Janecke, Director (Brand Management)