International Textile Market :September-October 2022 Issue

Editorial

UniquewaxedcottonfinishingwithnewMonfortsline

HeiQlaunchesHeiQAllergen*Techmakinghometextiles sanitationeasierandlasting

Businesssituationandexpectationhaveturnednegative Textilemachineryistheonlysegmentstillinpositiveterritory

Freetradedealboostsexportpotential

DYSINGROUPinauguratesitsnewplantforSpecialtyPolymer ManufacturinginGazipur

TraditionToTrendUnderOneRoofatIndiaITME2022

KARLMAYERsellsfirstindigodyeinglinetoArgentina

IndianTextileIndustryCouldExpandinsize

RieterExpandsServiceFootprintinKahramanmaraş,Turkey

TheEuropeantextilesindustrystatementontheenergypackage

RHEONLABSsuccessfullycompletescollaborationtrialswithFET

HEATHCOATFABRICS–thejourneycontinues

“IndiaNetworkingProgramme”atUzbekistan

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TextileSectorinIndiaisanticipated toattractInvestmentsTotaling

US$120BillionAndGrowExports

ToUS$300Billion.

IndianTextileandApparelIndustryisoneofthelargest intheworldwiththepresenceofanentiretextilevalue chainrangingfromfarmtofashionandmade-ups.The Textile and Apparel Industry not only contributes to about10percentofIndia’stotalmerchandiseexports but also generates direct and indirect employment opportunitiesforovera105millionworkforce.

The Government of India also has brought about a number of schemes like the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme, PM Mega IntegratedTextile Region,andApparel(PMMITRA)Schemetodevelop world-class manufacturing in India which can play a significant role in increasing India’s market share in TextileandApparelexportsintheglobalarena.During thelastfewyears,IndianTextileandApparelDomestic Brands and Retailers have shown tremendous growth in buying and sourcing from SMEs and large manufacturers.

In case of Indian Textile Industry it should move for innovativeandlatesttechnologyforGrowthinTextile ValueChain,Duringthelastfiveyears,thesectorhas receivedFDIandseveralotherinvestments.

Many more investments from programs such as Scheme for Capital Building (SCBTS), and Production-linked Incentive (PLI) are helping to improve the industry’s output and exports. By 2025, the textile sector in India is anticipated to attract investmentstotalingUS$120billionandgrowexports toUS$300billion.

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UniquewaxedcottonfinishingwithnewMonfortsline

Monforts has installed and commissioned a new Montex finishing range at the Baltic Works of Halley StevensonsinDundee,Scotland,tofurtherboosttheweatherproofingspecialist'shighlyflexibleoperations.

Scottish weatherproofing specialist Halley Stevensons has considerably expanded its options with the new Monforts line.

The range, with a working width of two metres, was built at the Montex assembly plant in Austria and consists of a Montex®Coat coating unit in knife execution for paste and foam coating and a Montex 85006Fstenter.

Uniqueknow-how Founded in 1864, Halley Stevensons has amassed unique technical know-how and manufacturing experience in the art of waxed cotton for weatherproofed fabrics and is able to provide international orders in custom colours and finishes to very low minimum quantities where required. The company exports worldwide and its premium brand customers include Belstaff, Barbours, Filson and J.Crew.

“Our team of skilled technicians is constantly striving to develop and refine new and existing products in terms of colour, handle and performance and we regularlydesignandbuildourownbespokemachinery to give us optimum manufacturing capabilities,” says ManagingDirectorJamesCampbell.

The new range draws on all of the latest advances and technical expertise of Monforts gained from countless installations around the world, allowing Halley Stevensons to pigment dye, direct coat and pad apply finishesandofferingmorescopeforR&D.

Lifeblood “R&Disthelifebloodofourbusiness,”saysCampbell. “Thepreciseprocesscontrolfunctionsofthelinegive our technicians confidence to make new products as well as finely tuning the energy requirements of existing products. We love the fact that we can record the energy used on each production batch and use this forcontinualimprovementsandefficiencysavings.The touchscreensoftwareisvisualandeasytouse,moving from one screen to another to check the various parametersofprocessing.”

The range has replaced one of the company’s older stenter/coating lines and has already enabled Halley Stevensons to recreate various products with lower coating applications at higher speeds than was previouslypossible.

“Many refinements have been made to the Montex ® Coat in the past few years, resulting in higher coating accuracy and the resulting quality of the treated fabrics,” says Monforts engineer for textile technologies Alexander Fitz, who has been working withHalleyStevensonsoncommissioningoftherange and new product trials. “Monforts is the only manufacturer to offer completely integrated coating lines from a single source and the coating machine is tailoredtothesubsequentMontexdryingtechnology–withallthebenefitsresultingfromfullyintegratedplc control.”

“Sincewelastpurchasedastenter,theadvancementof thetechnologyontheMontexhasbeenvast,especially in burner and air extraction,” adds Campbell. “The machine is also very robust – especially the chains, whichneedverylittlelubricationandwilllastusalong time. We have been pleasantly surprised how quickly we can move from say, a 100gsm fabric to a 600gsm fabric,withnorequirementtoadjusttensions.”

Sailclothheritage

Waxedcottonwasoriginallydevelopedbysailorsinthe early 15th century when Scottish North Sea herring fleets began treating flax sailcloth with fish oils and greaseinanattempttowaterprooftheirsails.Remnants of these sails were used by the sailors as capes to withstandthehighwindsandseaspray.

By the mid 1850s, sailcloth was being treated with linseedoil,butwhileinitiallyhighlyeffective,itwould yellow and stiffen through weathering over time and eventuallyloseitswaterproofingqualities.

In the years that followed, various treatments were applied to cottons in an attempt to find the most effective weatherproofing solution, and the combination of densely-woven cotton impregnated withaparaffinwaxedcoatingprovedmostsuccessful. For over 150 years, Halley Stevensons created many different variations of both woven constructions and finishing treatments and now supplies thousands of metres of waxed cotton every year, with each roll producedtocustomspecifications.

Durability

“The beauty of waxed cotton is its durability and longevity,”saysCampbell.“Thefabricsarebreathable,

with the wax adjusting to ambient temperatures to be softerandmorebreathableinwarmweatherandstiffer andmorewindproofincoldconditions.”

While traditional waxes are petroleum or paraffin based,HalleyStevensonshasalwaysbeencomfortable aboutusingawasteproductfromindustryandreusingit tomakeproductsthatlastalifetime.

“We are always exploring different finishing techniquesandoneofourmostpopularfinishesisour hybridaero–anemulsifiedblendofwaxes,”Campbell says.“Thisfabriciswaterrepellentbuthaslittlewaxin themixturesothehandleismuchdriertotouchthanthe traditionalwetwaxes.”

The company has also recently launched a new 100% plant-based wax – Ever Wax Olive –consisting of a blend of olive oil, rape seed and castor bean with comparable waterrepellence to petroleum and a far betterratingthanothernaturalwaxeswhichhavecome beforeit.

Benchmark

“The high tradition of skills and fabric innovation imposed by our original guildsmen is still our benchmark standard of honest workmanship today,” Campbell concludes “We use responsibly sourced cotton fabrics and processes that are gentle to the productandlowimpacttotheenvironment.Ourdyeing methodsuseverylowlevelsofwaterandourwaxesare simply heated up for application and cooled down to store when not in use, meaning no waste discharges. Now, with this new Monforts line, we are also achievingrunningspeedstwo-to-threetimesfasterthan withtheolderstenter,combinedwithlessgasusage.It’s provedagreatpartnership.”

HalleyStevensonsManagingDirectorJamesCampbellatthecontrolsofthenewMontex®Coat.

HeiQlaunchesHeiQAllergen*Techmakinghometextiles sanitationeasierandlasting

HeiQ announces the launch of a 100% biobased, proprietary textile technology, HeiQAllergen Tech, which aims to improve the lives of all the ones who suffer from allergies. This technology reduces inanimate allergens, like house dust mite matter, and pet allergens, and can be easily added in the finishing stage of the manufacturing processoftextilesforbeddingandfurniturepurposes.

Allergies are one of the most prevalent health problems in the world, estimated to affect about 40% of the global population, according to an article in the International ArchivesofAllergyandImmunology.

Building upon its tested and proven, proprietary Synbio ingredient, HeiQ is now launching HeiQ Allergen Tech, a new textile finish for home textiles, and textiles used for furnitureandpublictransportation.

100% biobased HeiQ Allergen Tech creates an invisible protective layer that lasts at least 20 washing cycles and beyondaccordingtoperformedtests.Itsmainadvantageis cutting down the proliferation of allergens such as house dustmitematterandpetallergens(pethair,dander,saliva), andcreatingconditionsforreducingthehealththreatsthey posetomillionsofpeople.

Sleepingwiththe“enemy”

One of the unsuspicious settings where these allergens are most present is in our bedrooms, mainly through accumulationinthesheetsandotherbeddingitems.

Duringsleepandwhenwemakeourbeds,weinadvertently launchtheseallergensintotheairandweendupbreathinga high number of them, causing respiratory, skin, and ocular problems, just to name a few of the ones they cause (according to an article in the Iranian Journal of Public

Health).Evenjustsleepingmeansthatourbodyandairways are exposed between 6 to 8 hours each night, which is consideredtobealongexposure.

AccordingtoDr.RobinTemmerman,CEOofHeiQChrisal and Ph.D. in microbiology, “Chrisal joined HeiQ about a year ago on the mission to improve the lives of billions of people.It’sexcitingtocombinemytwodecadesofresearch on synbiotics with HeiQ’s leading textile innovation capabilitytocomeupwiththeworld’sfirst100%biobased anti-allergentechnologyfortextiles.

OurproprietaryHeiQAllergenTechachievesanimpressive reductionofallergensthatcanbecomeairborneinourliving and sleep environments, in nature’s way. It has a full biologicoriginandutilizesthenaturalprocessofprobiotic colonization on the textile surface to effectively reduce inanimateallergens.”

Certifiedforlastingprotection

Several tests have proven the high effectiveness of HeiQ Allergen Tech in reducing the levels of house dust mite matter(96.6%),allergensfromdoghair(76.5%)andcathair (83.6%), keeping a durable effect even after frequent washing.Followingtheseresults,AllergyUKhasassessed and certified HeiQ’s new allergen control textile technology.

This technology becomes even more helpful when applied to furniture textiles such as sofas or public transportation seats,whicharemoredifficulttowashorsanitize.

*forinanimateallergensonly

HeiQAllergenTechreducesinanimateallergensonhometextiles(PhotofromHeiQ)

SURVEYREPORT

Businesssituationandexpectationhaveturnednegative Textilemachineryistheonlysegmentstillinpositiveterritory

Resultsofthe15thITMFCorona-Survey

The 15th ITMF Corona-Survey shows that the businesssituationplungedintonegativeterritory in July 2022. The business situation is worse in Asia than in the rest of the world. Textile machinery is the only segment still in positive territory. Business expectations have also turned negativeforthefirsttimesincethestartofsurvey inMay2021.South-EastAsiaandSouthAmerica are relatively more optimistic, downstream segmentsaswell.

Order intake is weakening globally but is still in positive territory. Here too, expectations have turned negative in all textile segments except for textile machinery producers.Adifficult period is tobeexpectedahead.Orderintakeisdeteriorating inallAsianregionsandstableinNorthAmerica, SouthAmerica,andAfrica.

Orderbackloghasbeenslightlydecreasinginthe pastfewmonths,fromamaximumof3.1months inMarch2022to2.9monthsinJuly.Itisexpected to continue falling until March 2023. Capacity utilization rate has been stagnating since the beginning of 2022, on average. This indicator is rising inAfrica and North and CentralAmerica. SouthAsia reports a strong decrease in capacity utilization,sodofibreandhometextileproducers aswellasspinners.

While high prices for raw materials, energy, and logistics are still regarded as major supply side concerns,theyhavesomewhateasedcomparedto May 2022. The prospects of weakening demand causedbysurginginflationareworrisome.

SWISSTEXTILEMACHINERY

Freetradedealboostsexportpotential

SymposiuminIndonesiabySwissTextileMachineryAssociation Thesymposiatookplace24August2022.

The time is right for Swiss textile machinery companies to grow their export business with Indonesia–oneoftheworld’stop10textileproducers. A free trade agreement between the two countries cameintoforcein2021,andmarketanalysesshowthat thereisscopeforasignificantincreaseinbusinessin textileandtextilemachinerysectors.

Thiswasthebackgroundtoasuccessfulsymposiumin theIndonesiancapitalJakartalastmonthwhenSwiss Textile Machinery Association members presented their products and innovations to an invited audience of200delegatesfromIndonesiantextilecompanies.

The symposium audience was welcomed by Philippe

Strub, of the Swiss Embassy in Indonesia; Ignatius Warsito, from the Indonesia Ministry of Industry’s Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Textile Industry branch; Anne Patricia Sutanto, of the Indonesian Textile Association (API); and Ernesto Maurer, PresidentoftheSwissTextileMachineryAssociation.

Swiss companies taking part were: Stäubli, Zeta Datatec, Loepfe, Saurer, Benninger, Rieter, Bräcker, JakobMüller,Maag,UsterandSERV.

Thepresentationswerefollowedbypaneldiscussions with speakers, and there were also networking opportunitiesatthecompanies’exhibitiontables.

AlsotakingpartinapanelattheeventwasTestex,the

independent Swiss organisation which provides testing, certification, OEKO-TEX®and other labels for the textile industry. Discussion focused on the relevance of innovation in textile technology to sustainabilityand‘savingtheplanet.’

Recent years have seen an acceleration in trade relationsbetweenSwitzerlandandIndonesia,whichin 2008wasclassedasoneofeightprioritycountriesfor economic development cooperation by SECO, the Swiss Secretariat for Economic Affairs, with a joint economic and trade commission established the followingyear.

Collaboration was heightened further in 2018 with a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) for Indonesia with Switzerland and the other EFTA countries. This more extensive form of free trade agreement was accepted after a popular referendum, and ultimately came into force in November2021.

Trading between the two countries is supported by SERV, the Swiss export risk insurance organisation. This insures export goods against political and commercialrisksandfacilitatescredit.

The Swiss Textile Machinery Association is the representative body for Switzerland’s producers of textileequipment,systems,andservices.Currently43 companies are affiliated, offering solutions covering the entire textile value chain, from spinning to weaving, knitting, finishing, embroidery, and quality control. The Association is an industry sector of Swissmem, the national representative body for technologycompanies.

CorneliaBuchwalder,SecretaryGeneraloftheSwiss Textile Machinery Association, said the Indonesia Symposium was ideally-timed, right after the CEPA came into effect: “With the free trade agreement in place, there is even greater potential for the developmentoftradebetweenourcountries,”shesaid.

“Business in textile and textile machinery is actually belowtherelativemarketsharesforthesectors,sothis stronger cooperation is probably overdue. It was a successfulsymposium,withenthusiasticparticipation from Indonesian textile companies, so we are optimistic about future export prospects for Swiss textilemachinery.”

DYSINGROUPinauguratesitsnewplantforSpecialtyPolymer ManufacturinginGazipur

Dysin Group, one of the pioneers to introduce new technologies for the Knit-Dyeing, Garments Washing, and Garments Printing Industries in Bangladesh since 1984, has set up a new plant for Specialty Polymer Manufacturing under the name of Dysin-Chem Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. at BCSIC Industrial Area, Konabari,Gazipur.Thenewplantwasinaguratesonthe 16thofSeptember,2022.

Mr. Rahman pointed out that instead of importing chemicals from abroad, textile mills can save valuable foreign currency, reduce their inventory, and reduce the lead time of garments export if they buy from local TextileAuxiliaries manufacturing companies like those oftheDYSINgroup.

Recently, Dysin Group’s Textile Auxiliaries manufacturingunitunderthenameofNAMTrading&

Manufacturing Co., Ltd., became the first company in Bangladesh to receive ZDHC Confidence Level 3 certification(ZeroDischargeofHazardousChemicals)–thehighestZDHCcertificationlevelcurrentlyavailable.

Inthisregard,Mr.Rahmansaid,“Workingtobecertified as ZDHC level 3 was a key achievement in our commitment to drive the Bangladesh textile industry to be more environmentally friendly and reduce its impact ontheenvironment”.

Mr. Rahman, who is also the convener of Bangladesh Chemical & Dyestuff Manufacturers’ & Exporters’ Association,said,“WebelieveBangladeshisataturning pointofIndustrializationwithhugepotentialsforgrowth in Chemical Industry, which can bring the second wave of industrial & export growth after the textile industry. However,weneedGovernment’spolicysupportforthis sectorverymuch.”

Dysin is continuously investing to expand its R&D and manufacturing capabilities of Chemicals for Textile & other industries. We want to provide maximum benefit through “specialized” high-performance chemicals, for our customers to win in the marketplace, save our environmentandcontributetomakingtheworldabetter place,thecompanysaidinamediastatement.

TECHNOLOGY

TRADITIONTOTRENDUNDERONEROOFATINDIAITME2022

With43yearsofservice,10successfuleditionofIndiaITMEExhibition,IndiaITMESocietywill hostits11theditionfrom8th–13thDecember2022atIndiaExpositionMartLtd.GreaterNoidaU.P.

S.HariShankar Chairman,IndiaITMESociety

Mr. Hari Shankar, Chairman India ITME Society shared the anticipation with which Indian Textile industry awaits the opportunity to connect in person with suppliers and explore competitive sourcing to meetwithsurgingexportdemandaswellasdomestic demandespeciallyfortechnicaltextileandnon-woven products.

IndiaITME2022willbekeyplatformforindustryto come together, discuss, showcase, promote strengths and capabilities. There is much excitement and expectation in the air and a newfound vigor amidst Indian companies to tackle global challenges and create a place for India in this sector. As such, upcomingIndiaITME2022from8th–13thDecember 2022atIndiaExpositionMartLtd.,GreaterNoidawill see largest number of Indian exhibitors till date in its historyincludingsmallandmediumsizedcompanies

andmanystart-upsaswell.

Being the most important and prestigious event showcasing Indian Textile Engineering & textile technologyandservingwholeofSoutheastAsia,India ITMEeventhasreceivedacknowledgementandnonfinancialsupportfromMinistryofTextiles-Govtof India, Department of Heavy Industries - Govt of India, Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises - Govt of India, Make in IndiaDepartment for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade - Govt of India EEPC as B2B Partner & National Small Industries Corporation This is one businesseventwhereexportpromotioncouncils,trade promotion departments, Research Institutes representing 22 chapters of Textile segment come together to interact, explore and expand business network. India ITME is the single platform where all

SeemaSrivastava ExecutiveDirector,IndiaITMESociety

stalwartsoftextileindustriescometogetheralongwith financial institutions, policy makers and government officials, making it the best & ideal forum for connectingwithIndia&SouthEastAsiabusiness.

India ITME 2022 is expected to host more than 1500 exhibitors from Austria, Belgium, China, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America in 22 Chapters with over 1,50,000visitorsoverthe6daysperiod.Thisisaonce in4yearsopportunitytoview1500+livemachineries from across the world on display from 22 chapters & meet Agents, Dealers, Government Officials on one platform.

India ITME 2022 for the first time is being held in North India at a world class venue IEML Greater Noida, a well-designed Exhibition Venue in the NationalCapitalRegionandoneofthelargestinIndia spreadacross235,000sqmtrsarea.

India Exposition Mart Ltd. Offers enhanced venue facilitiesasbelow:

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Greater Noida is located covering within early reach of capital city Delhi & Uttar Pradesh where numberofTextileparksareoverendedbringingmany newopportunitiesforexhibitors.

India ITME 2022 ensures optimum experience & value addition for its exhibitors and visitors. It is perfect opportunity to combine business with travel, experience & explore Northern India, a new facet of IndiaduringthelovelyweatherinDecember.

India ITME 2022 strives to assimilate & disseminatemoreknowledge&powerforindustry through the futuristic Technology topics at the ConferenceSessions

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The interactive & focused sessions on enthralling topics at India ITME 2022 by renowned Speakers & Industrystalwartsonpracticaltopicswhichistheneed of the hour is the best opportunity to discover new knowledge and discuss with experts doing groundbreaking work in the textile & textile engineering industryvertical.

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Circular Economy in the Indian Context will be presentedbyMr.ThomasGries,RWTHAachen

University, Germany, Mr. Uday Gill, Group Chief Strategy Officer, Indorama Ventures Limited, Indonesia, Mr. Prashant Agarwal, Co-Founder and JMD, WAZIR Advisors, Mr. Justin Kühn, Aachen University, Germany, Mr. Gurudas Aras, India consultanttotheITAgroup

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· Day 1 8th Dec 2022 Thursday-Exhibition & B2B Meetings

· Day 2 9th Dec 2022 Friday - Session - Circular Economy in the Indian Context Exhibition & B2B Meetings

·CompositesfortheEnergySectorinIndiabyMr. PKCBose,GlobalSustainabilityAdvocate,

Dr.-Ing. Mohit Raina, Managing Director, Raina Industries Pvt. Ltd, Mr. Kumar Jois, Scientist, RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Germany, Prof AsimTewari,IndianInstituteofTechnologyBombay, Dr.RajalakshmiNatarajan,FormerSeniorScientist andHead,CentreforFuelCellTechnology,ARCI,

IIT Madras, Ms. Gözdem Dittel, RWTH Aachen University,Germany

Customised Joining Technologies for Technical TextilesbyMr.PhilipHuber,RWTHAachen University, Germany, Dr.-Ing. Yves Simon Gloy, RWTHAachenUniversity,Germany,Mr.Antonio BrazdosSantosCosta,GeneralManageratCITEVE –PortugueseTechnologicalCentreforTextile

· Technical Symposium on of 'Reduce-ReuseRecycle:StateoftheArt'inTextileSectorbyVJTI andClothingIndustries,Portugal.

VisitorsfocusforINDIAITME2022 IndiaITMESocietyhasinvestedsignificantlyoverthe pastseveralyearstobolsteritscapabilitiesinhelping

theTextileindustryclientsintheirB2Btransformation initiatives and now has already started working on buyers sellers meet and technology workshops and seminars useful for the future growth of the Textile Industry.

PromotionofIndiaITME2022isbeingdoneglobally & PAN India with focus on new marketing in Uzbekistan, Kenya & Botswana. Delegations are expected from Turkey, Iran, Poland, Kenya, Uzbekistan, Botswana, Bangladesh, Egypt, Korea, Taiwan, Ghana, Srilanka, Ethiopia Engineering ExportPromotionCouncilshallbeconductingRBSM concurrently with ITME during the event enhancing theB2Bexperienceforparticipants.

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· Day 6 13th Dec 2022 Tuesday Exhibition (Concludingday)

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KARLMAYERsellsfirstindigodyeinglinetoArgentina

KARLMAYER has placed its first PRODYE®-S on theArgentinian market. The premiere unit for indigo dyeingwenttoENODS.A.,basedinLaRioja.Itispart of an investment project with which the company of the nationalCLADD group has expanded its existing plantwithanew10,000m2warehouseandbuiltanew production hall for weaving. The project is of overarchingscope.Theexpenditure,worth36million dollars, has created around 330 direct jobs and set a sign.

ENOD is one of the companies that did not get discouragedbytheeconomicpoliciesduringtheshort four-yearinterregnumofMauricioMacri.Asrecently as2019,theMinistryofProductionrecommendedthat domestic textile producers relocate their manufacturingtoVietnamandChinaandre-importthe goods produced under their own brand. ENOD has stayed.Themanufacturertookrisksandinvested. Theimportanceofhisexpansionstepisshownbythe prominentline-upofspeakersduringthecelebrations for the inauguration of the new operating units. President Alberto Fernández was among those who attendedtheeventonJune30,2022.

Latesttechnologyforgrowthandindependence

ENOD’snewweavingmillwascreatedbyinvestingin apropertyoftheARISCOfactoryrecoveredfromthe provincial government. In addition to the capacities for the production of woven garment fabrics, it

includesanindigodyeingplant.Theplanttechnology requiredfordenimwarppreparationwasorderedfrom KARL MAYER. The renowned textile machinery manufacturer supplied a PROSIZE® sizing machine and its PRODYE-S® indigo dyeing machine to La Rioja. The two bestsellers in the denim sector convinced with their excellent price-performance ratio.“Wearepleasedtobeabletocontributewithour technology to the market expansion of our customer andtothestrengtheningofthenationaleconomy,”said Stefano Agazzi, the denim specialist of the KARL MAYER Group. With the new state-of-the-art capacities,denimcanbeproducedinthecountryitself, so it no longer has to be imported. The 102 weaving machines are expected to produce 1.4 million m of fabricpermonth,and1millionmoffabricwillbedyed inthedyeingplant.

AboutCLADD

The CLADD Group comprises eight industrial companiesandhasthelargestproductioncapacitiesin Argentina. Its business areas include all stages of textile manufacturing - from spinning and fabric productiontofinishing,includingprintinganddyeing. Thedyeingplantalonedyesapproximately2.7million kgoffabricpermonth.CLADDhasbeeninthetextile businessformorethan44years.Thegroup’sstrengths are delivery in record time and meeting the highest marketdemands.

ThePRODYE-S®atENOD

IndianTextileIndustryCouldExpandinsize

ShriUpendraPrasadSingh,TextileSecretarystatedthat the government is looking at value added exports like fabrics, made ups & home textiles as exports of raw materials may not rise further due to increasing local demand.

While felicitating the winners of TEXPROCIL Export Awards2020–2021on23rdAugust2022inMumbai,he informed that the govt. has commissioned the PLI Scheme, MITRA Parks Scheme, GATI Shakti Scheme with a view to attract investments in the sector, reform infrastructure and address logistic bottle necks. He also said that focus on key growth areas like ‘sustainable textiles’,‘technicaltextiles’and‘naturalfibres’andhighend technology is the success mantra for the future growthoftextileindustry.

Mr.UpendraPrasadSingh,UnionTextileSecretaryand Ms. Roop Rashi, Textile Commissioner felicitated the winners of TEXPROCIL EXPORT AWARDS 20202021atHotelPresident,Mumbaion23rdAugust2020.

The Cotton Textiles Export Promotion Council (TEXPROCIL)distributed61awardsto45companiesin 33categories.

Shri Manoj Kumar Patodia, Chairman – TEXPROCIL stated that textile and apparel exports achieved their highesteverlevelintheyear2021–2022withanexport turnoverofUSD44.4Billion,growingby40%overthe previous year. During the same period, export of cotton textiles(includingrawcotton)grewby54%,reachinga

levelofUSD16.42Billion.Inthenext5to7years,Indian textileindustrycouldexpandinsize.

He further added that as far as FTAs are concerned, the industryisalreadyfocusingontakingmaximumbenefits from present FTAs concluded with UAE and Australia which provides zero-duty access to Indian products in thesemarkets.TheconclusionofFTAswithCanada,EU, UK,IsraelandGCCcountrieswillgiveafurtherimpetus and boost to trade. The Govt has worked out a Rupee Trade mechanism which will help Indian suppliers in exporting textile products to countries like Russia, Sri LankaandIran,hesaid.

Shri Patodia also highlighted the tie-up between Texprocil and Control Union for traceability as it has gainedsignificanttractioninrecenttimes.Thiswillhelp companies across the value chain to subscribe to the GeneralCertificateofConformityprogramandensuring completetraceabilityfromthefinishedgoodtothefibre stage.

TheChairmanhighlightedissueswhichifresolvedcould help India attain higher exports. Some of these issues weretheimportdutyoncottonandthepricesof

Indiancottonwhichhefeltneededtoberegulatedasthey were higher than international prices. Shri Patodia also spoke about the need to increase the RoDTEP rates in KnittedFabricsanditemsunderHS9404whichwereby definitionhometextilesbutweregivenlowerratesthan hometextileitems.

Dr.SiddharthaRajagopal,ExecutiveDirector-TEXPROCIL,Ms.RoopRashi, TextileCommissioner,ShriManojKumarPatodia,Chairman–TEXPROCIL,Mr.UpendraPrasadSingh, UnionTextileSecretaryandShriSunilPatwari,VicePresident–TEXPROCIL.

RieterExpandsServiceFootprintinKahramanmaraş,Turkey

Rieter is moving its Kahramanmaraş service station to a larger location covering 2 000 m2 in a bid to broaden its offering and strengthen its market position in Turkey. The station will house one of the region’s largest test-spinning facilities and provide know-how in sustainable yarn manufacturing.

Thecomprehensiveportfoliocoversbothmechanical andelectronicservices,includingtherevisionofgear units,servomotoradjustments,andsuctiondrums.The stationwillalsoofferpreventivemaintenanceandmill optimization. The service offering spans the entire Rieter product portfolio, including the automatic winding machine Autoconer X6. In addition, highly trained experts will help customers unlock the full potential of Rieter technology so they can better capture opportunities in the fast-moving textile markets.

Highlights of the Kahramanmaraş Service Station include the setup of a fully automatic rotor spinning machineR70andthewindingmachineAutoconerX6.

Three-quarters of the 2 000 m2 service space is reserved for functional activities, which will feature one of the region’s largest test-spinning facilities. Customerscanrunyarncomparisontestsandanalyze the impact of different technology parts so they can optimize machine setups. In-depth yarn trials and accesstoRietertextiletechnologyexpertisewillallow customers to cater more effectively to the dynamic demands of textile brands regarding performance, quality and sustainability, such as recycling applications.

The Kahramanmaraş service station is strategically locatedattheheartoftheregion’stextileindustry,with a large proportion of Rieter’s installed base located within a radius of around 200 kilometers.Turkey is a textile powerhouse, currently ranking fifth in global exports and poised for additional growth. The

ThenewservicestationstartsoperationsinSeptember2022andwillacceleratethegrowthof thecompany'sthreestationsinTurkey.RieterhasbeenoperatingservicestationsinTurkeysince2005 withapresenceinthecountrydatingbacktothe1990s.

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country’sindustryisalsoimplementingagreenaction plan to help it meet the growing demand for sustainabletextiles,especiallyfromEurope.

RicoRandegger,HeadofBusinessGroupAfterSales, says: “Customer centricity is a priority for us and the opening of the Kahramanmaraş service station is an important milestone. We are moving closer to our

customers so we can help them seize growth opportunitiesfasterandmoreeffectively.”

Ali Özsamsun, Managing Director Rieter in Turkey, says: “The sole measure of success is the competitiveness of our customers. We support customers throughout the lifetime of their products and systems so they can unlock the full potential of Rietertechnologyandwininthemarket.”

RicoRandegger,HeadofBusinessGroupAfterSales: "Customercentricityisapriorityforusandtheopeningof theKahramanmaraşservicestationisanimportantmilestone. Wearemovingclosertoourcustomerssowecanhelpthem seizegrowthopportunitiesfasterandmoreeffectively."

AliÖzsamsun,ManagingDirectorRieterinTurkey:“The solemeasureofsuccessisthecompetitivenessofour customers.Wesupportcustomersthroughoutthelifetimeof theirproductsandsystemssotheycanunlockthefull potentialofRietertechnologyandwininthemarket.”

RibbonCuttingCeremony(fromlefttoright):AliÖzsamsun,ManagingDirectorRieterinTurkey,Erkan Ateşler,MemberoftheBoardofErbelMümessillik,HanefiMahfiçiçek,CityMayor,HanefiÖksüz,Chairman ofKipasHolding,ArifSirikci,ChairmanofSirikcioglu,RicoRandegger,HeadofBusinessGroupAfterSales, HalukErbel,BoardChairmanofErbelMümessillik.

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Last month, when gas wholesale prices reached the recordlevelof340€/MWh1–triggeringalsosky-high electricity prices – the European textiles industry called on the European Union to adopt a wholesale price cap for gas, the revision of the merit-order principle in the electricity market, support for SMEs and a single European strategy. On 14 September 2022,ontheoccasionoftheStateoftheUnionaddress by President Von der Leyen, the Commission announced initiatives aimed at tackling the dramatic energycrisisthattheEuropeisfacing.

We,theEuropeanassociationsrepresentingthewhole textiles’ ecosystem, welcome these proposals by the Commission to change the TTF benchmark parametersanddecoupletheTTFfromtheelectricity marketandtherevisionofthemerit-orderprinciplefor the electricity market, which is no longer serving the purposeitwasdesignedfor.

Wealsowelcometheproposaltoamendthestate-aid frameworkthat,inourview,shouldincludethetextiles finishing, the textiles services and the nonwoven sectors as well as a simplification of the application requirements. Furthermore, we call for a uniform implementationacrosstheEU.

However, we acknowledge that the Commission proposallacksinambitionand–ifconfirmed–itwill comeatthecostoflosingEuropeanindustrialcapacity and European jobs. Ultimately, Europe will remain withoutitsintegratedtextilesecosystem,asweknowit today, and no mean to translate into reality the EU textiles strategy, for more sustainable and circular textilesproducts.

AnambitiousandmeaningfulEuropeanpricecap

TheEuropeantextilesindustrystatementontheenergypackage: moreandmoreincisiveactionsneedtobetakenwithnofurtherdelay

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on the wholesale price of natural gas is absolutely necessary.Europeisrunningoutoftimetosaveits ownindustry.Itisnowtimetoactswiftly,decisively in unity and solidarity at European level. We understand a very high price cap has been so far discussedamongMinistriesandthatisnotreassuring for companies across Europe: if any cap is, as expected, above 100/MWh, these businesses will collapse.

AlreadyinMarch2022,withEUgaswholesaleprices at 200€/MWh, the business case for keeping textiles production was no longer there. To date, natural gas wholesale prices have reached the level of 340€/MWh2,morethan15timeshighercomparedto 20213 ! Currently, many businesses have suspended theirproductionprocessestoavoidthelossoftensof thousands of euros every day. We hope this will not becomethenewnormaland–toreducethelikelihood ofsuchascenario–wecallontheCommission,the EU Council and the Parliament to swiftly adopt decisive, impactful and concrete actions to tackle the energy crisis and ensure the survival of the Europeanindustry.

Given the dire internationalcompetitionin which the EUtextilesindustryoperates,itisnotpossibletojust pass on the increased costs to consumers. Yet, with thesesky-highprices,ourcompaniescannotaffordto absorb those costs. The EU textiles companies are mainlySMEsthatdonothavethefinancialstructureto absorb such a shock. In contrast with such reality in Europe,thewholesalepriceofgasintheUSandChina is 10€/MWh, whereas in Turkey the price is 25€/MWh. If the EU does not act, our international competitors will easily replace us in the market, resulting in the de industrialisation of Europe and a worsened reliance on foreign imports of essential products.

Specific segments of the textile industry are particularlyvulnerable:

•Theman-madefibres(MMF)industryforinstanceis an energy intensive sector and a major consumer of natural gas and electricity in the manufacturing of its fibres. Not only is it being affected by higher energy process, it is also experiencing shortages and sharply risingcostsofitsrawmaterials.

•Forthenonwovenssegment,productionprocesses–whichusebothfibresandfilamentsextrudedinsitu–are also highly dependent on gas and electricity. Polymersmeltingandextrusion,fibrescarding,webforming, web-bonding and drying are energyintensive techniques. Nonwoven materials can be found in many applications crucial to citizens like in healthcare(facemasks)orautomotive(batteries).

•Italsoistobenotedthatforsomesegmentstheuseof gas has no technological substitute: for example, the dyeing and finishing production units make very intense use of gas.These production units are mainly composed by boilers and driers, which only work on gasandthereisnoalternativetechnology.

• The textiles services sector is also struggling: with the critical nature of the service they provide, they require a considerable amount of energy to keep services,particularlyhospitalsandcarehomesstocked with lifesaving material as well as clothing and bed linens for the patients themselves. Losing these businesses would cause a lack of clothing for healthcareprofessionals,includingprotectivesanitary gowns for surgeons, nurses and doctors, uniforms including other forms of personal protective equipment.

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RHEON LABS has now completed an extensive 6 monthtrialwithFET,aworldleaderinlaboratoryand

pilot meltspinning equipment. Backed by a £173,000 grant from Innovate UK for feasibility studies, RHEON LABS has further developed its RHEON™ technology, a reactive polymer that dynamically stiffens when subjected to force. The technology can control energy of any amplitude or frequency, from small vibrations to forces at ballistic-speeds and thereforehasawiderangeofapplications.

ThisInnovateUKSmartGrant-backedprojectaimsto develop a hyper viscoelastic fibre from RHEON™ which displays high strain-rate sensitive properties. Creating a fibre with unique strain-rate sensitive properties will be a world first. It will enable the creation of a “breakthrough-generation” of stretch textiles that can actively absorb, dampen and control energyduringmovement,ratherthansimplyactingas aspring.

Forclose-fittingactivewearandsportsbras,theability to actively control muscle mass or soft tissue movement during exercise will be a game-changing advancement. It will allow brands to engineer garments that relax during everyday use but actively stiffen during exercise for improved support and

performance.

The Innovate UK grant was awarded under the category of Hyper-Viscoelastic Fibre Extrusion for Textile Manufacture. Fibre Extrusion Technology Limited (FET) enabled the customer trials at its bespokeFibreDevelopmentCentreinLeeds,England using its in-house FET-103 Monofilament meltspinning facilities, in harness with RHEON and FET technical operatives. The next phase will be to upscale the trials of preferred materials on RHEON’s own new FET-103 meltspinning line, with FET’s continuedsupportandexpertiseonhand.

Creating a fibre with unique strain-rate sensitive characteristics could be as radical a change in the market as the initial introduction of stretch fibre with the launch of Lycra™. The textiles would have a multitude of beneficial properties and would provide significantly less compression in the garment than conventional materials, substantially improving user comfort,supportandperformance.

RHEONLABSisafast-growingmaterialstechnology companybasedinBattersea,London,andwasrecently namedasoneofthetopUKtechstartupsof2021.

RHEONLABSsuccessfullycompletescollaboration trialswithFET

HEATHCOATFABRICS–thejourneycontinues

TheprojectteamofBRÜCKNERandHEATHCOATin BRÜCKNER’sTechnologyCentreinLeonberg

HEATHCOAT FABRICS partnered again with BRÜCKNER Textile Technologies / Germany and their sales partner ADVANCED DYEING SOLUTIONS to install a state of the art BRÜCKNER finishing line for industrial textiles. HEATHCOAT FABRICS are at the leading edge of textile engineering. They have a proud heritage spanning over two centuries and are a global market-leading technical textile manufacturer with internationallyrecognisedexpertiseintexturising,weaving and warp knitting as well as dyeing and finishing.

HEATHCOAT’s highly specialist products are manufactured for use in the automotive, healthcare, defence, and aerospace industries, to name a few, contributingtosomeofthemostinnovativefabric-making projectsintheworld.

BRÜCKNER worked extensively with the local HEATHCOATprojectteamduringseveralprojectreviews to develop a customized multipurpose finishing line, designed especially for the needs of HEATHCOAT FABRICS. The requirements were the treatment of light weightparachutefabric,butalsoheavydutyconveyorbelt carriers as well as 3D warp knits and stretch sensitive microfiberfabrics,whereevenahumanskincontactcould createpicking

issues.

Mrs.ReginaBrückner,CEOandowneroftheBRÜCKNER Group stated: “To meet the complex requirements of HEATHCOAT is not easy because of the great variety of technical textiles produced. Our line has to finish light as wellasheavyarticles,sothedesign,controlandthewhole line layout have to be flexible, functional and still easy to operate. Fortunately, the team at HEATHCOATFABRICS is very innovative and open-minded, and together we workedhardtodeveloptherighttechnologyandhandling. We are very happy that we could convince this customer, whomweappreciateverymuch,withtheproductivityofour

lineandofcoursewithourtechnologicalknow-how.”

The direct gas heated BRÜCKNER POWER-FRAME stenter with its unique staggered heating source arrangement every half zone provides best available temperatureconsistencyacrossthelengthandthewidthof thestenter.Theunitisequippedwithalow-lub,horizontally returningcombinedpin/clipchainandseveralfabricpaths, especially designed for the different fabrics being processed. Together with HEATHCOAT FABRICS technologists, the BRÜCKNER design team developed a very special delivery end of the stenter with different edge trimmingandslittingpossibilities.Dependingonthekindof products, the fabrics can be batched on large diameter Aframes,woundoncardboardtubesorplaitedintotrolleys.

Duetothecomplexityofthefabrics,thestenterisequipped with the newest weft straightening and pick counting technology. The control system allows integration into the customers ERP system and enables easy and reproducible operation by using the latest bar code scanning and batch relatedqualityreportingtools.

Duetotheincreasingenergyprices,itismandatorythatthe machineis equipped with the state of the art BRÜCKNER heat-recoverytechnology.

CameronHarvie,HEATHCOAT’smanagingdirectorsays: „We are very happy with the work and dedication of the whole BRÜCKNER team. This includes particularly the BRÜCKNER technicians.Sincetheinstallationoftheline started with the Covid Lockdown, the BRÜCKNER technician had to sleep in a camper in our parking lot for several weeks. Despite these unusual conditions, the assembly could be completed on time. The machine is producing to our complete satisfaction and overcomes all the challenges presented by our very different quality products.”

“IndiaNetworkingProgramme”atUzbekistan

Mr.S.HariShankar,Chairman,&Mr.KetanSanghvi,HonoraryTreasureIndiaITME Society extended warm welcome to Chief Guest H.E. Shri Manish Prabhat, AmbassadorofIndiatoUzbekistan&toalltheesteemedInvitees&Guests.

IndiaITMESociety,thenon-profitapexindustrybody from India organized “India Networking Programme” at Uzbekistan coinciding with CAITME on Thursday, 8th September 2022. This Networkingprogrammewasheldwiththepurposeof highlightingthestrengthsandopportunitiesofferedby India,hometo2ndlargesttextilemarketintheworld & invite business delegation from Uzbekistan to “India ITME 2022”, the most prestigious textile machinery and accessory exhibition hosted in India everyoncein4yearsfrom8th-13thDecember2022 atIEML,GreaterNoida,India.

Mr.S.HariShankar,Chairman,&Mr.KetanSanghvi, Honorary Treasure India ITME Society extended warm welcome to Chief Guest H.E. Shri Manish Prabhat,Ambassador of India to Uzbekistan & to alltheesteemedInvitees&Guests.

“India Networking Programme” at Uzbekistan India ITME 2022 is the most important, prestigious and

acclaimed event showcasing Textile Engineering & textile technology from across the globe and serving whole of Southeast Asia. India ITME event has received acknowledgement and support from Ministry ofTextiles -GovtofIndia, Department of HeavyIndustries-GovtofIndia,MinistryofMicro, Small&MediumEnterprises-GovtofIndia,Make in India - Department for Promotion of Industry and InternalTrade-GovtofIndiaEEPCasB2BPartner& National Small Industries Corporation This is one businesseventwhereexportpromotioncouncils,trade promotion departments, Research Institutes representing 22 chapters of Textile segment come together to interact, explore and expand business network. India ITME is the single platform where all stalwartsoftextileindustriescometogetheralongwith financial institutions, policy makers and government officials, making it the best & ideal forum for catapulting Textile business efficient & competent globally.

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WiththedynamicsofyouthandurbanizationinUzbekistancombinedwithIndia'sbrand imageandstrongengineeringbackgroundastrategicpartnershipbymappingtheskillset ofbothcountrieswillbringprosperitytobothcountries.BothIndia&Uzbekistanhaving thestrengthandrichheritageincottonwillonlybenefitfromoneanother.

Thisyear,theexhibitionisexpandedtoincludeendto end solution for Fibre to end products & complete SourcingSolutionsandlatesttechnology.

IndiaITMESocietyhasinvestedsignificantlyoverthe pastseveralyearstobolsteritscapabilitiesinhelping theTextileindustryclientsintheirB2Btransformation initiatives and now has already started working on buyers sellers meet and technology workshops and seminars useful for the future growth of the Textile Industry.

India ITME 2022 ensures optimum experience & value addition for its exhibitors and visitors with the interactive&focusedsessionsonenthrallingtopicsby renowned Speakers & Industry stalwarts on practical topics which is the need of the hour. It is the best opportunity to discover new knowledge and discuss withexpertsdoinggroundbreakingworkinthetextile &textileengineeringindustryvertical.

• Circular Economy in the Indian Context will be presented by Mr. Thomas Gries, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Mr. Uday Gill, Group Chief Strategy Officer, Indorama Ventures Limited, Indonesia, Mr. Prashant Agarwal, Co-Founder and JMD, WAZIR Advisors, Mr. Justin Kühn, Aachen University, Germany, Mr. Gurudas Aras, India consultanttotheITAgroup

• Innovate: Smart Manufacturing Conference by WTiN,UK

• Technical Symposium on of 'Reduce-ReuseRecycle:StateoftheArt'inTextileSectorby

VJTI

•CompositesfortheEnergySectorinIndiabyMr. PKCBose,GlobalSustainability

Advocate,Dr.-Ing.MohitRaina,ManagingDirector, RainaIndustriesPvt.Ltd,Mr.KumarJois,Scientist, RWTH Aachen University (ITA), Germany, Prof AsimTewari,IndianInstituteofTechnologyBombay, Dr.RajalakshmiNatarajan,FormerSeniorScientist

andHead,CentreforFuelCellTechnology,ARCI,IIT Madras, Ms. Gözdem Dittel, RWTH Aachen University,Germany

• Customised Joining Technologies for Technical Textiles by Mr. Philip Huber, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Dr.-Ing. Yves Simon Gloy, RWTH Aachen University, Germany, Mr. Antonio BrazdosSantosCosta,GeneralManageratCITEVE–

Portuguese Technological Centre for Textile and ClothingIndustries,Portugal.

India ITME 2022 strives to assimilate & disseminatemoreknowledge&powerforindustry through the futuristic Technology topics at the Conference Sessions and planned B2B meetings withvisitingforeigndelegates+businessvisitors.

Uzbekistan & India – A way forward for FlourishingGrowth

Uzbekistanstrategicallylocatedintheheartofcentral Asia. is the 6th largest cotton producer. Cotton contributes68%tothecountry’sexportoffiberwhich wasrecordedtobeUS$2.66Bnin2021.Onceupona time, it was the 3rd largest exporter of cotton. Development of the sector started with units built up for processing 706 thousand tons of cotton fiber and

thereby producing fabric in the range of 510 million square meters of fabrics coming from 89 units producing knitted fabric, and 495 enterprises for finishedknitwear.Foreigninvestmentsarehugeinthe countrywitharound300textilecompaniesestablished throughforeigninvestmentfromChina,SouthKorea, Russia, India, Singapore, Germany, Switzerland, and others.

Thecountryishavinghighexportsoftextilevis-à-vis its imports in 2021. Its exports in overall textiles and apparelareincreasingataCAGRof18%.Theexport of value-added apparel was worth 6.45 Bn in 2021. The country majorly imports manmade fibers alone contributing95%tothetotalimportsworthUS$0.37 Bn in FY2021. Having a well-developed spinning segment, the country exported US$ 32.53 BN in FY2021.ThefabricexportswereUS$ 8.06 Bn inthe sameyear.

Technology&Engineeringsectorthecountryishighly dependent on imports. In 2018 it recorded imports worth US$ 710.38Mn & in FY 2021 imports worth US$ 474.46 Mn with spinning having a major share constituting 36% followed by processing & garmentingmachineryhavingashareof19%&14% respectively. Today the country’s textile machinery

imports are majorly being imported from China. But India is one of the lookout countries for advanced engineering solutions. Uzbekistan India strategic alliance can aid in the best sourcing of spinning and otheralliedmachineryintoUzbekistanthatwilluplift and advance Uzbekistan's growth further and creates its name not just as a producer for textiles but as a strongspinner.Thespinningsectorwhichiscurrently accountable for More than 1.6 million spinning spindles will further increase and through channel partners in India, the current statistics of having 100 thousandchamberscan

alsofurtherincrease.Thegarmentingmachineryrange and weaving machinery from India can also develop newbrandstocomeintothecountryaswellasincrease theirwovenfabricproduction.

With the dynamics of youth and urbanization in Uzbekistan combined with India’s brand image and strongengineeringbackgroundastrategicpartnership by mapping the skillset of both countries will bring prosperitytobothcountries.BothIndia&Uzbekistan having the strength and rich heritage in cotton will onlybenefitfromoneanother.

India today is home to World’s 2nd largest textile Industry and ITME 2022 hosted in India brings maximum market opportunities to interact with the biggest & the best of the machinery manufacturers in the Industry.This business event is not to be missed if you are serious about advancementinTextilebusiness.

India ITME 2022 is being held at World class venue IEML Greater Noida, a well-designed Exhibition Venue in the National Capital Region and one of the

largest in India spread across 235,000 sq mtrs area. Visiting&participatingatIndiaITME2022isperfect opportunity to combine business with travel, experience & explore Northern India, enjoying the lovelycoldweatherinDecember.

India ITME 2022 is expected to host more than 1500 exhibitors from Austria, Belgium, China, Czech republic, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America in 22 Chapters with over 1,50,000visitorsoverthe6daysperiod.Thisisaonce in4yearopportunitytoview1500+livemachineries from across the world on display from 22 chapters & meet Agents, Dealers, Government Officials on one platform years making India ITME 2022 the apex B2B event in the textile & textile Engineering IndustryinthewholeofSouthEastAsianregion.

India ITME Society has been serving the industry for more than 43 years based on transparent, authentic and genuine parameters, a philosophy deeplyimbibedinitsvalues.Today,ITMESocietyhas evolved into a global phenomenon embracing internationalism and reaching out to emerging economicstodobusinesswithIndia.

Mr. S. Hari Shankar, Chairman, India ITME Society, formallyextendedaninvitationtoIndiaITME2022in Decemberto“ExploretheSoulofTextiles”.Healso encouraged an official delegation from Uzbekistan, that could mark a beginning of a stronger Bilateral trade&InvestmentactivitiesinTextileSectorbetween India&Uzbekistan.