The 8th Textech Sri Lanka 2017 International Expo an exhibition on textile garment technology and machinery opened yesterday with focus on the entire textile and garment sector of the country.

The fair is currently underway in Colombo along with two concurrent fairs, – 26th Dye+Chem Sri Lanka 2017 International Expo, an international exhibition on dyes and fine & specialty chemicals and 8th Colombo International Yarn & Fabric Show 2017 will be held until 11th March at SLECC.

More than 200 exhibitors from over 6 countries are participating in these three-day expos. The 3 expos are targeting the entire business community and are playing an important role by assembling worldwide technology, machinery and material manufacturers and chemical sector under one roof to appraise them of the latest developments and technology available enabling Sri Lanka to further compete in the World market.

The textile and apparel industry of South Asia has a key position in the export sector. Keeping in mind the potential of this sector and to further boost exports, CEMS-Global has been organizing the Textech series of exhibitions for the last 17 years.

The organiser brought this International branded exhibition to Sri Lanka as there is a need for exhibitions, which display the latest technology that the country can obtain to compete in the global market.

The expos organized by the CEMS-Global USA, multinational exhibition organizer which launched its operations in Sri Lanka in 2009 as CEMS Lanka focus on the entire textile and garment sector of the country.

The 26th Dye+Chem Sri Lanka 2017 International Expo is targeted not only to the Textile & Apparel sector but also to the entire Manufacturing sector of Sri Lanka, the CEMS-Global said.

The Textech, Dye+Chem and Yarn & Fabric are CEMS-Global's international series of exhibitions which are held in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Brazil and Indonesia. Dye+Chem and Yarn & Fabric series of events are also organized in India and Singapore.

This event showcases product from Chemicals & Dyes, Office & Commercial Supplies, Computer Hardware & Software, Industrial Products, Printing & Publishing, Plant, Machinery & Equipment, Textile, Fabrics & Yarns industries.

These three-day expos being held from 9-11 March at the Sri Lanka Exhibition and Convention Centre (SLECC) in Colombo.