Sustainable innovations in textile and garment machinery will be the spotlight at the 17th edition of ITMA, the world’s most established textile and garment machinery exhibition, which will be held in the sizzling fashion capital of Milan, Italy from 12-19 November 2015. The fair, the fifth for the city with its theme ‘Master the Art of Sustainable Innovation’, is expected to span in over 100,000 sq. metre of net exhibit space, and attract more than 1,400 exhibitors.
Stephen R Combes, President of CEMATEX, which owns the show said, “The drive towards sustainability is increasingly integrated with enlightened business practices. The keyword here is ‘sustainability’, and we hope industry members will join us in this responsible mission to promote more eco-friendly solutions and practices for the entire textile and garment value chain.”
[bleft]ITMA has always been a catalyst for industry competitiveness for over 60 years. Besides the mindset change, the organizers of the fair believe that innovative technologies hold the key to environmental sustainability. [/bleft]
Maria Avery, Secretary-General of CEMATEX, assured the participants that since they had introduced several new ideas and enhanced the participation of all stakeholders in the previous event in 2011, which included the inaugural World Textile Summit and Sustainable Textile Leaders Roundtable Dialogue, they intend to continue with them at this event too. Among the new initiatives, conferences and workshops on sustainable innovations would be organized in support of the green theme.
Sylvia Phua, CEO of MP International and organizer of ITMA 2015, added, “ITMA has always been a catalyst for industry competitiveness for over 60 years. Besides the mindset change, we believe that innovative technologies hold the key to environmental sustainability.” MP International, a professional in organizing exhibitions, conferences and special events, will be working closely with CEMATEX and other key associations to ensure the new initiatives are relevant for industry players to allow for maximum benefits for their participation.
