Calendar of Events
2019
June
June 20-26
ITMA 2019
Barcelona, Spain
Organizer: CEMATEX (European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers)
June 24-27
World of Wipes® (WOW)
Atlanta, Ga., USA
Organizer: INDA, the Asssociation fo the Nonwoven Fabrics Industry
July
July 18-19
3rd Home Furnishings Manufacturing Solutions Expo
Hickory, N.C., USA
Organizer: Exposition Development Company, Inc.
July 9-10
Wearable Technologies Conference 2019 USA
San Francisco, Calif., USA
Organizer: Wearable Technologies Group
July 23-26
Intermediate Nonwovens Training Course
Cary N.C., USA and Raleigh, N.C., USA
Organizers: INDA and The Nonwovens Institute
July 25-27
OFPANZ 2019 Annual Conference
Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Organizer: Outdoor Fabric Products Association of New Zealand (OFPANZ)
August
September
September 10-12
Aircraft Interior Expo
Los Angeles, Calif., USA
Organizer: Reed Exhibitions
September 10-13
Defense & Security Equipment International 2019
London, UK
Organizer: Clarion Events
September 11-13
Dornbirn Global Fiber Congress
Dornbirn, Austria
Organizer: Austrian Fibers Institute
September 24-25, 2019
RISE 2019 (Research, Science & Innovation for Engineered Fabrics)
Raleigh, N.C., USA
Organizer: INDA
October
October 1-4
IFAI Expo 2019
Orlando, Fla., USA
Organizer: Industrial Fabrics Association International
October 8-11
Fabric Property & Characterization Development Training Course
Raleigh, N.C., USA
Organizers: The Nonwovens Institute and INDA
October 14-16
Association of the U.S. Army Annual Meeting & Exposition
Washington, D.C., USA
Organizer: Association of the U.S. Army
October 15-19
Intermediate Nonwovens Training Course
Cary, N.C., USA
Organizer: INDA
October 22-24
Automotive Interior Expo 2019
Novi, Mich., USA
Organizer: UKIP Media & Events Ltd
October 23-25
PRINTING United (replacing the SGIA Expo)
Dallas, Texas, USA
Organizers: Specialty Graphics Imaging Association and NAPCO Media
October 29-30
SPESA Executive Conference
New Orleans, La., USA
Organizer: Sewn Products Equipment Suppliers of Americas
November
November 5-8
Outdoor Retailer Winter Market
Denver, Colo., USA
Organizer: Emerald Expositions
More information
November 6-8
ANFA Nonwovens Conference 2019
New Delhi, India
Organizer: Asia Nonwoven Fabrics Association (ANFA)
November 11-14
Hygienix | The Premier Event for Absorbent Hygiene & Personal Care Markets
Houston, Texas, USA
Organizer: INDA
March 16-17
EurAsian Geosynthetics Symposium 2019
Beijing, China
Organizers: China Nonwovens & Industrial Textiles Association and EDANA
November 20-22
Techtextil India 2019
Mumbai, India
Organizer: Messe Frankfurt Trede Fairs India
December
December 3-5
Product Development & Innovation Training Course
Raleigh, N.C., USA
Organizers: INDA and The Nonwovens Institute
December 4-6
Zone 7 Annual Conference
State College, Penn., USA
Organizer: Canvas Products Association - Zone 7
December 11-12
Digital Textile Printing Conference 4.0
Durham, N.C., USA
Organizers: AATCC and SGIA
December 11-13
18th Shanghai International Nonwovens Exhibition (SINCE 2019)
Shanghai, China
Organizers: CNTA and Informa Markets
2020
January
January 9-11
Marine Fabricators Conference 2020
Daytona Beach, Fla., USA
Organizer: Marine Fabricators Association, a division of Industrial Fabrics Association International
January 16-18
NECPA 2020 Conference & Expo
Worcester, Mass., USA
Organization: Northeast Canvas Products Association
January 22-24
IFAI Tent Conference
River Ranch, Fla., USA
Organization: Tent Rental Division of Industrial Fabrics Association International
February
February 5-7
Textile Opportunities in a Changing Automotive Industry
Birmingham, UK
Organizer: International Newsletters
February 13-15
Graphics of Americas
Miami Beach, Fla., USA
Organizer: Screen Graphics Imaging Association
More information
February 14-16
ITME Africa 2020
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Organizer: India ITME Society
February 22-24
IFAI Tent Conference
River Ranch, Fla., USA
Organizer, Tent Rental Division of Industrial Fabrics Association International
March
March 8-10
Geosynthetics Conference 2020
Charleston, S.C., USA
Organizer: Geosynthetic Materials Association, a division of Industrial Fabrics Association International
April
April 20-24
World Filtration Congress (WFC 13)
San Diego, Calif., USA
Organizer: Advanced Filtration & Separations Society
April 26-29
GeoAmericas 2020, 4th Pan American Conference on Geosynthetics
Rio de Janiero, Brazil
Organizer: IGS Brazil
May
May 12-14
Techtextil North America / Texprocess Americas 2020
Atlanta, Ga., USA
Organizer: Messe Frankfurt Inc.
More information
June
June 2-6
Hightex 2020: 8th International Technical Textiles & Nonwovens Trade Fair
Instanbul, Turkey
Organizer: Teknik Fuarcilik
September
September 6-9
EuroGeo 7 -- 7th European Geosynthetics Congress
Warsaw, Poland
Organizer: Polish Society on Geosynthetics, a chapter of the International Geosynthetics Soicety
October
ITMA Asia + CITME 2020
Shanghai, China
Organizer: Beijing Textile Machinery International Exhibition Co. Ltd.
October 27-29
Automotive Interiors Expo 2020
Novi, Mich., USA
Organizer: UKIP Media & Events Ltd.
November
November 3-6
IFAI Expo 2020
Indianapolis, Ind., USA
Organizer: Industrial Fabrics Association International
December
December 5-8
ITMACH India (3rd International Textile Machinery and Accessories Exhibition India)
Gandhinargar, Gujarat, India
Organizer: K AND D Itmach Exhibitions LLP
2021
March
March 1-4
GeoAsia 2021
Taipei, Taiwan
Organizer:
March 16-18
Expo Produccion 2021
Mexico City, Mexico
Organizers: Expo Development and Tarsus Mexico
May
October
October 12-14
FiltXpo 2021
Chicago, Ill., USA
Organizer: INDA
More information
November
November 1-4
IFAI Expo 2021
Nashville, Tenn., USA
Organizer: Industrial Fabrics Association International
2022
March
March 28-31
IDEA 2022
Miami Beach, Fla., USA
Organizer: INDA
More information
2023
June
June 8-14
ITMA 2023
Milan, Italy
Organizer: CEMATEX, the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers
Coming Events
- June 20-26: ITMA 2019, Barcelona, Spain
- June 24-25: WIPES Academy, Atlanta, Ga., USA
- July 9-10: Wearable Technologies Conference 2019 USA, San Francisco, Calif., USA
- July 18-19: 3rd Home Furnishings Manufacturing Solutions Expo, Hickory, N.C., USA
- July 23-26: Intermediate Nonwovens Training Course, Carey and Raleigh, N.C., USA
- July 25-27: OFPANZ 2019 Annual Conference, Hawke's Bay, New Sealand
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China's Industrial Textile Market Demands Still Remains Vigorous
Despite the increasingly complex industry demands, the Chinese technical textiles market was relatively stable. Nonwovens output increased over last year. Key specific markets such as tire cord also increased in 2018 over 2017. Overall operating income for industrial textiles used in China reached $34 billion. Click here to read the complete summary provided to BeaverLake6 Report by China Textile magazine through our exclusive relationship. Posted February 15, 2019
Does IDEA Show Need to be in Miami Beach?
INDA, the Association of the Nonwovens Fabrics Industry, has issued its final report on IDEA19. The event held March 25-27, 2019 in Miami Beach, Fla., USA, attracted 6,500+ participants and 509 exhibiting companies from 75 countries. Show floor space was a record 168,600 square feet, a 9% increase over the previous show.
Surprisingly, the people and exhibitor participation figures are not record numbers. The IDEA16 show in Boston, Mass., USA, attracted 7000+ and 555 exhibitors.
So, why was participation down this year from IDEA16? I think an explanation for the decline is the South Florida location of IDEA19. Click here to read more.
President Li Lingshen, President, China Nonwovens & Industrial Texiles Association
President Li Lingshen
BeaverLake6 Report is pleased to provide an exclusive interview with Li Lingshen, Ph.D., Vice President of the China National Textile and Apparel Council, and President of the China Nonwovens & Industrial Textiles Association, the overseeing organization for the technical textiles industry in China. Click here to read the interview.
Final Analysis of IFAI Expo 2018 and CAMX18
IFAI President S. Schiffman
IFAI Expo 2018 was the first show under IFAI's new CEO/President Steve Schiffman. In a quick conversation on the first day, Mr. Schiffman thought event attendance was on target with the expectation of a 500 increase over the 4500 total participants (counting both exhibitors and visitors) they had in 2017 in New Orleans. Similarly, a conversation with one of the managers of ACMA, a partner in CAMX, said their pre-registration had already topped the 6500 they had last year in Orlando. (Keep in mind, though, the 2017 CAMX show had to be rescheduled from September to December because of Hurricane Irma.) Click here to read more about the shows.
NCTO Neglects Automotive Textiles as Organizations Testify on Proposed USMCA Impact
Positive Reviews but Still Uncertainty. On November 16, 2018, two of the US textile industry associations testified before the US International Trade Commission (ITC) in a special hearing to determine the economic impact of the proposed United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). The leaders of the American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) and the National Council of Textile Organizations (NCTO) provided statements on how they feel the new agreement will affect their member companies.
The two organizations clearly have different biases; however, in looking over the AAFA and NCTO statements, it appears to me that while the organizations both clearly said they were not offering an endorsement yet of the agreement, they gave general overall approval for USMCA, acknowledging the 1992 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) needed updating. Both organizations are taking a wait-and-see attitude to more fully look at how the agreement impacts the complex supply chain of textiles and apparel. Click here to read more.
NAFTA Replacement Agreement Negotiated. On October 1, President Donald Trump announced the US, Mexico and Canada had reached an agreement whichreplaces the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) that went into effect in 1994. The new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) contains provisions and language that has an impact on the technical textiles industry; the most important are 1) a special section covering textiles and apparel and 2) rules of origin that will require 75% of automotive content (under NAFTA 62.5%) be made in North America. Mexico and Canada are the two largest importers of US made technical textiles and the automotive industry is the largest intended end market of these technical textiles. Click here to go to the United States Trade Representative's website and read the "Textiles and Apparel Goods" chapter. Posted October 3, 2018
State of the Chinese Technical Textiles Markets in 2017
Are you looking for a quick understanding of the China technical textiles industry? Through our special relationship with China Nonwovens & Industrial Textiles Association (CNITA) and their China Textile publication, BeaverLake6 Report is pleased to post the English-translation of the recently issued "Status Quo of China's Nonwovens and Industrial Textiles Industry, 2017." The report covers the different levels of the industry, geographic export demographics, and forecast the needs in the major end market applications. Click here to read the report in our China Textile website section.
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