Union Textiles Minister Smriti Zubin Irani released the dates of Technotex-2019, the 8th International Exhibition and Conference on technical textiles, which will be organised from August 29-31, 2019 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai. The event was launched during the National Conclave on Technical Textiles, jointly organised by the Ministry of Textiles and FICCI, at Taj Hotel, Mumbai on January 29, 2019.
Technotex is India’s premier show on technical textiles. This spectacular flagship event comprises of an international exhibition, conference, and seminars. A common platform for interaction amongst stakeholders from across the global technical textile value chain, Technotex exemplifies the immense potential for trade and investment between India and foreign countries in technical textile sector.
Technical textile sector in India is one of the fastest growing segments of the Indian economy. The technical textile sector growing at double digits year on year. The technical textile sector is projected to reach a market size of Rs 2 lakh crore by 2020-21.
Technotex-2019 will pool in participants, visitors and other key decision makers from a diverse cross-section of the technical textile industry with a view to providing more innovative solutions, identify new business opportunities and create an environment congenial for growth.
Exhibitors include: manufacturers of machinery for technical textiles, technology providers, raw material suppliers, textile chemicals, consultants, R&D companies, major textile institutions. There will be visitors from various sectors including automotive, medical, personal care, packaging, sports, safety products, construction, oil and gas, defense, chemical, agriculture, food and beverage, logistics, to name a few.
The CEOs roundtable would be one of the main highlights of the event. It is one of the interactions between the industry CEOs and the Central and State Governments. It provides a platform to both existing as well as the new players to deliberate their vision, opportunities, and challenges pertaining to the technical textile industry.