The latest innovations are shown to Mexican apparel, carpet and technical (automotive) textile manufacturers at the European Textile Machinery Roadshow, especially with the participation of UCMTF, AMEC, BTMA and SYMATEX. The investment potential of the local market is evaluated in the B2B section of the event, held between 20 and 21 November.
Before the ITMA 2019, which the global textile industry is waiting for with great curiosity and excitement, four European textile machinery manufacturers association are organizing South American market oriented European Textile Machinery Roadshow. The event is organized with participation of UCMTF from France, AMEC from Spain, SYMATEX from Belgium and BTMA from the UK as a one day programmes in two cities of Mexico. 18 European textile machinery manufacturer members of these associations will tell the Mexican and regional market about their solutions in clothing, carpet and technical textiles. In addition, participating companies will receive the demands of the local market and offer investment opportunities through B2B negotiations. The event is strongly supported by the national association of textile industry CANAINTEX and CITEX on the Mexican side.
According to the event program, European textile machinery manufacturers will come together with Mexican apparel, carpet and technical textile manufacturers to introduce latest innovations on November 20 at CANAINTEX Mexico City, and in Puebla (Club de empresarios de Puebla) on November 21. The machines include almost all textile industry; and cover the entire chain including fiber processing, weaving, circular knitting, finishing, dyeing and recycling. Among the end users of these solutions, apparel, home textiles and carpet manufacturers in textile machinery and automotive manufacturers in technical textiles stand out.
The European Textile Machinery Roadshow, attended by European-based textile machinery manufacturers, provides a great opportunity to talk about investments in the region’s textile industry and to get first-hand information about innovations. Participants underline that they are the best technology partners to design new products for local producers, improve their production processes, save energy, water and raw materials and achieve the new features of the Industry 4.0.
Companies participating at the European Textile Machinery Roadshow include the following;
Alliance Machines Textiles (dyeing and finishing machines); BMS Vision (hardware and software for manufacturing application systems); Canmartex (large diameter circular knitting machines for knitted fabrics); Garnett Controls (Online weight controls, mixing and dosing); Cygnet Texkimp (fiber processing and conversion machines for technical markets); Gomplast (coating rollers with rubber, polyurethane and fluoropolymer); Icomatex (washing and textile finishing machines); James H. Heal (Complete laboratory equipment range); Jeanologia (laser and eco technologies for fabric and garment processing); Laroche (nonwoven and recycling materials); N. Schlumberger (long fiber spinning machines), Pirobloc (Thermal oil boilers), Picanol (airjet and rapier weaving machines) Rousselet & Callebaut de Blicquy (Continuous centrifugal hydro drawers and dyeing machines), Superba (yarn thermo fastening process and degrade dyeing machines), Tacome (textile printing and finishing machines) , Trelleborg (coated polymer solutions for the finishing industry), Van de Wiele (complete lines from extrusion to weaving).
Mexican textile market growing with an export focus
Mexico, the second largest economy in Latin America, is also the world’s 15th largest economy. As of 2018, the country has a GDP of 1.199 trillion dollars and a population of 123.5 million. Mexico, which has continued to develop trade ties with both North and South America; has taken steps to reduce the restrictions on imports in recent years.
Textile and clothing industries of NAFTA member Mexico are growing rapidly thanks to the huge demand of their neighbour USA. This growth is triggered by export markets more than the domestic market. In 2017, Mexico’s textile and apparel exports reached 28.6 billion dollars. Almost half of this exports is to the United States. This is followed by South African countries, Asia and Europe.
Textile and apparel industry constitutes 6% of the country’s gross domestic product. A close look at the textile industry in Mexico shows it to be an important branch of employment. 20% of the country’s 53 million employment force is in the textile and apparel industry. After the 2000s, Mexico lost few steps in exports and has gone on its way with specialization and diversification; facing the rapid and cheap production of China. Fiber, filter, air cushion, seat cover and special leather manufacturers are noteworthy.