ITMA ASIA 2005 to kick off series of textile & fashion activities

Mammoth ITMA ASIA textile machinery showcase affirms its support of Singapore Fashion Week

Singapore, 9 March 2005 - ITMA ASIA 2005, the 2nd Asian International Exhibition of Textile Machinery has announced its support of Singapore Fashion Week (SFW). SFW will be holding a series of activities designed to enhance Singapore’s growing position as a textile and fashion hub.

ITMA ASIA 2005, owned by the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers (CEMATEX) and organised by Meeting Planners International Pte Ltd (MPI), will be held at Singapore Expo from 17 to 21 October 2005. It will feature the latest technology in textile machinery displayed by over 800 international participants from more than 30 countries. This prestigious textile industry event is expected to draw 50,000 trade visitors over five days. This is the second time that ITMA Asia, inaugurated in 2001, will be staged in Singapore.

SFW, organised by the Textile & Fashion Federation (TaFf), will be held from 17 to 23 October. It has the support of International Enterprise Singapore (IE Singapore). Besides a series of fashion events, SFW will also feature trade exhibitions relating to the fashion, garment and textile industry.

Taking advantage of the exceptional situation and timing of ITMA Asia 2005 and Singapore Fashion Week in October, the organisers of the two events decided to synergise and weave together the entire fabric of the textile, apparel and fashion scene, from raw materials and machinery, to completed apparel and high-end fashion design.

Said Mr Edward Roberts, President of CEMATEX: “Both ITMA Asia 2005 and Singapore Fashion Week are linked to textiles. ITMA ASIA, which is a showcase of textile machinery, represents the start of the process of textile making which culminates in fashion. We are delighted to confirm our support of Singapore Fashion Week.”

Mr Edward Ang, President of TaFf, said: “This is the first time since the inauguration of Singapore Fashion Week 18 years ago that we are able to pull together all these related events to provide a multi-dimensional and comprehensive showcase for the entire textile industry.

“ITMA has the reputation of the ‘Olympics’ of textile machinery shows, and we are very pleased to shift our event which is traditionally held in August to October so that we are able to coincide our fashion week with their Asian showcase. This will certainly help to further position Singapore as a fashion and textile hub.”

ITMA ASIA 2005 will feature the A to Z of textile machinery, right from spinning, nonwovens, weaving, knitting and garment making, to finishing, testing, handling and packing. It has the support of the nine CEMATEX member associations, as well as the Japan Textile Machinery Association.

Ms Sylvia Phua, Chief Executive Officer of Meeting Planners International, said: “ITMA ASIA is timely as the Asian textile and garment industry is gearing up to meet the challenges of a more competitive market environment. This has come about with the removal of quotas, under both the WTO and FTA aegis, in the major textile and garment markets, starting from this year. Consequently, a surge in demand for machinery is expected for the industry to cater for the higher demand.”

Posted: April 2005

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