Yarnex and TexIndia bridging critical gaps in supply chain

The shows were inaugurated by Dr. A Sakthivel, Vice Chairman – Apparel Export Promotion Council and Chairman – India Knit Fair Association along with Ahill S Rathinasamy, President –Knit Cloth Manufacturers Association in the presence of leading players from the textile industry in South India. This edition, 130 leading Indian and overseas companies converged at the IKF Complex to showcase the latest in Fibres – Natural (Cotton, wool, silk & flax/ramie); Man-made (regenerated & synthetic); Speciality; Others. Yarns – Natural & Blends (Cotton, wool, silk & linen/ramie); Man-made & Blends (regenerated & synthetic); Elastic; Fancy; Speciality. Apparel Fabrics – Knitted; Embroidered; Grey; Imported; Denim/Bottom Weight; Printed; Processed; Silk; Speciality; Velvet, Woolen; Shirting Fabrics Mill Made and Powerloom, Trims & Embellishments: Buttons; Hangers; Zippers; Interlinings; Labels; Laces; Motifs; Stones & Studs; Tapes; Thread – Sewing & Embroidery; Services at the show.

Even as the region of Southern India shows positive signs of development in manufacturing of apparel, both knitted and woven, there is an increasing need for augmenting the textile supply chain. Traditionally the region, specifically Tirupur, is known in the world over as the knitwear hub. However, over the last decade or so the region has diversified into manufacturing of woven apparel and home textiles, primarily cotton-based. As companies move up the value chain, producing a slew of garments using synthetic and man-made, including specialised and highperformance fibres, the demand for such textiles has grown manifold.

This edition, Yarnex and TexIndia became a one-stop platform for those buyers seeking innovation products. Trade visitors comprised serious decision makers from India and overseas who represented visitors including international buying houses & agents, composite mills, powerloom weavers, knitters, garment exporters & manufacturers, apparel brands, retail chain stores, fashion designers, wholesalers, distributors, importers, fashion labels & trade body representatives from across India and overseas.

Yarnex event is a big draw for manufacturers and suppliers of fibres and yarns; both from India and overseas. It is a major platform where innovations are unfurled and new products are launched. The exhibition received an overwhelming response with large-scale leads generated. Some of the leading companies who participated in the event were Amarjothi Spinning Mills, Armstrong Knitting Mills, Pallava Textiles, Sarmangal Synthetics, Cotton USA, Reliance Industries, Siyaram Silk Mills, Eveready Spinning Mills, Chirnjilal Spinners, Pranera Textiles, Dharanidhara Spinning Mills, Senbagam Textiles, Meru Enterprises, Magnum Spinning Mills, Siruvani Yarns, Kumaragiri Spinners, PKPN Spinning Mills, and many more.

YARNEX 2019 was visited by a total of 4,586 buyers from Tirupur, Coimbatore, Salem, Karur, Erode, Madurai, Komarapalayam, Mumbai, Delhi, Ahmedabad, Gurgaon, Bangalore, Hyderabad etc. YARNEX comes from the SS Textile Media, an organisation that has been successfully conducting the Fabrics & Accessories Trade Show in Bangalore for 10 years and has added HOMTEX – the India International Home Textile Exhibition in 2012 to its portfolio.

Some glimpses of the show…