Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, will host the Indian Textile Sourcing (ITS) exhibition. The three-day event will kick off from February 16, 2017. This display will be the largest textile sourcing event in South Asia. A premiere of the exhibition displaying various textile materials will be held in Ahmedabad, a few days before the event.
ITS exhibition will be a platform to converge all the supply chain partners from across the world. Of the 13,000 buyers expected to participate in the exhibition, 3,000 will be international visitors. These international visitors will be from the US, EU, China, Korea, Bangladesh, Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Turkey, Middle East and Latin America.
The event will exhibit an array of products that will cover textile raw materials to finished products. The product categories include fibre, yarn, suiting and shirting fabrics, ladies wear and dress materials, knits, home textiles and sheeting, denim, fashion fabrics, khadi and handlooms, sustainable and eco-textiles. There will also be corporate international pavilions.
The event looks forward to receive response from entire value chain of the textile industry including fashion and retail. The exhibition of textiles will simulate business by generating high volumes of sales, enquiries and partnerships.
Speaking of hosting the exhibition in Gujarat, Bharat Boghara, president of Spinners Association of Gujarat said, “Gujarat contributes to over 30 per cent of India’s textile production and has presence of entire textile value chain, being the largest cotton, polyester and denim producer. In addition, Gujarat is the largest investment destination and is home to well-known textile brands.”
“The exhibitors and visitors will get a chance to discover market opportunities, collaborate with new partners and prosper in the global market place,” added Dr. Boghara.
ITS exhibition will jointly be organised by K And D ITMACH Expositions LLP and Spinners Association. (RR)
Source: fibre2fashion
