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Launch of Texworld Istanbul

Messe Frankfurt is set to add another member to its Texworld Brand Family: the company announces the launch of Texworld Istanbul and with this enlargens its portfolio of fairs in Turkey. Texworld Istanbul is planned to take place in November 2014 for the first time at the Lütfi Kırdar International Convention & Exhibition Center in central Istanbul.

In the year after that, it will enter the traditional cycle of fashion fabrics fairs and it will take place twice a year in Istanbul, the business and trade center of the Turkish Republic and the entire region.

Apparel fabric

Texworld Istanbul will reflect all product groups that are part of all other apparel fabric brand events around the world: cotton and blends, denim, shirting, linen and hemp, wool and wool aspects, embroidery and lace, silk and silky aspects, prints, functional fabrics, knitted fabrics, trims and accessories.

A special feature of the fair will be the focus on Asian fabrics manufacturers. Next to them, there will be manufacturers from traditional and new markets from all over the world. Aleksandar Medjedovic, Managing Director of Messe Frankfurt Istanbul, the company’s Turkish business unit, explains: “This mix of international exhibitors is the unique concept of Texworld fairs.”