In a strong showing of support, around 70 VDMA member companies will participate in ITMA ASIA + CITME at the end of October in Singapore. These companies represent nearly every chapter of the textile machinery value chain, including spinning, man-made fibers, nonwovens, weaving, braiding, knitting, warp knitting, finishing, and dyeing, as well as technologies for textile recycling and processing recycled materials.
The VDMA has organized a German Pavilion with two group stands - one for spinning in Hall 4 and another for finishing in Hall 7 - featuring a total of 30 exhibitors.
Dr. Janpeter Horn, Chairman, VDMA Textile Machinery Association, explains, the main topics for VDMA members are efficiency, automation, digitalization, and sustainability. The companies continue to strive for innovative and sustainable solutions with low environmental impact to reduce production costs, without compromising on the high quality of European machinery that customers rightly expect.
Dr Harald Weber, Managing Director, VDMA Textile Machinery Association, adds, the members of the association are looking forward to coming back with ITMA ASIA to Singapore after 20 years. With its central location and seamless travel options, Singapore is the perfect location for reaching customers from one of the world's fastest-growing regions for textile and garment production. Asia remains the world’s top production location for textiles and clothing and is expected to hold this position for the foreseeable future. This makes Asia the most important sales market for VDMA member companies, with nearly half of all German textile machinery and accessories exports shipped to the continent. Additionally, many German textile machinery companies have local production facilities in countries like China, India, and Vietnam.
