#ITM 2018

2018-04-16

ITM 2018 opens its doors for record-breaking number of participants and visitors

ITM 2018 continues with great enthusiasm and many domestic and international visitors. Meeting point for the textile world, ITM 2018 International Textile Machinery Exhibition opened its doors at TÜYAP Istanbul on April 14th, at 9:30 AM. With its grand opening, ITM 2018 exceeds all expectations. Organized by Teknik Fuarcılık and TÜYAP partnership in cooperation with TEMSAD, ITM 2018 Exhibition is one of the industry's most important global events as well as being the biggest trade exhibition in the region of in Turkey, the Near East, and the Middle East.

Transformed into a show with the participation of industry professionals, participating companies, press members and guests, the ITM 2018 Exhibition continues enthusiastically for company owners and representatives. During the exhibition, many textile machine leaders are launching their new technologies for the world.

Being the most important textile technology exhibition in the region where thousands of companies from all over the world are participating, and thousands are visiting, the ITM 2018 is being held with the participation and visits of hundreds of producers worldwide, and investors from all over the world.

At ITM 2018, companies serving in all the sub-sectors of the industry, from cotton to yarn, weaving, knitting, digital printing, dyeing and dressing, bring together their latest technological products.

Purchasing committees from many countries including Iran, Uzbekistan, India, Russia, Egypt, Morocco, Panama, Tunisia, Ethiopia and Kenya are coming to the exhibition. Also the Colon Free Zone of Panama, the world's second largest Free Zone, is opening its booth for the first time at ITM.

Introducing the latest machinery and technologies of the world's leading brand in the textile machinery world, the exhibition is offering tremendous business opportunities for all professionals who want to stay up-to-date about the industry and follow the innovations.

Two Other Exhibitions are Being Held Simultaneously with ITM 2018

Being the first and only exhibition in its field and is held for the seventh time this year, the Hightex 2018 is awaiting its visitors at Hall 9. At Hightex 2018, textile producsts such as nonwoven, technical textile, intelligent which are rapidly complying the technological developments in the industry are being introduced. Continuing to be one of the most important platforms guiding the yarn industry, the Yarn Exhibition hosts industry representatives. High-performance and quality products of the top producers in the industry are exhibited at Hall 11 during the exhibition.

Italian Trade Agency ITA took its place at ITM 2024 with its Italian Pavilion

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) decided to participate in the ITM 2024 Exhibition this year with the Italian pavilion. Italian textile machinery manufacturers, which are leaders in the global textile industry, will mark on the ITM 2024 with their innovative technologies focusing on energy consumption, efficiency, sustainability and digital transformation.

Providing Turkey's visa facilitation will make ITM 2024 a global destination

Leading textile machinery manufacturers, global industry investors and professional visitors will meet at ITM 2024 to see the latest textile technologies. The fact that the textile manufacturers of the countries that have visa problems when travelling to Europe will not have this problem when coming to Istanbul will increase the number of exhibitors and visitors of ITM 2024 Exhibition.

ReHubs names Béatrice Moureaux CEO to advance textile recycling in Europe

ReHubs has appointed Béatrice Moureaux as Chief Executive Officer, marking a new chapter for the European alliance as it continues to strengthen its work to scale textile-to-textile recycling across Europe. Béatrice has served as Board Advisor to ReHubs since December 2025, working closely with its Board, team and members on the organisation’s strategy and projects. She brings more than 25 years of experience across technical textiles, advanced fibres, nonwovens and circular innovation.

YKK subsidiary Golden Hill Tower Limited marks 25 years of operations in Myanmar

Golden Hill Tower Limited, a subsidiary of YKK Corporation, celebrated its 25th anniversary with a ceremony in Myanmar on September 21, 2026. The event brought together approximately 230 guests, including senior executives from the YKK Group, to commemorate the company's development since the launch of its serviced apartment business in November 2000.

SHIMA SEIKI to showcase digital product creation at Apparel Sourcing Week

Leading digital textile solutions provider SHIMA SEIKI MFG., LTD. of Wakayama, Japan will exhibit at Apparel Sourcing Week 2026 in Bengaluru, India next month. The exhibition provides a platform for the entire apparel value chain, bringing together manufacturers, brands, suppliers and solution providers in one location.

SNA GZ accelerates its on-demand production strategy with Kornit Digital

SNA GZ is leveraging the Kornit Atlas MAX PLUS to expand its music merchandise production, streamline e-commerce order fulfillment, and grow its print-on-demand business across Europe. This investment increases SNA GZ's textile production capacity by 150% (2.5×), enabling the company to meet growing demand and support its continued expansion.