VASTRA’s 3rd edition to open on Oct 29

VASTRA- a journey that successfully took off in 2012 continues. Rajasthan State Industrial Development and Investment Corporation Ltd. (RIICO) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) jointly announce 3rd edition of VASTRA viz "VASTRA- An International Textile and Apparel Fair 2014" (VASTRA-2014) scheduled from 29th to 31st October, 2014 at Jaipur Exhibition & Convention Centre, Sitapura Industrial Area, Jaipur, India. VASTRA, a comprehensive trade fair and conference on Textiles and Apparel, aims at showcasing the best and latest in textiles from fibre to fashion be it technology or products. It is designed to highlight business opportunities and provide opportunities for launching new products, exploring avenues for new business relations, JVs, strategic alliances and partnerships worldwide as also new locations for setting up businesses in India. It also provides a platform for disseminating technology, interaction with experts and R&D Labs for solution in technology and latest trends.

VASTRA, since its inaugural edition held from 22nd to 25th November, 2012 at Jaipur, India has created a space for itself in the calendar of international exhibitions on textile and apparels .VASTRA-2012 saw presence of 178 exhibitors covering entire textile domain, 361 International buyers from across the globe and 36 Indian buying houses 4578 structured B2B meets in VASTRA-2012 generated a whopping US$ 61.90 million worth of business. The second edition of VASTRA viz VASTRA-2013 held from 3rd to 6th Oct 2013 saw VASTRA reaching new heights with participation of 202 exhibitors, 421 foreign buyers and 43 Indian buying houses .The result were amazing ;5336 structured B2B meeting generating business worth US$ 69.30 million. Live demonstration of traditional textile crafts, business fashion shows, concurrent conferences State pavilions and networking events have been few of the specialties of VASTRA.

VASTRA 2014, the 3rd Edition of Vastra promises to create a new benchmark in showcasing the best and latest in textiles and presenting enhanced and diversified business opportunities for all stakeholders.