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ITM Exhibitions Addresses to

A Textile Geography With A Capacity Of

60 Million Spindle Shipments

ITM Exhibitions, which are considered as one of the most important meeting points of the industry by the textile machinery

and technology leaders, possess the characteristics of being a textile bridge between the east and the western countries.
ITM Exhibitions, which had the foundation of a total capacity of 60 million spindles until 2017 and brought visitors from

North Africa, Turkic Republics, Middle Eastern and some Asian countries together with participating companies, pursues to
be the shining star of an expansive textile geography.

he geography for textile manufacturing has Long - Staple Spindles: subject both from the Western and the Asian and
changed location because of the fact that the Worldwide share among the total shipment is 9%. Far Eastern countries. The total purchases made by
developed countries operating in the ready- Rotors: Turkey in 2017 amount to 1 billion 448 million dollars,
Tto-wear sector started to search for cheap Worldwide share among the total shipment is 25%. while, in 2018, 1 billion 905 million dollars of purchases
resources in production. In the recent years, Asian have occurred. According to the records of the TSE
countries, which hold the advantage of inexpensive The total spindle shipments carried out the same (Turkish Standards Institution); the total value of
manpower, have started to strengthen in the textile aforementioned countries between 2009 and 2018 the imported textile machinery in 2018 amounts to
industry as the quotas in global exports have been are approximately amount to 24 million pieces. 1.9 billion dollars where 523.2 million dollars of it is
revoked.Considering the number of textile machines Short - Staple Spindles: Worldwide share among the accounted for the machinery used in the preparation
imported by North Africa, the Turkic Republic, the total shipment is 18%. of yarns and fibers. The second place is taken by
Middle Eastern, and some Asian countries until Long - Staple Spindles: the weaving machines with $ 316.9 million dollars of
2017 and through the spindle capacity they have, we Worldwide share among the total shipment is 45%. imports and knitting and knitwear machines are in
observe that they have a share of 25% to 50% from the Rotors: third place with 316.1 million dollars worth of import.
total market size (according to the machine type). Worldwide share among the total shipment is 14%. The fourth most imported machine group was the
Organizing the ITM Exhibitions in Istanbul,
where happens to be one of the most convenient Observing these figures, one can easily comprehend The total number of spindles shipped
geographical locations for the countries in these the importance and significance of the geography that
regions, in addition to ease of transportation and visa the ITM Exhibitions address which are organized in in the yarn machinery division
liberalization; transforms the ITM Exhibitions into a Istanbul. increased by approximately 126,000
center of attraction for both exhibitors and visitors. pieces, to 8.66 million units compared
It is essential to take a look at the ‘International TURKEY; THE SECOND HIGHEST GROWTH IN SHORT-
Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics’ report of 2018 STAPLE SPINDLE DELIVERY MARKET IN 2018 to the previous years’ deliveries.
published by The International Textile Manufacturers Turkey, being a textile country, is one of the world’s
Federation (ITMF) in order to explain the significance leading textile machinery purchasing countries. The
of ITM Exhibitions in terms of the geographical country invests large quantities of machinery in this
location in which they are held. Spindle, weaving, and
knitting machine shipments carried out until 2017
together with the delivery rates achieved belonging
to these machines between 2009 and 2018 to
countries particularly Bangladesh, Indonesia, Pakistan,
Malaysia, and Egypt; additionally including Syria, Iraq,
Iran, Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Turkey, Kyrgyzstan,
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are as
follows:

YARN MACHINES
The spindle shipments (including short-staple
spindles long- staple spindles, and rotors) made
by the countries mentioned above until 2017 are 60
million pieces in total.
Short - Staple Spindles:
Worldwide share among the total shipment is 24%.

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