In a bid to strengthen indigenous production through the State and attract investors, the nodal agency for investment promotion and facilitation for the Government of Tamil Nadu – Guidance has signed up for Techtextil India 2021 – the leading International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens. The TN Government will be promoting technical textile policies through both physical and virtual segments of the hybrid fair, enabling investors to set up integrated facilities. Leading technical textile players from Tamil Nadu and across the nation confirm participation for the three-day business event.

As one of the first major business events in India for the technical textile sector since the pandemic, Techtextil India 2021 will reunite the industry to present a strong showcase of technical textile technologies crucial for the development of India across industries such as healthcare, agriculture, construction, infrastructure, sports, apparel, etc. The first hybrid edition will take place from 25 – 27 November 2021 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre in Mumbai.Announcing a close co-operation with Messe Frankfurt India for the 2021 edition, the Government of Tamil Nadu further shared that it will be promoting textile policies and highlighting investment prospects at the trade fair in a bid to attract companies and investors to the State.

Technical textile players from Tamil Nadu such as Cyber Textiles India Pvt. Ltd., Jayashree Spun Bond, Lenzing Ag India, Liester Technologies, Loyal Textile Mills Ltd., Milltex Engineers Pvt. Ltd., Superfil Products Pvt. Ltd., Uster Technologies (India) Pvt. Ltd., have also confirmed their participation for this key business event. Highlighting the State’s expertise in technical textiles, Ms. Kulkarni added: “The strengths of TN are in agro-tech, build-tech, indu-tech and medi-tech. With the largest automobile and auto-component cluster in India, Tamil Nadu’s automobile ecosystem is well poised to attract high value high technology Mobiltech investment. Similarly, with 50% of India’s textile mills in Tamil Nadu and complementary clusters of knitting, weaving and medical devices manufacturing in Coimbatore, and Tiruppur, the region provides immense opportunities for Meditech investments. Manufacturing in India can be a win-win arrangement for manufacturers as investments in Tamil Nadu will provide access to the burgeoning market as well.”