The Indian Cotton Textile Show took place in Dubai on November 16 and 17, 2014. This was meant to serve as a platform to bring together textile buyers and sellers. Buyer turnout from the UAE constituted nearly 41.9 per cent in cotton textiles, 33.8 per cent in cotton fabrics, 10 per cent in cotton made-ups, and eight per cent in cotton yarns.
The event focused on one to one prefixed meetings and showcased India's finest cotton products. UAE is an upcoming market for India in terms of textile and textile products. The Indian consulate in Dubai will support Indian trade and exhibition in conducting many such industry-specific events in 2015.
The event was organised by the Cotton Textile Export Promotion Council. Texprocil has been the international face of cotton textiles from India, facilitating exports worldwide. It has a membership base of about 3,500 companies spread across major textile clusters in India. These are well established manufacturers and exporters of cotton textile products like cotton yarn, fabrics and home textiles.
Due to good economic environment and fair trade practices the Gulf countries are becoming the world’s leading textile manufacturing and trading centers. By 2016, the UAE is expected to be the world’s leading high end textile and garment re-export center.
