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Techtextil & Texprocess begin three days from now

01 May '15

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Techtextil and Texprocess, the concurrent fairs for technical textiles, nonwovens and the processing of textile and flexible materials begin three days from now.

“The trade fairs will be home to a total of 1,662 exhibitors from 54 countries as against 1,660 exhibitors from 56 countries in 2013,” Messe Frankfurt, the organiser said in a press release.

Over four days, visitors to these trade fairs will discover what the textile and apparel industry has to offer in terms of new products and processes.

These include textiles for use as biomass in the sea or as artificial snow in the mountains and multifunctional clothing with integrated LEDs along with digitalised cutting, sewing and ironing machines.

“Techtextil and Texprocess offer the largest range of innovative materials and cutting edge technologies, with the entire textile value added chain from fibres to logistics represented,” Detlef Braun of Messe Frankfurt said.
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The fairs have support again of principal market leaders and are the key drivers for the trends of the next two years,” he explained.

According to a Commerzbank study, global sales of technical textiles and nonwovens are predicted to increase from the current figure of $160 billion to over $200 billion 2018.

According to the European Confederation ‘Euratex’, imports of technical textiles from non-EU countries grew by 8.6 per cent in 2014, while exports grew by 6.3 per cent.

In 2014, Germany reported a significant increase in sales of nonwovens, while revenue from technical textiles declined due to the weak euro and the low oil price.

“Germany is world champion in the export of technical textiles and 2014 was no exception,” Ingeborg Neumann, president at Confederation of the German Textile and Fashion Industry said.

“In 2014, the German sewing and garment technology sector was able to increase its turnover by almost 20 per cent and growth today continues in double digits,” Elgar Straub, MD at VDMA Garment & Leather added.

On each day of the trade fair, four universities and fashion colleges will present their futuristic designs. Another special show provides information about the production processes and materials used.

“Wearables and smart textiles, i.e. textiles with integrated electronics and sensors, are one of the trending themes at Techtextil.

“These smart textiles are used for monitoring vital signs in apparel, but can also be woven into the clothing as solar cells to produce energy,” Detlef Braun explains. (AR)

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