Technical textiles and production technologies met at Hightex
2010
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HIGHTEX 2010 held
during 16-18 May 2010 at Istanbul in Turkey brought together
the most important brands of technical textiles and
nonwovens from Turkey and the world. PTJ as a supporting
publication, also exhibited at Hightex 2010 and bring to its
readers the post show coverage of the exhibition. |
 The
first and only fair in its field in Turkey, HIGHTEX 2010
(3rd Istanbul Technical Textiles and Nonwoven Trade Fair),
organized by Teknik Fuarcılık was held at 15-18 May 2010 in
Tüyap Exhibition and Congress Center. The technical textiles
and nonwoven manufacturers from 19 countries including Turkey
exhibited their latest products and technologies in the field of
technical textiles.
The show was attended by 4500 foreign visitors from 35
countries including Iran, Syria, Pakistan, Egypt, Taiwan, Korea,
Greece, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Russia, Czech Republic, Germany,
Belgium, Italy, France, Spain, The Netherlands, Switzerland and
England, and 8,500 professional visitors from Turkey.
4th
International Technical Textile Congress
Organized concurrently with HIGHTEX 2010 by Textile
Engineering Department of Faculty of Engineering of Dokuz Eylül
University, 4th International Technical Textile Congress was
held on 16-18 May 2010 in Tüyap Exhibition and Congress Center.
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Necip Güney made a speech at the
International Textile Congress. |
Becoming more and more important every day, technical
textiles, which are high-performance products with special
production technologies, are used intensively in construction,
electrical fields, agriculture, medical areas and in defense
industry.
In this context, developed countries are experts in this
sector and mostly focus on technical textiles to preserve and
increase their market share. Even though many investments have
been in technical textiles in Turkey, the promotion activities
still somewhat lag behind, therefore, aiming to bring together
researchers and companies operating in the country and abroad
and provide new opportunities to textile industrialists,
International Technical Textile Congress was first held in 2002
in Sabancı Kültür Merkezi by the Department of Engineering of
Dokuz Eylül University.
Later on, the congress started to be organized concurrently
with HIGHTEX Istanbul Technical Textiles and Nonwoven Fair. The
4th International Technical Textile Congress was attended by
more than 300 participants. With 48 speakers and 34 poster
presentations, the congress brought together domestic and
foreign participants and visitors, national and international
experts and researchers in the field of technical textiles.
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Visitors by
Sectors |
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Fiber-Yarn |
3.12 % |
Dyeing Finishing Printing |
9.8 % |
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Services |
1.9 % |
Garment Industry |
1.2 % |
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Machinery |
3 % |
Labels |
0.8 % |
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Chemicals |
4.9 % |
New Investment |
1.5 % |
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Home Textile |
2.9 % |
Tricot |
0.9 % |
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Knitting |
4.1 % |
Nonwoven & Technical
Textiles |
58.7 % |
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Weaving |
6.2 |
Others |
1 % |
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Visitors by
Countries |
| Switzerland |
0.8 % |
Israel |
1 % |
| Spain |
1 % |
Germany |
3.5 % |
| Saudi
Arabia |
0.7 % |
China |
1 % |
| Russia |
0.7 % |
England |
1 % |
| Lebanon |
0.4 % |
Belgium |
0.5 % |
| Korea |
0.7 % |
Bulgaria |
3.5 % |
| The
Netherlands |
0.4 % |
Czech
Republic |
0.3 % |
| Pakistan |
2 % |
Egypt |
1 % |
| Italy |
1.7 % |
France |
1.1 % |
| Iran |
3.8 % |
Turkey |
65 % |
| Taiwan |
0.4 % |
Other |
3.2 % |
| India |
0.8 % |
Syria |
4 % |
| Greece |
1.5 % |
Ukraine |
0.5 % |
After the inauguration of the congress, a plaque was awarded
to Co-Founder of Teknik Fuarcılık Ltd. Şti, the organizer of
HIGHTEX 2010, Necip Güney for his contributions to the sector
and the congress. Necip Güney made a speech at the inauguration
day and said that the future of Turkish Textile Market would be
better and International Textile Congress, organized by the
Department of Textile Engineering of Dokuz Eylül University had
an active role in eliminating the problems of the sector and
that they would continue to support the congress in the future.
Subjects of the congress were:
- Functional fibers.
- Nano-technical textiles.
- Medical textiles.
- Protective textiles.
- Defense-based textiles.
- Filtration textiles.
- Composite structures.
- Smart and interactive textiles.
- Packaging textiles.
- Automotive textiles.
- Sport textiles.
- Agricultural textiles.
- Construction textiles, geotextiles.
- Technical designs.
Next edition of Hightex is
planned in 2012.
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