The India International Textile Machinery Exhibition Society (India ITME Society) organised a networking programme at Barcelona, Spain, along with ITMA 2019 on June 22, 2019. ITMA is being held from June 20-26, 2019. The programme was held to highlight the strengths and opportunities offered by India, home to second largest textile market in the world. Sanjay Verma, ambassador of India to Spain was the chief guest. Uday Gill, CEO fibres, Indorama Ventures and Govind Venuprasad, co-ordinator, ITC were the guests of honour. Amongst the other dignitaries were Luis Valeriano González, consul general of India to Spain. Around 170 representatives from international associations, companies, and media personnel from 24 countries attended the business gathering, according to a press release by India ITME. On the occasion, S Hari Shankar, chairman of India ITME Society announced two global events, ITME Africa-2020 to be held from February 14-16, 2020 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; and India ITME-2020 to be held from December 10-15, 2020 in Greater Noida, India. India ITME-2020, a flagship event, is focused on customer outreach and customer connect in India and the South East Asian region. A complete spectrum of 21 exhibiting chapters from fibre to finished goods shall be showcased at India ITME 2020, making it a key business event for the textile engineering industry. The 11th edition of the ITME series shall be spread across 235,000 square metres in the brand-new state-of-the-art modern facility; with participation from 1,800 plus exhibitors and over 150,000 visitors from over 100 countries around the globe. India ITME 2020 shall provide ultimate platform for product launches and successful connect with India’s domestic market as well as access to the entire region. The second event announced to the international media and guests was ITME Africa 2020, which is strategically formulated and is to be hosted in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This event was conceptualised and launched in order to open up Africa to technology revolution in textiles, thereby creating future opportunities for textile engineering industry and opening a new market in the years to come. ITME Africa 2020 is poised to be more than a routine exhibition. It proposes to bring to the table: complete solutions to textile industry development in the continent through affordable technology, international exposure, skill development through seminars and conferences, confluence of business houses, investment opportunities, joint ventures, access to finance and networking platforms with technocrats and educational institutes. In short, it aims to pave the way for a wave of knowledge, progress, growth and prosperity to the entire continent. Both the global events are strategic efforts by India ITME Society to enable textile and textile engineering industry to explore, expand, and strengthen their respective market positions both in developed as well as developing markets.
Source – Fibre2Fashion.
