Building on the success of last year, the third edition of Texhibition Istanbul Fabric, Yarn and Textile Accessories Fair will take place on 8-10 March 2023. The event is organised by the Istanbul Textile Exporters’ Association (ITHIB) with the support of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC).
More than 400 exhibitors across knitwear, woven fabrics, denim, yarns and accessories will present their s/s 24 collections over 15,000 sq. m in the Istanbul Expo Centre. These include well-known names such as Kipaş, Bossa, Yünsa, Btd, Çalık, Hefa, İskur, Universal, Gülle, and Migiboy.
At the last event in September 2022, a total of 20,606 visitors took the opportunity to start business discussions and place orders. Among them were international visitors from 97 countries including the UK, EU, USA, North Africa and the Middle East.
Texhibition expects to welcome over 25,000 visitors to the upcoming edition in March. They include large clothing manufacturers; purchasing managers of international chain stores and department stores; managers of international brands and chains with their own brand collections; online sales platforms; importers; wholesalers; distributors, and designers.
Commenting is Ahmet Öksüz, chairman of ITHIB (Istanbul Textile Exporters’ Association)
“With Texhibition Istanbul we have created a platform that efficiently networks high-quality Turkish textile production and the international fashion business. Texhibition meets the industry’s need for secure nearshore supply chains. Texhibition is a catalyst to boost Turkey’s exports.”
With an export volume of approximately 13 billion US dollars in 2022, the textile industry achieved its best result and exported to a total of 200 countries and regions. An export volume of around 15 billion US dollars is forecast for 2023. Thanks to high-quality products, reliability and short delivery times, Turkey ranks fifth in the world and second in the EU as an important sourcing market all over the world.
Also commenting is Fatih Bilici, vice chairman of the Istanbul Textile Exporters Association (İTHİB) and president of the Fair Committee
“Our exhibitors have given us unanimously positive feedback. The fair is a suitable platform for making new business contacts and opens up access to new markets. The quality and quantity of visitors were convincing. Numerous cooperation talks took place with visitors from all over the world. Texhibition has contributed significantly to our companies being able to increase their exports. The great attention the fair has received from exhibitors and visitors strengthens our opinion that this platform meets the needs of our industry.
“Texhibition made a significant contribution to ensuring our companies achieve exports with bigger added value while also facilitating the entrance of our companies to new markets and establishing new cooperations with the range of visitors that attend the exhibition from all across the world. The profound attention of both exhibitors and visitors reinforced our opinion that this exhibition meets a major need of our industry.’’
The trend area at Texhibition will showcase the s/s 24 trends with a focus on sustainable aspects
Texhibition Istanbul completes the full package offer in combination with Istanbul Fashion Connection, which takes place from 8-11 February 2023, also at the Istanbul Expo Centre. For further information on Texhibition, please click here.
