India’s technical textile market is estimated to reach Rs 1,16,217 crore by 2017-18, and the important feature at this year’s Techtextil India, to be held from September 13 to 15, 2017 at the Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, is the launch of Texpcess Pavilion.
India’s technical textile and nonwoven industry continues to be one of the fastest growing sectors within the textile industry. Now in its 6th edition, Techtextil India continues to bring forward the latest technology in technical textile, nonwoven and garment machinery and is scheduled to take place from September 13 to 15, 2017 at Bombay Convention and Exhibition Centre, Goregaon, Mumbai.
An important feature at this Techtextil India is the launch of Texprocess Pavilion. Texpocess as a brand has been a leading trade fair for international garment manufacturing and textile processing industry.With India’s contribution in the technical textile industry expected to grow at 12 per cent CAGR and reach 1,16,217 crore by 2017-18, the need for new technologies in garment manufacturing machinery is on a rise. Manufacturing technical textiles demands specific raw materials, machinery and equipment that are not readily available in India and importing those materials are expensive. The launch of Texprocess Pavilion will provide all the garment machinery manufacturers a great platform to display their innovations and build a new and strong client base while at the same time allow Indian market to see how these solutions can help expand their existing capabilities.
At this year’s Techtextil India, international contingents from countries like Germany, China, Korea, Switzerland, Italy, Belarus, among others will be showcasing the latest trends and technologies in this sector. The show size being increased by 50 per cent since the last edition will have space dedicated to 10 product groups and 12 application areas of Agrotech, Buildtech, Clothtech, Geotech, Hometech, Indutech, Medtech, Mobiltech, Oekotech, Packtech, Protech, Sporttech. Some of the big industry players like Reliance Industry, Welspun, Groz Beckert, Garware Wall Ropes, Khosla Profil, Luwa India, Lenzing AG, Archroma, and CHT India, will have their latest innovations spread across the exhibition space covering these application areas.
(A Focus on Techtextil India will be published in ITJ September 2017 issue)