#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.

Expansive innovations converge in Shanghai as Yarn Expo Autumn 2026 opens doors next week

With just days to go, industry enthusiasm is building for the opening of Yarn Expo Autumn, Asia’s premier yarn and fibre trade fair, running from 25 – 27 August at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). Across 27,000 sqm in Hall 8.2, buyers will find nearly 600 exhibitors from 14 countries and regions, spread across seven specialised zones that range from cutting-edge man-made and regenerated fibres to time-honoured cashmere and silk. Beyond the extensive sourcing options, a fringe programme of trend showcases, presentations and product launches rounds out the three¬day event with design, innovation and market intelligence.

DOMOTEX Southeast Asia 2026 - Building the Gateway to ASEAN's fast-growing flooring market

From 11–13 November 2026, the inaugural DOMOTEX Southeast Asia will take place at BITEC (Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre) in Bangkok, Thailand. Jointly organized by GLOBUS Events Limited and Hannover Milano Fairs Shanghai Ltd., with Worldex G.E.C. Co., Ltd. as the local partner, the exhibition marks the expansion of the internationally recognized DOMOTEX brand into Southeast Asia. As the newest addition to the global DOMOTEX portfolio, the exhibition has been developed specifically to serve the rapidly evolving ASEAN market, creating a dedicated business event for the flooring and interior finishing industry.

Execs help steer Cascale’s consumer goods agenda in Athens

The 2026 Cascale Annual Meeting, taking place September 15–17 in Athens, Greece, will convene leaders from across the global consumer goods value chain to tackle one of the industry’s defining questions: how to accelerate meaningful, system-wide transformation. Guiding those conversations as this year’s co-chairs are Sean Cady, vice president, global sustainability, responsibility, trade, and government affairs at VF Corporation, and Dr. Delman Lee, vice chair at TAL Apparel Limited.