EDANA’s first ever Middle East Nonwovens Symposium
The first ever Middle East Nonwovens Symposium and Tabletop Exhibition, which took place in the fascinating and booming city of Dubai on 20th & 21st February 2007, was judged a major success by the 300+ delegates and exhibitors alike.
East certainly met West at EDANA’s launch event in the Middle East!
Of the 305 participants (a record number for a first–ever EDANA event) from 36 countries, almost 40% came from the Middle East, Africa and Asia, making this a UNIQUE meeting place for the nonwovens industry in the EMEA region.
Pierre Wiertz, General Manager EDANA, opened the Middle East Nonwovens Symposium by commenting on the enthusiastic response to this initiative, ‘We probably do not need to ask the question “Why hold an EDANA event here?” but rather “Why did we not do it sooner?”’.
The Middle East Symposium was launched as an exciting new initiative as part of EDANA’s expanded geographical remit, which has already manifested itself over the past few years in an increase of non-European members and the organisation of its popular training courses in Brazil, India, Malaysia and in South Africa this summer 2007.
Although a number of companies have been producing and converting nonwovens in this region for about two decades, some of whom have been long-standing members of EDANA, it is only in recent years that we have witnessed an impressive local and foreign investment in all parts of the value chain, and in particular in roll goods.
With a positive outlook in terms of its demographics and economics, this region is expected to be one of the world’s fastest areas of growth for nonwovens and related products. The symposium featured thirteen expert speakers from leading regional and global companies, illustrating several of these nonwovens growth markets (hygiene and personal care, roofing, geotextiles, protective apparel and medical nonwovens), which represent huge opportunities for the industry.
The tabletop exhibition proved to be immensely popular, with the stand space having sold out already by the end of last year. Thirty-five companies, from various European countries as well as Jordan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, India and Pakistan, promoted their products and services, ranging from raw materials and films to machinery and roll goods.
The Symposium marked an important step forward in forging a closer partnership between the nonwovens industries in Europe and the Middle East. The status of economic and trade policy between the two regions makes business easier than in many other places: For example, the respect of intellectual property and the relatively easy transfer of capital, know-how and goods in either direction, are certainly offering better conditions than many other countries around the globe.
Pierre Wiertz, encouraged by the first edition, has unveiled plans for a second Middle East Nonwovens event, provisionally scheduled for 2009. In the meantime, INDEX 08 (http://www.index08.org/), which takes place in Geneva on 15th-18th April 2008, is the next great opportunity for the international nonwovens industry to meet, network, exhibit and earn about the latest developments.
Other EDANA events not to be missed
the Annual International Nonwovens Symposium (30-31 May 2007, Berlin, Germany)
the seventh edition of OUTLOOK, the highly acclaimed personal care products conference
(26-28 September 2007, Cascais Estoril, Portugal
INDEX 08 – the world’s leading nonwovens exhibition (15-18 April 2008, Geneva,
Switzerland).
Intertextile Pavilion at the Shenzhen International Trade Fair
Intertextile Pavilion at Shenzhen, to be held 12 - 14 July 2007 in Shenzhen, in China’s southern Guangdong province, brings together fabric producers and apparel makers in one of China’s key manufacturing and clothing design regions.
There are more than 3,000 apparel manufacturers in the area, which together produce about 800 brands - including some of the most popular in China. Apparel manufacturing in China was once focused on exports but rising incomes and growing tastes at home have developed a thriving domestic market. More than two-thirds of China’s total garment sales are now domestic and from 2000 to 2005, China’s domestic per capita clothing consumption grew 74%.
Shenzhen is one of the leading - and most trend-setting - garment producing areas in the country. Located near Hong Kong, Asia’s axis point for textiles and garment trading, Shenzhen features established apparel manufacturers, creative designers and a hub of technology and innovation.
Intertextile Pavilion at Shenzhen, a feature at the Shenzhen International Trade Fair for Apparel Fabrics and Accessories, brings fabric manufacturers from around the world and across China to meet the area’s important apparel makers and other key buyers. In 2006, more than 6,400 buyers attended the fair to see the products of 220 exhibitors.
In addition to the textiles - including cotton, silk, wool, linen/ramie, man-made, knitted, functional, lace and embroidery - the show features new technology and designs and a variety of accessories.
For more information:
Messe Frankfurt (HK) Ltd.
http://www.messefrankfurt.com.hk/
Italian Textile Machinery at Vietnam Textile and Garment Expo 2007
The presence of an Italian meeting point, organized by the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) and the Italian Trade Commission (ICE), at Vietnam Textile & Garment Expo, that will occur in Hanoi on next 17-19 April 2007, testifies the great interest of Italian textile machinery industry for Vietnam.
Among the emerging markets for textile machinery, Vietnam is one of the most promising one. In 2005 Vietnam was ranked 16 out of 153 nations manufacturing and exporting textiles and apparel. The heading target for the local authorities is to raise Vietnam up to top 10 of textile and apparel export countries.
Textile and apparel products are considered as key export products of Country and have competitive position in the integration of regional and international markets, stood firmly in the US market, EU countries, Japan, and are under expansion to many other countries and regions. The accession to WTO also creates condition for Vietnamese enterprises to have opportunity to approach new capital sources, high technology and advanced management method, especially from developed countries, such as the USA, EU and Japan.
Undoubtedly, the Vietnamese textile sector is forecasted to grow faster in the next years. To reach the international standards requested for exporting high quality products investments to upgrade the technology are needed. This technology is offered by Italian companies, well-known as providers of excellent textile machinery.
The sales of Italian machinery in Vietnam were about Euro 8 million in the first eleven months of 2006. The most requested Italian machinery were the spinning ones (48% of the total exports toward Vietnam), followed by weaving machines (24%), knitting machines (14%) and finishing machines (14%).The quality of the Italian textile technology is testified by the high number of Countries where the Italian machinery are sold: about 130. In 2006 exports represented 78% of total sales. Asia (with a share of 45%) is the main destination for Italian sector exports, followed by Europe (35%), Latin America (8%), Africa (6%) and North America (6%).
Courtesy: ACIMIT Economics and Press Office,
via Tevere 1, 20123 Milan - Italy.
5th ITAC: International Textile and Apparel Congress (ITAC) 200
Technopak Advisors Pvt. Ltd. is one of a leading management consulting organizations for the textile, apparel and retail industries. Technopak’s services are built around offering an integrated solution, comprising strategy, operations and technology deployment to its clients; spanning from strategy to implementation.
Technopak has a strategic relationship with Kurt Salmon Associates (KSA), the leading global management consulting firm to the retail, consumer products and healthcare sectors with over 70 years of experience and an international footprint through 26 offices located in America , Asia Pacific and Europe .
In continuation to the lead role of bringing together leaders in the international textile and apparel industry to understand the dynamic market trends, address critical issues and formulate winning strategies, Technopak has recently announced the dates of 5th ITAC, 2007.
Following the success of 4 consecutive conferences in India, with great International acceptance and participation, the 5th ITAC is scheduled for April 18th to 20th, 2007 at The Four Seasons Hotel, Hong Kong. The 5th ITAC has been planned with a theme of “Consolidation and Collaboration - The Way Ahead”
The event will have decision makers as distinguished speakers from all spheres of the textile and apparel industry from around the world. The event is planned as:
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