SHOW REVIEW --- DTG 2008

The 5th Dhaka Int’l Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition (DTG2008) was held from January 21st to 24th at Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre. It is the largest gatherings for the textiles and garments manufacturers in Bangladesh. The immense event was jointly organized by Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), ES Event Management SDN BHD, Malaysia and Yorkers Trade and Marketing Service Co., Ltd., Hong Kong. Honorable Advisor of Textiles and Jute Ministry Mr. Md. Anwarul Iqbal was invited to inaugurate the exhibition as the chief guest.

Textile and clothing industry, accounting for 78% of the total export earnings of Bangladesh, plays the most dominant and expanding role in the Bangladesh economy. World-wide textile and RMG players are increasingly taking interest in Bangladesh in their investment planning, which shows a clear sign of tremendous potential of the country’s clothing industry due to big domestic and overseas market. The 5th Dhaka Int’l Textile and Garment Machinery Exhibition offered an ideal platform to demonstrate new products and technologies, as well as meet with manufacturers, traders and buyers, and exploit business opportunities.

This year, there were about 730 booths being filled up with world’s leading brands from Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, China, Czech, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Netherland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, U.K and U.S.A. The categories of exhibits included spinning, weaving, knitting, dyeing, printing, finishing, sewing, iron & hanger system, CAD/CAM, testing and other related machinery, equipments and spare parts.

Most of the participants were quite satisfied with the performance and fruitful outcome of the exposition. The venue was crowded with business visitors who came to place orders, make inquiries and learn about the latest industrial technologies. More than thousand machines were sold during the 4-day event, and the exhibitors received spot orders worth US$150 million and are likely to receive more as a result of the exhibition.

The exhibition not only provided the opportunity for an excellent gathering of the international suppliers and buyers to expand business to the more lucrative markets, but also brought in foreign investment and provide driving force to production and economic growth of Bangladesh. No doubt the successful event has become a “must go” for related textile and garment industries in South Asia every year.

DTG2009 is planned to be held in February 8~11, 2009. The organizers have received a lot of space reservation demand during DTG2008, and they are all confident that DTG2009 will be successful and thriving as it was in previous years. << www.bangla-expo.com >>