ITM 2009 Exhibition show promise

ITM 2009 International Textile Machinery Exhibition will take place between June 6-10, 2009 at Beylikduzu Tuyap Fair Convention and Congress Centre.

ITM 2009 in Istanbul is regarded as  the link between and meeting point of Europe for the Middle East, Eastern Europe and the Balkans for global textile technology manufacturers to reach their target markets. Consequently, reservations and sales which started in January 2008, have filled up a large portion of the 10 halls that are planned for ITM 2009.

To date, 70% of the weaving hall, 60% of the dyeing, printing and finishing hall, and 50% of the spinning hall have filled up. A noteworthy portion of the 3 main halls reserved for flat and circular knitting machineries and embroidery machineries is already fully booked.

Due to the intense interest in the exhibition, the Fair Organization Committee Members believes that ITM 2009 will have a large number of visitors from leading textile countries in the region.

Target number of visitors: 80,000

ITM 2009 along with its multinational exhibitors will bring together important textile manufacturers from the Asia and Africa areas.

The President of Tuyap Holding, Mr. Bulent Unal, emphasized that: “The 2009 edition of ITM will bring together manufacturers from the Balkans, Ukraine and Russia, Caucasian and Arab countries, Southern and Central Africa as well as Central Asia.

Increasing production of textiles and planned investments as well as growing existing investments due to energy resources has resulted in a big interest from the start of 2008 promotions.”

ITM 2009, which is to take place at a larger and newly renovated Beylikduzu Tuyap Fair Convention and Congress Centre, has received many requests from the exhibitors and visitors from the Middle East, and Balkans as well requests from Far Eastern countries such as India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and China.

As indicated by the Sales and Marketing Director of Teknik Ltd, Mr. Necip Guney: “Due to this high  level of interest, 1500 exhibitors and approximately 80,000 international visitors are expected at ITM 2009.”

The President of Operation of Tuyap Holding Chairman of Executive Board, Mr. Serdar Yalcin, underlining the importance of the ITM textile machinery exhibition within a broad geography believes that: “The changing global market conditions, visitors from booming areas such as the Balkans, Russia, Central Asia, Middle East and Africa enrich this exhibition project. The expected 80,000 local and domestic visitors will be a very important and attractive prospect for our exhibitors.”

The geographical location of Istanbul, which is close to the Middle East, Turkish Republics, Balkans and Europe, has many advantages according to the Director of Technical Operations of Teknik LTD, Mr.Umit Vural: “The larger part of our target visitors will be coming from these areas and we are confident that there will be many visitors and exhibitors from the Far East.”