Global textile firms line up to exhibit at Texprocess 2013

All the signs are that Texprocess, Leading International Trade Fair for Processing Textile and Flexible Materials, in Frankfurt am Main from 10 to 13 June 2013, will be a complete success. With a year still to go before the doors open, over 50 percent of exhibition space has already been sold and the market leaders are on board.

Moreover, numerous international companies from all parts of the textile-processing chain have signed up to take part for the first time. Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt, says, “The good response to Texprocess 2013, especially from new customers, leaves no doubt that our concept fulfils the needs of the market. And this is reinforced by the fact that Texprocess is held concurrently with Techtextil, by the high level of international participation and by its high-tech-character.”

Elgar Straub, Director General of VDMA Garment and Leather Technology, the conceptual partner of Texprocess, says, “Our members are looking forward to Texprocess 2013 with a high degree of optimism. The international garment-manufacturing industry is facing big challenges in terms of higher energy costs and an increased interest in sustainability. Our industry will present high-tech solutions designed to meet these challenges at the next Texprocess.”

The coming Texprocess and Techtextil fairs will end on the same day, Thursday, 13 June 2013. In this connection, Braun adds: “The combination of Texprocess and Techtextil is unbeatable in the expanding technical-textiles market. Next year, the spotlight will be more than ever before on the synergistic effects created by the two fairs.” 

Thus, in addition to processing technology at Texprocess, trade visitors from the fashion industry will also be able to find out about ‘functional apparel textiles’ at Techtextil.  

This new product group expands and replaces the ‘Avantex – innovative apparel textiles’ section. Representatives of technical-textile processing companies can also benefit from the added value generated by the two events because they will be able to obtain an overview not only of the latest materials but also of innovative technologies. 

326 exhibitors made presentations at Texprocess 2011. The world’s leading international trade fair for the sector attracted around 10,500 trade visitors with another 6,500 coming from the concurrent Techtextil. The next Texprocess Americas will be held from 13 to 15 May 2014 in Atlanta, in parallel to Techtextil North America.

With a turnover of 467.5 million and 1,725 employees worldwide, Messe Frankfurt is Germany’s biggest trade-fair organiser. The Messe Frankfurt Group has a global network of 28 subsidiaries and around 50 international Sales Partners, giving it a presence for its customers in more than 150 countries.