Heimtextil, the biggest and most important international trade fair for home and contract textiles, will next be held in January 2017. The first trade fair of the year for its sector, it is a climate and trend barometer for the whole business year. At this leading event for interior textiles, design and trends, international manufacturers, dealers and designers present their products and innovations to a large audience of trade visitors.

More than 2,886 exhibitors from 69 countries will take part in Heimtextil 2017. From Bangladesh 23 textile companies will join Heimtextil to display their products including bedsheets, bed covers, cushion covers, towels and bathrobes to attract buyers from the European countries.

Of the 23 exhibitors participating from Bangladesh, 10 will take part under the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) while 13 will join the trade show directly. The EPB will attend the expo to promote Bangladesh as it has a lot of potentials in textile sector and they can explore markets through the expo.

Terry Towel and Linen Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BTTLMEA) Chairman Hossain Mehmood and Director Mian Uddin Ahmed will be participating in the expo.

Hossain Mehmood said that such participation will help the manufacturers to attract global buyers to source products from Bangladesh. It also would help exchange views with manufacturers of other countries to enrich their knowledge.

The participanting companies are ACS Textiles (Bangladesh) Limited, Apex Weaving and Finishing Mills Ltd, Mom Tex Limited, Noman Terry Towel Mills Limited, Regent Textile Mills Pvt Ltd, Shabab Fabrics Ltd, Towel Tex Limited, Unilliance Textiles Ltd, Shamsuddin towels, Hossain Dyeing and Zaber & Zubair Fabrics Limited. Anik Composite Mills Ltd, Instinct Textile Ltd, Miray Towel Industries Limited, Virgin Grace Ltd, Jaantex Industries Ltd, Manuri Textile Mills, RTT Textile Industries Pvt Ltd, EKE TEX (PVT.) LTD, and Asix and RTT Textile Industries (Pvt.) Ltd.

There are also participants from Germany, China, Turkey, Italy, Great Britain, USA, Spain, France, India, Netherlands, Pakistan and other countries.

Heimtextil, will be held in between January 10 and 13 in 2017 in Germany’s Frankfurt am Main.