Techtextil North America will be held in Chicago, Illinois from June 20 to 22, 2017. This is an international trade fair for technical textiles and nonwovens. Chicago’s four million strong private sector workforce puts a dynamic and thriving business community within steps of the exhibition’s location. Home to more than 2,70,000 businesses, more than 400 major corporate headquarters, and more than 300 corporate R&D facilities, Chicago is an economic powerhouse of thriving industries.
The show will present a B2B regional platform so that exhibitors and visitors can reconnect or establish new business relationships. Techtextil North America assembles all vertical aspects of the technical textile industry. From research and development, through raw materials and production processes to finally ending in conversion, further treatment and recycling. The Techtextil North America Symposium will address market developments, technological information, new technical processes and products as well as international industry trends.
Techtextil North America is the only trade show in the Americas dedicated to technical textiles and nonwovens. Exhibitors from around the world will showcase their latest innovations and visitors can discover new products, exciting technology, ground-breaking materials and advancements.
The 2017 event will be co-located with JEC Americas composites exhibition and conference, with an expected attendance of more than 3,000 visitors.

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