Tehran will host the 21st International Exhibition of Textile Machinery, Raw Materials, Home Textiles, Embroidery Machines and Textile Products. The fair to be held in the first week of September at Tehran International Permanent Fairground is supposed to be one of the biggest textile industry exhibitions in the Middle East. This edition will feature numerous Iranian and foreign companies from 10 countries.
About 162 Iranian companies and 178 from India, China, Taiwan, Pakistan, South Korea, Spain, Italy, Germany, UAE, and Turkey will participate in the event. There has been a 15 per cent increase in the number of foreign companies participating in the expo, compared to the earlier edition. All types of textile equipment and industries including textile machinery, embroidery and sewing machines, home textiles such as blanket, fabric curtains, sheets, towels, cushions, and different types of threads and fibres and types of clothes will be showcased.
Some other programs to be held around the expo are two specialised seminars and 15 scientific workshops. The exhibition is being held with an aim to showcase domestic companies, institutes and organisations' capabilities and achievements, and finding new markets for exports and promoting exports. Other objectives include, forging new commercial communications, getting acquainted with successful global models in the textile industry and attracting foreign investment that would help generate employment.
