The German trade fair organised by Messe Frankfurt dedicated to textiles and home textiles, Heimtextil will be held on January 12 to 15, 2016.
In 2015, there were 2,723 exhibitors, and in 2016, the number is expected to rise. Decorative fabrics and furnishings, including textiles for furniture and decoration and digital printing, the latter in international growth for its applicability also to home textile, will be displayed at the roof. Also, there will be a conference titled, 'European Digital Textile Conference by WTiN'.
The focus will be on area trends, which will stress the importance of well-being. Thus, there’s a theme park too. Helen Sac WGSN said that wellness is the new luxury and the focus for a growing number of companies is well-being, which is why they chose it as the theme of the Park.
Olaf Schmidt, Vice-President Textiles & Textile Technologies, during a presentation to the press about the fair, presented data from an industry in Germany, which after a dip of two years (2012-2013) is growing again. In 2014, in fact, the textile market turnover reached 10.1 billion Euros (+ 20 percent on 2013) and continues to grow in the first half of 2015 with a 2.4 percent to 5.2 billion. Exports in 2014 (+ 3.9 percent) compared to imports, were up 4.3 percent, and by June this year, exports grew by 3.2 percent and imports recorded a + 6.3 percent. Schmidt said that the trend of returning to growth made them optimistic for the coming months.
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