A textile and garment machinery fair will be held in Bangladesh, February 4 to 7, 2016. The fair will offer a platform for local exporters to interact with manufacturers, regional agents and wholesalers and source high-quality machinery, equipment and materials.

Over 1,000 machinery makers from 33 countries, including Bangladesh, will display a wide variety of state-of-the-art textile and garment technology, machinery and parts. Exhibitors, through 1,160 booths, will showcase the latest machines and technology to textile and industry people, including spinners, weavers and knitters. Countries like Australia, China, Hong Kong, Turkey, UK, UAE, USA, France, Germany, South Korea, India, Pakistan and Vietnam will be present. Global brands like Jakob Muller, Karl Mayer, Picanol, Rieter, Santoni, Shima Seiki will display and sell their products.

Bangladesh’s imports of textile machinery in the fiscal year of 2014-15 went up by over 40 per cent compared to the last fiscal year of 2013-14. More than 1,300 spinning, weaving, dyeing, printing and finishing mills in the country have invested four billion dollars and the sector’s contribution to the gross domestic product amounts to 13 per cent.

This sector has established a strong backward linkage industry for the country’s garment sector. As a result, the garment sector has been able to keep up its growth momentum and remain sustainable.