The just concluded Techtextil india 2021 emerged as an important avenue for tehnical textile players to rebuild supplier links, promote industry integration and engage in lucrative knowledge exchange. Held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, the eighth edition of Techtextil India provided a platform for technical textile sector to build a new and strong foundation in new normal. The event aimed to unite industry towards the common cause of business recovery across the value chain of technical textiles.
Exploring new opportunites
The high-profile event was inaugurated by Ajit Chavan, Secretary, Textiles Committee, Ministry of Textiles. The show was attended by over f 4,087 visitors who enjoyed the display of the latest products, technologies and innovations exhibited by over 150 technical textile brands on the show floor. Reflecting industry’s keen interest to explore new developments and opportunities in technical textiles, the event received an overwhelming response. Abhijit Kulkarni, President, Textile Engineering Group, ATE India says, the hybrid show was filled with enthusiastic buyers and customers who had many fruitful discussions with leading textile manufacturers including: Strata Geosystems India, SKAPS Industries, Reliance Composites, Paramount Textiles, and Welspun, etc.
Leading exhibitiors included Alok Masterbatches, Khosla Profile, ATE Group, Lucky International, Meera Industries, Park Non-Woven, Sarex Chemicals,
SICAM, among others. They exhibited latest innovations like the specialized non-woven fabrics for high temperature filateration with membrane technology.
Success beyond expectations
Pramod Khosla, Director, Khosla Profile informs, the show received a tremendous response despite the unprecedented situation created by pandemic. A key Indian exhibitor in non-wovens, Robin Kapoor, CEO & MD, Park Nonwoven says, this year his company showcased high-efficiency media for air and liquid filtration.The company received response far beyond its expectations and looks forward to the next exhibition in 2023.
Technical textile brand, JB Ecotex exhibited eco-friendly technical textiles made with recycled dumped plastic bottles and plastic waste. “The company’s new product Renaya is a GRS certified premium recycled fibre competes with virgin fibre in each and every parameter,” says Amit Jain, Director.
Major attractions
One major attraction at the three-day fair was the German pavilion attended by top technical textile manufacturers from Germany, such as Autefa Solution Germany GmbH, DILO Systems GmbH, Emtec Electronic GmbH, etc.
Another major highlight was the first Digital Symposium that delved into a series of crucial topics in technical textiles discussing PLI schemes, FDI opportunities and policies, investment opportunities in Tamil Nadu, & New Investment Opportunities, Sustainable Technical Textiles and Global sustainable approach for Textiles with Antimicrobial Performance.
Overall, Techtextil India 2021 heralded a new beginning for the technical textiles sector and for businesses seeking to gain momentum after the tough pandemic phase.
