Wider scope now to enlarge show size
The 9th edition of Texfair 2015 was yet another successful show organised by the Southern India Mills Association (SIMA). The four-day show must have attracted more than two lakh visitors, as per a rough estimate.
Texfair 2015 was inaugurated by Mr. Prem Malik, CITI Chairman, and Mr. A. Sakthivel, President, Tirupur Exporters Association (TEA). More than 200 exhibitors participated in the event. The Farm to Finish Expo is another concurrent event that SIMA has been organizing along with Texfair to provide an opportunity for stake-holders, right from seeds to fiber to garment manufacturers, to showcase their products and technologies.
The entire SIMA team put in a lot of effort under the leadership of Mr. T. Rajkumar, SIMA Chairman, in successfully organizing this event. The tireless efforts of Mr. S. Dinakaran, the immediate past Chairman of SIMA, in this direction are worth a special mention here.
Texfair is today recognized an important show for the Indian textile industry. No doubt, the fair is more focused on the spinning sector, but there has been a steady increase in the number of participants from segments like weaving. Traditionally the South has been strong in spinning, and most of the SIMA members are spinning mills. Hence the show has been focusing more on the spinning segment. But, of late, mills are found moving up the value chain by adding looms.
Considering the fact that Coimbatore has strong neighboring markets like Tirupur, Erode, Karur and Salem, Texfair can well become a comprehensive show covering the entire textile manufacturing value chain – from fiber to garmenting. CODISSIA in Coimbatore provides excellent infrastructure for conducting an international show of this nature. If associations like SIMA and TEA can come together and put in joint efforts, this could well become a truly international show attracting participation from across the textile manufacturing value chain.
India ITME, which is India’s only recognized global textile show, is held in Mumbai. Texfair can complement India ITME in the South by organizing an international show once in two years covering segments like fiber, spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, processing, finishing and garmenting. A show of this size is much needed to boost the fortunes of the textile industry in the South, and this will also help in further attracting big domestic and overseas investments in the textile industry in the region.
