Techtextil India 2013 50% bigger than previous edition

“The growth of Techtextil India is a very positive sign. It shows that more and more companies use this platform to make headway into the Indian technical textile market, which is predicted to grow, on average, by more than 10 to 12 per cent per year for the next four to five years,” opined Michael Jänecke - Director Brand Management – Techtextil, Messe Frankfurt GmbH.

With knowledge sharing based as its core foundation, the 3rd annual edition of the Techtextil India Symposium will bring industry leaders and experts to partake in sharing their expertise and learning new ideas.

Slotted for 4 – 5 October, 2013, the Symposium will highlight global opportunities and sustainable practices while focusing on application areas emerging in the Indian market, like Protech, Medtech, Filtration and Composites. Green Initiatives through Technical Textiles, Global Opportunities with and Overview of the Indian Industry along with Technical Textile Adhesives and Certification will be some of the other topics addressed.

“Technological innovation has always driven economic growth. From the very start, Techtextil India has been bringing the latest technologies and innovations to build businesses and promote trade in technical textiles. This year’s show has been very well received, and is testament to the fact that Techtextil India has become an indispensable industry platform,” stated Raj Manek, Managing Director, Messe Frankfurt India.

Products are classified into 12 application areas, namely Agrotech, Buildtech, Clothtech, Geotech, Hometech, Indutech, Medtech, Mobilitech, Oekotech, Packtech, Protech and Sporttech, to address industry target groups from visitor perspectives.

Representing the entire spectrum of technical textiles and nonwovens, products at the show will also be classified into 11 product groups:

1. Research, development, planning, consultancy
2. Technology, processes, accessories
3. Fibres and yarns
4. Wovens, scrims, braids and knitted fabrics
5. Non-wovens
6. Coated textiles
7. Composites
8. Bondtec (surface and bonding techniques)
9. new! Functional apparel textiles
10. Trade associations
11. Publishers

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