Coimbatore Textile machinery expo in January

Fair Design India and Germany-based IMAG will organise a textile machinery exhibition, Texmac India 2007, from January 17 to 20 in New Delhi.

According to L. Shyam Sunder, Business Head of Fair Design India, the international fair will coincide with the two-day Asian Textile Conference, organised by the Confederation of Indian Textile Industry. Exhibitors are expected from Italy, Germany, Taiwan, Turkey, Korea, China, Japan and Belgium.

The Deputy Managing Director of IMAG, Nikolaus Wollmann, told presspersons here on Monday that the exhibition would have more than 100 companies participating from over ten countries. Delegations from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka had confirmed visit to the expo.

Spinning, weaving, processing, garment manufacturing machines and accessories, software related to textiles sector, testing and recycling equipment and transport and handling machinery would be displayed. "It is a specialised fair for India and its neighbouring countries."

Mr. Wollmann said the fair (www.texmacfairs.com) was supported by the Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers' Association, the American Textile Machinery Association, the British Textile Machinery Association, the Indo-German Chamber of Commerce and the Belgian Textile Machinery Association.

Mr. Shyam Sunder added that business enquiries to be generated at the fair were expected to be not less than Rs. 60,000 crores to Rs. 70,000 crores since the Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme was ending in March 2007 and the industry envisaged investment of Rs. 1.5 lakh crores in the sector by 2012.

The official travel agency for the event was Orbit Tours and Trade Fairs (0422-2303573, 2304207, 2304208).

K. Selvaraju, Secretary of the Southern India Mills' Association, said the Asian Textile Conference would have five business sessions covering subjects such as growth through value-addition, technology developments, international trade and capacity building. For details, log on to: www.atexcon.com

Source: The Hindu