EGYPT-The Hosting Country

Cairo International Conference Center (CICC ) - Nasr City

The 11th International Exhibition for Spinning, Weaving,

Dyeing, Textile Printing and Knitting Technologies,

Machinery, Accessories and Chemicals

14 17 October 2021

EGYPT-The Hosting Country ….. An Upward Textiles Market

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1.3 million Square Meters

New Textile Park

100 Million + Population

US$ 298 Billion GDP

2,500+ TextileFactories, 4000+

Companies and 1.5 Million+ workers

Textile Investments US$ 322.7 Million

US$ 3 BillionTextiles Exports

Demand on Textile and Machinery

Raising 10% Annually

Textile exports to reach US$10 billion

per year by 2025

Demad on Textile-Products Rising

Domistically at 19% Annually

Lowest Industrial Production Cost:

Electricity: US¢ 7/kwh Wage: US$ 115/Monthly

Mr Dhandayuthapani, Director, Mag Solvics, India

We have been present in Egypt since almost four years. There is a good potential in the Egypt textile industry. There are around four million spindles in Egypt and the government is now supporting the industry and there are talks of expanding by one million spindles. This will create opportunities for us.

Egyptian textile products qualify for favored access to many markets in the world according to numerous trade agreements including:

• Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ)

• Egypt-EU Association Agreement.

• Egypt-EFTA Free Trade Agreement.

• EFTA (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland).

• Agadir Free Trade Agreement.

• Greater Arab Free Trade Agreement (GAFTA).

• Pan Arab Free Trade Agreement.

• Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA).

• Egypt Turkey Free Trade Agreement.

• Egypt-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement.

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TRADE AGREEMENTS

The 11th International Exhibition for Spinning, Weaving, Dyeing, Textile Printing and Knitting Technologies,Machinery, Accessories and Chemicals

Mr Mehmet Ipekci, Board Member, Zumrut Group, Turkey

There are many textile mills who now want to upgrade their existing machineries and so is a market full of potential. Within the event we met a lots of serious buyers. Only decision makers visit stall of dyestuffs agent

Mr Ahmed Yehia, Sales Manager, Al Rowad Chemicals, Egypt

We are participating in Afro Stitch & Tex since the first edition. Afro Stitch & Tex is always crowded, in this edition we got to meet quality buyers and so we could spend good time with each buyer. We only met decision makers and so we made many deals..

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Dynamic and across-the-board, STITCH & TEX EXPO – Textile Technologies Edition is a premium multi-format trading forum with a diverse commercial and business distinctiveness; show-casing up-to-minute turnkey solutions; provided by the world’s key players of the textiles process-ing sectors to cater for the elevating demand in Egypt, the Middle East and Africa.

Opening premium networking and commercial channels between the world’s key textile technology makers from one side and Egypt’s industrialists from the other side; STITCH & TEX EXPO – Textile Technologies Edition will demonstrate present and future technologies providing cutting edge schemes for textile projects’ start-ups and development; whilst creating extremely attention-grab-bing business solutions.

Presenting a stronghold for the full-scope of the textile technologies value chain; STITCH & TEX EXPO – Textile Technologies Edition outstandingly makes every effort to create a path for interna-tional and regional innovators, suppliers, and buyers to tap into one of the world’s most appealing business territories; in an event of numerous values.

Offering a forward-looking business setting to fuel the entire textile market in Egypt and its neighbor-ing states; STITCH & TEX EXPO – Textile Technologies Edition will present glamorous opportuni-ties for technology transfer through live networking between international suppliers and thousands of top-notch buyers and industrial gurus.

Responding the glimmering massive market place opportunities within the Egyptian textiles sector; STITCH & TEX EXPO – Textile Technologies Edition is classified to be the most efficient internation-al to regional technology sourcing event; with the extent, ability and know-how to attract thousands of qualified buyers and decision makers with full-purchasing authority.

With an elite conception; that extends being a conventional trade fair; STITCH & TEX EXPO – Textile Technologies Edition will feature new attractions and exclusive trading opportunities designed specially to provide textile technology specialists “the golden opportunity” to share market intelligence data, business outlooks, technological solutions and live product displays to enhance awareness on the sector’s ongoing and future developments.

STITCH & TEX EXPO – Textile Technologies Edition …… Powering Up The Industry


Mr Bruno Caffieri, Sales Manager, Picanol, Belgium

We have been in Egypt since around 40 years. There is a big investment taking place in the public sector mills, where our machines are already working since many years. The private sector is also vital for us. This is a very good exhibition as we get to meet existing and new buyers; all of them were serious and potential buyers.

Mr Adolf Colom, Sales Manager, Electro-Jet, Spain

Since the last two years, the Egyptian textile industry is booming as investments have picked up. Even private sector is investing heavily in spinning and weaving. Although, other parts of the world are experiencing a slowdown, we expect the Egyptian textile industry to generate orders. lowtech Engineers to return for next edition in 2021

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• Meet high quality buyers with serious purchasing power

• Brand for large scale awareness

• Showcase and demonstrate new production lines

• Conclude new sales contracts

• Broaden business reach

• Enjoy all year round post event business commnications

• Generate new business leads.

• Educate customers with publications and audio-visual materials.

• Reach customers not reached before through regular promotion means.

Some of the benefits and rewards the exhibitors can gain from STITCH & TEX –

Textile Technologies Edition, among many others, are:

Advantages of Exhibiting at ... STITCH & TEX EXPO - Textile Technologies Edition


Mr Ajay Dubey, Director, Blowtech Engineers, India

We got to meet quality buyers and four buyers have invited us to visit their plants. We also met agents, who are interested in taking up our company's agency in Egypt. The Egyptian textile industry has good potential and we will surely come back for the next edition.

Mr S Deivakumar, Export Head, Indian Card Clothing, India

We have been taking part in this exhibition since last six editions. We are doing very good business every year in Egypt. This is a growing market. We still met a good number of buyers from the public sector mills and also from private sector, most of whom are owners. We have also been invited to visit a few mills.

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STITCH & TEX EXPO - Textile Technologies EditionExhibit Pro�le

MACHINERY

• Dyeing & finishing • Ironing & pressing

• Spinning • Weaving looms

• Digital printing machinery • Circular knitting machinery

• Flat knitting machinery

AUXILIARIES

• Industrial oils • Chemicals

• CAD/CAM Systems • Inter-linning

• Dye stuffs • Yarn


Mr Shihab Ahmed Zubair, RSM, Epson, UAEAt this edition, we have launched a few new products for the Egyptian market. The textile business in general is developing very fast and expanding in Egypt, so we entered Egypt at the right time. We have been able to build a good market share in this period. The transition from conventional to digital printing is picking up due to various reasons. So we see a very big opportunity. We met most of our key and potential customers. We will return for the next edition with a bigger stall.

Mr Sandip Panchal, Director, Rabatex Industries, India

Companies are still working with machinery which are 12-15 years old, so we feel that time has come to replace them with new technologies. Private sector investment has also taken off and they are now investing in new machinery rather than second-hand machinery. Since the government has developed a new policy for developing the industry from fibre to garments, we see a bright future.

STITCH & TEX EXPO - Textile Technologies Edition

Visitors Pro�le

Government Officials

Investors & Businessmen

Industrialists & Factory Owners

Trade Delegations & Foreign Missions

Trade Buyers Textilemanufacturers

Importers and Traders of Textile

Machinery

Wholesalers & Distributors

Trade Associations & Federations

Mechanical Engineers

Consultants Textile Specialists

Design Houses/-Fashion Designers

Specialized Media

Textile Printing Houses

Store Owners and Retailers

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Mr Mehul Gajjar, Asst GM (Technical Sales), Kuesters Calico Machinery, India

Now that we have a good agent and are participating for the first time at Afro Stitch & Tex, we are sure of increasing our business in Egypt. We did have good meetings with potential customers and have received positive response. We will surely return for next edition.

Mr Samudra Gupta, BDM, Bajaj Industries, IndiaThis is the first time we are participating at Afro Stitch & Tex in association with our agent, Noble Tex. The Egyptian textile industry is growing with new companies coming up and so we are confident that we will do well in the Egypt. At the moment the industry is in an intermediate stage, , so there is a lot of scope for growth. The government is now taking initiative to rejuvenate the industry. Egypt has the biggest advantage of growing the best cotton in the world and is also close to European market.

STITCH & TEX EXPO - Textile Technologies EditionPromotion Campaign

The enormous campaign to promote STITCH & TEX EXPO - Textile Technologies Edition exhibi-tion takes into consideration the current textile and apparel industries marketing challenges. The theme of this campaign is to turn the show into "The Ultimate Business Sourcing Forum for Textile Technologies and Accessories"; in other words, the primary goal is to make this event the ultimate meeting place for on-site contracting decisions where all the ranges and prices are available under one roof for buyers and sellers.

A dedicated international and regional marketing campaign using the key industry publications, street signage, targeted visitor mail outs, newsletters, website and press-conferences will be launched to promote the event all through Egypt and the entire Middle East and Africa.

STITCH & TEX EXPO - Textile Technologies Edition will be promoted to professional visitors through the following means:

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Mr Helmfried Schmitz, Mohsen El Shafei, Egypt

We have been taking part in Afro Stitch and Tex since the first edition. Mohsen El Shafei was started in 1975 and are agents of Bruckner and other companies. The government is now stressing on reviving the public sector textile mills, while also supporting the private sector, as the textile and garment sector can generate the highest number of jobs.

Mr Mahmoud Radwan, MAR, Egypt

The next few years will be good, as investment will continue to flow in to the industry. Companies are also moving towards buying sustainable technologies as well as quality products.

The Organizers

25Trade Fairs

1125Direct Exhibitors

2500Indirect Exhibitors

126Editions

10Countries

82,500 sqmExhibiting Area

200,000Trade Visitor

STITCH&TEX - Textile Technologies Edition is organized Jointly between Business Plus the leading energet-ic results-focused Emirati holding group steadfast to serving multiple business sectors, including commercial, trading, industrial, consulting and events management; aiming at “Perfecting the Business Partnership Prac-tices” through presenting integrated portfolios of well-sited and high-performance business events; providing unprecedented growth opportunities for all business associates; and Vision Fairs a robust Egyptian entrepre-neurial organization that sparkled in the field of organizing professional international trade events serving multiple industries.

Already setting the benchmark for international trade events’ standards; the visionary trade exhibitions orga-nized by Business Plus and Vision Fairs will continue to craft added values and unrivalled commercial grounds; showcasing top-class brands, products technologies and promotions appealing to high-end buyers from the Middle East and Africa, presented in contemporary business settings with high presentation criteria that is underpinned by exceptional services.

Business Plus and Vision Fairs portfolio of 25 exhibition brands with more than 126 editions to date, addresses the world’s most dynamic business sectors; generating millions of dollars in business deals.

Annually Statistics

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Ms Norhan Kamal Abbas, GM, Fabtex Agencies, Egypt

We have been participating at Afro Stitch & Tex since the first edition.. Itema is doing very well in the Egyptian textile industry since it introduced the R9500. We have recently finalized a big order for supplying R9500² looms. Private sector investment is also picking up since the government is helping companies access capital. I think the next five years will be very good. Despite Corona Virus fears, we also met buyers from Kuwait, Morocco, Tunisia, Lebanon and other countries at this exhibition.

Mr J Prabu Venkatesh, Director, Sanmit Card Clothing, India

We have been in Egyptian market since last 10 years. The Egyptian textile industry is similar in size to that in Thailand. However, the government is now giving a lot of importance to the textile industry, so we see a good future. We will definitely return for the next edition of Afro Stitch & Tex

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STITCH & TEX EXPO 2020 Photo Gallery


Mr Kadir Esmer, Area Sales Director, Fong's, Germany

Fong's has been in Egypt since beginning of 2000. But I was given charge of Egypt only after ITMA 2019. Fong's is a manufacturer of dyeing and finishing technologies. The Egyptian textile industry is growing and there is a potential for our latest technologies in the industry.

Mr Upendra Joshi, Unitop Aquacare, India

Unitop Aquacare was set up 42 years back and offers zero liquid discharge solutions, dryers, evaporators, effluent treatments plants as well as caustic recovery plants for textile industry. We are working in Egypt since last one year only and are participating for first time at Afro Stitch & Tex. We are still analyzing the market, but see a potential for our solutions and technologies in Egyptian textile industry.

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STITCH & TEX – Textile Technologies Edition The Venue

STITCH & TEX - Textile Technologies Edition will take place at the luxurious venue Cairo Int’lConvention and Exhibitions Center (CICC).

The deluxe CICC is accredited as the paramount comprehensive exhibition center in Egypt; which is fully-equipped with all facilities including conference halls, huge car parking, unlimited floor loads, central air-conditioning and food & beverage outlets.

The prestigious venue is dedicated to first class conferences and exhibitions catering for the requi-sites of all organizers with top efficiency.

The CICC enjoys an impressive artistic design that charms visitors and exhibitors from all over the world. It is also located in one of the most prominent areas in Egypt; Nasr City, next to several 5-star hotels, and only minutes away from Cairo International Airport.

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