GTTES-2015, India’s leading textile engineering expo which opened on 20 January concluded with an encouragement for a larger scale event in the next edition, said Seema Srivastava, Executive Director, India ITME Society, here in Mumbai on 22 January. On the concluding day, the exhibition saw visitors gathering to hear how technical textiles are a propellant for India’s growth story and how the demand is growing at a robust pace.
The Day 3 began with the visit of Sanjay Porwal, Additional Chief Secretary (Textile) Govt of Maharashtra, who visited each exhibitor. He encouraged and thanked them in participating in this mega event for textile manufacturers.
Speaking on the occasion Porwal said, “I am happy to see that GTTES 2015 visitors representing all segments of the manufacturing chain from India & China have converged hereâ€.
Among other eminent visitors, G V Aras, Director, Textile Engineering Group said, “GTTES 2015 was a wise move by the organizers for focusing more on weaving and processing machines which automatically targets and boost the small and medium scale textile manufacturers in India.
Fritz Legler, VP – Marketing, Staubli also expressed that, “though the economic slowdown has affected India’s textile industry, we are surprised to see very encouraging footfalls at GTTES & the participation of Chinese exhibitorsâ€.
About ITME:
India ITME Society, a non-profit, apex exhibition body, takes its responsibility to serve the industry very seriously and has left no stone unturned to organize the 10th India International Textile Machinery Exhibition from 3rd – 8th December, 2016 in Mumbai.
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