#Textiles & Apparel / Garment

2025-05-15

Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition: a global hub for buyers and international visitors

Poised to become a global showcase for the garment and ready-to-wear industry, Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition is set to bring together leading brands that shape the sector under one roof. With its diversity of exhibitors, high-profile visitor portfolio, and substantial business potential, the exhibition promises a unique experience. It will serve as a pulse-check for the industry's ongoing transformation.

Taking place from June 25–28 at the Istanbul Expo Center (IFM), the Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition for Garment, Embroidery Machinery, Spare Parts, and Sub-Industry will unite the key players of an industry that holds a significant share in Turkiye's exports. Organized under the motto “Innovative Touch to Fashion”, the exhibition will showcase technologies spanning the entire garment production chain—from sewing to cutting, ironing systems to packaging, embroidery to denim.

A Platform for Strategic Partnerships

With its advanced production infrastructure, strong design capabilities, and dynamic workforce, Turkiye’s garment industry will step confidently onto the global stage through the Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition. Bringing together all stakeholders from across the sector, the exhibition will host existing companies and attract international investors, business partners, and industry professionals. Garment Tech Istanbul is more than just a product exhibition—it is a platform where new business collaborations will be initiated. Over the course of four days, international investors, manufacturers, suppliers, and brand representatives will engage in face-to-face meetings to establish long-term business connections.

The exhibition offers exhibiting companies the chance to achieve both short-term sales targets and make significant progress in long-term business development strategies. Decision-makers in the business world will invest in innovations, establish new supply chain partnerships, redefine their production strategies, and explore fresh positioning opportunities in regional markets.

Cutting-Edge Machines and Automation at Garment Tech Istanbul

The Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition will also serve as a stage for innovative machines, automation systems, and sustainable production solutions. Visitors will have the chance to explore the latest advancements in the industry and discover ways to improve operational efficiency. They’ll get hands-on with cutting-edge sewing and embroidery machines, digital automation systems, pressing technologies, cutting automation solutions, and eco-friendly sustainable machinery.

These technologies will enhance production efficiency, reduce energy consumption, and help companies meet sustainability standards more easily. Machines equipped with innovative applications such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), and data analytics will introduce industry professionals to not only today’s but also tomorrow’s manufacturing models. Investors, tech developers, suppliers, manufacturers, and buyers will gain fresh insights that will help steer the direction of the global textile industry.

Istanbul: The Beating Heart of the Garment and Textile Sector

The Garment Tech Istanbul Exhibition also stands out due to its strategic geographic location. As a bridge between Europe and Asia, Istanbul is highly accessible for global visitors. Its modern transportation infrastructure, worldwide air connections, and visa waiver agreements with many countries significantly ease international participation.

Professionals from around the world are already applying online to receive their invitations and join the event to discover the latest technologies and form new business partnerships. Thousands of visitors from over 60 countries—including India, China, Pakistan, Tunisia, Iran, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Germany, Italy, the UK, and Hong Kong—have completed their online registrations. Expected to attract thousands of professional visitors, this event will once again position Istanbul as the epicenter of global garment and ready-to-wear trade.

This vibrant interaction will lead to a better understanding of regional market needs and lay the groundwork for more targeted collaborations. Moreover, participants will enjoy the rich cultural and historical heritage of Istanbul, turning their business trip into a memorable journey. From the stunning Bosphorus view and historic peninsula to world-class cuisine and much more, visitors will complement their professional experience with cultural enrichment.

Global growth in the technical textile sector drives interest in HIGHTEX 2026 to its peak

The continued steady growth of the technical textiles and nonwoven sector worldwide is increasing interest every year in the HIGHTEX Exhibition, one of the sector’s most important meeting points. In this strong growth climate, HIGHTEX 2026 International Technical Textiles and Nonwoven Exhibition, which will bring together the sector’s leading manufacturers, technology providers, and international buyers, is preparing to open its doors at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center on June 9–13, 2026.

The address for environmentally friendly dyeing and finishing systems: ITM 2026

Dyeing and finishing technologies, one of the most critical and value-added areas of the textile sector, have gained strong growth momentum on a global scale. Technologies that are pioneers of this transformation focused on sustainability, quality and efficiency will meet with sector professionals at the ITM 2026 International Textile Machinery Exhibition. Dyeing and Finishing Hall (11–12) will host the latest technologies that increase efficiency, optimize resource use and reduce environmental impact in textile finishing processes.

The global meeting point of the technical Textiles and nonwoven industry: HIGHTEX 2026

One of the world’s most prestigious technical textiles and nonwoven exhibitions, the HIGHTEX 2026 International Technical Textiles and Nonwoven Exhibition, is preparing to open its doors to industry professionals at the Tüyap Fair and Congress Center in Istanbul between June 9–13, 2026. Bringing together manufacturers, technology developers, and global buyers from all around the world in the field of technical textiles, HIGHTEX 2026 will be an important platform showcasing the sector’s innovative solutions and paving the way for new collaborations.

The future of Technical Textiles takes shape at HIGHTEX 2026

HIGHTEX 2026 International Technical Textiles and Nonwoven Exhibition is preparing to open its doors at Tüyap Fair and Congress Center between 9–13 June 2026. Bringing together the world’s leading manufacturers and technology providers in the field of technical textiles and nonwoven technologies in Istanbul, the exhibition will go beyond being merely a trade platform where new products are displayed and will assume the character of an international hub where the strategic future of the industry is discussed.

Texhibition Istanbul signals stability and global connectivity

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Val:ue Milan unveiled – a curated boutique business hub for high-end apparel textiles

Messe Frankfurt continues to expand its international textile network with the announcement of Val:ue Milan. Moving beyond the traditional trade fair model, Val:ue Milan debuts as a prestigious, boutique-style business hub exclusively dedicated to elected fabrics and accessories for apparel. Taking place from February 3 to 5, 2027, at The Mall in Porta Nuova, the event breaks away from conventional formats through a strictly curated environment designed for strategic networking. By bridging the gap between high-end international manufacturers and top-tier segment buyers, Val:ue Milan further strengthens the Group’s global portfolio with a unique, high-impact concept built around a refined and carefully selected offering.

Solving the Feedstock Gap: Unlocking Post-consumer Feedstocks for Textile-to-Textile Recycling in Europe

Fashion for Good launches Project FAE (Feedstock Activation Europe) to develop the sorting and pre-processing infrastructure needed to channel non-rewearable post-consumer textiles into textile-to-textile (T2T) recycling at scale. The project is a practical response to one of the most pressing problems in textile circularity: making post-consumer waste a viable, commercially competitive raw material for recyclers.

Speed and connectivity: Techtextil and Texprocess provided market-ready solutions for industries under pressure

With more than 36,000 visitors and 1,700 exhibitors from a total of 112 countries, Techtextil and Texprocess 2026 demonstrated how innovation comes into industrial use. The convergence of research, industry and application proved to be a breeding ground for new material solutions, manufacturing and processing technologies. Natural fibres, performance apparel, connected systems and AI-driven processing technologies emerged as key growth and future markets.

Italian Textile Machinery heads to Geneva for Index 2026

An important delegation of Italian companies will exhibit at the upcoming INDEX 2026, the world’s leading event for the nonwovens sector, taking place from May 19 to 22 in Geneva (Switzerland). Numerous Italian exhibitors will be present within the Italy Pavilion, organized by the Italian Trade Agency (ICE) and ACIMIT, an exhibition area of over 140 square meters dedicated to the latest innovations proposed by the Italian industry.