Turkmenistan to hold an Int’l exhibition of textile products this June

Turkmenistan textile industry is on the way to a new stage of development as it plans to hold an international exhibition in Ashgabat on June 4-5, 2016, said the message from the event’s organizers, Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Textile Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry May 31.

The textile industry holds an important place in Turkmenistan’s economy as it traditionally grows cotton which is a basis for ensuring the development of the textile industry.

This year, it’s planned to collect 1.05 million tons of cotton from an area of 545 hectares in Turkmenistan.

At the international exhibition, cotton fiber, cotton yarn and fabrics, knitwear, a wide range of denim garments, silk fiber and yarn, panne, the national fabric “keteni” and unique handmade silk carpets will be presented on the stands of domestic companies.

The major part of the products is exported to the US, Canada, Germany, UK, Russia, Italy, Turkey, China and Ukraine.

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