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Messe Frankfurt forays into Argentinean textile fair space
14 Oct '14
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Messe Frankfurt has undertaken a strategic expansion of its portfolio of textile trade fairs, by acquiring Emitex, Simatex and Confemaq trade fairs, which cover the fields of textiles and garment and related machinery.
“Emitex, Simatex and Confemaq rank among the biggest international events for the textile and garment industries in South America,” Messe Frankfurt says.
In May 2014, 255 exhibitors participated at the Costa Salguero Exhibition Centre in Buenos Aires, with around half of them from outside Argentina. Around 12,500 trade visitors, 95 percent of them from Argentina, saw a wide range of innovations and pioneering high-technology.
As part of the Messe Frankfurt portfolio of textile fairs, Emitex, Simatex and Confemaq will be integrated into its Technical Textiles & Textile Processing Business Unit, which includes the Techtextil and Texprocess brands.
According to the Ministry for Industry, the Argentinean textile and garment industries grew by around 70 percent or 5.5 percent per annum over the last 12 years.
A large part of the country’s textile and garment exports goes to Brazil and Chile while China and Brazil are the biggest supplier nations.
Following a decline in exports at the same time as an increase in imports in 2013, the industry is expected to grow at a rate of 7 percent per annum and reach a production level worth eight billion US dollars by 2015.
To this end, the Ministry is planning far-reaching financial and technical investments within the framework of an industrial plan.
Fernando Gorbarán, President of Messe Frankfurt Argentina, says, “With the acquisition of Emitex, Simatex und Confemaq the portfolio of events in Argentina now comprises 10 fairs.
“In the medium term, we aim to expand the three trade fairs into leading events for the region and offer our customers more market and business opportunities.”
Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt, says, “By taking over the three trade fairs, we can now offer our customers easier access to the growing South American textile and garment market.”
He adds, “Moreover, the exhibitors, many of them long-standing customers of our existing textile fairs, will profit from our expertise in the field of fairs and exhibitions. We have been operating successfully in Argentina for 15 years.”
Altogether, Messe Frankfurt holds over 40 international fairs for the textile and garment industries, which makes the company the world’s market leader in this field. In 2013, around 17,000 exhibitors and some 430,000 visitors took part in these events around the globe. (AR)
“Emitex, Simatex and Confemaq rank among the biggest international events for the textile and garment industries in South America,” Messe Frankfurt says.
In May 2014, 255 exhibitors participated at the Costa Salguero Exhibition Centre in Buenos Aires, with around half of them from outside Argentina. Around 12,500 trade visitors, 95 percent of them from Argentina, saw a wide range of innovations and pioneering high-technology.
As part of the Messe Frankfurt portfolio of textile fairs, Emitex, Simatex and Confemaq will be integrated into its Technical Textiles & Textile Processing Business Unit, which includes the Techtextil and Texprocess brands.
According to the Ministry for Industry, the Argentinean textile and garment industries grew by around 70 percent or 5.5 percent per annum over the last 12 years.
A large part of the country’s textile and garment exports goes to Brazil and Chile while China and Brazil are the biggest supplier nations.
Following a decline in exports at the same time as an increase in imports in 2013, the industry is expected to grow at a rate of 7 percent per annum and reach a production level worth eight billion US dollars by 2015.
To this end, the Ministry is planning far-reaching financial and technical investments within the framework of an industrial plan.
Fernando Gorbarán, President of Messe Frankfurt Argentina, says, “With the acquisition of Emitex, Simatex und Confemaq the portfolio of events in Argentina now comprises 10 fairs.
“In the medium term, we aim to expand the three trade fairs into leading events for the region and offer our customers more market and business opportunities.”
Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt, says, “By taking over the three trade fairs, we can now offer our customers easier access to the growing South American textile and garment market.”
He adds, “Moreover, the exhibitors, many of them long-standing customers of our existing textile fairs, will profit from our expertise in the field of fairs and exhibitions. We have been operating successfully in Argentina for 15 years.”
Altogether, Messe Frankfurt holds over 40 international fairs for the textile and garment industries, which makes the company the world’s market leader in this field. In 2013, around 17,000 exhibitors and some 430,000 visitors took part in these events around the globe. (AR)
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