Organised by the Southern Gujarat Chamber Of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI), the three-day textile machinery exhibition – SITEX 2023 – generated business inquiries worth Rs. 300 crore.
“In three days, the exhibition generated business inquiries of Rs. 300 crore and in the next six months, capital investment of around Rs. 1,800 crore is expected for Surat textile industry,”, said SGCCI President Himanshu Bodawala.
The exhibition, held at the International Exhibition cum Convention hall at Sarsana in Surat, is the seventh edition of SITEX exhibition and recorded a footfall of over 25,000 from across the country, according to SGCCI.
The exhibition featured over 100 exhibitors which also had textile machinery manufacturers from companies in Japan and Europe.
New position printing machines used to print on embroidery and jacquard fabrics, high-speed loom for viscos fabrics, 1,100 RPM airjet machines and others were some of the types of machinery displayed at the exhibition.
Union Minister of State for Railways and Textiles Darshana Jardosh, State Industry Minister Balwantsinh Rajput and Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi presided over the inauguration of the exhibition.
“We got an overwhelming response and the exhibitors were so happy that they have told us to include their names in the exhibition next year. A delegation from Andhra Pradesh requested us to organise a similar event in that state,” added Bodawala.
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