Mumbai, 1st March 2025: The Indian International Textile Machinery Exhibitions Society (India ITME Society) has officially inaugurated the Global Textile Technology & Engineering Show (GTTES) 2025 at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, NESCO, Goregaon (East), Mumbai. Running from 21st to 23rd February, this milestone event in India’s textile industry began with a traditional lamp lighting ceremony, symbolizing progress and global collaboration in textile machinery.
Grand Inauguration and Industry Presence
GTTES 2025 was honored by the presence of key dignitaries, including:
Dr. Kailash Shinde, Commissioner of Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation
- Mrs. Roop Rashi Mahapatra, Textile Commissioner, Government of India
- Mr. Gideon Labane, Consul General of South Africa in Mumbai
- Mr. Alexandre Matsuko, Consul General of the Republic of Belarus in Mumbai
- Mr. Konstantin Pichuk, Consul General of Belarus in Mumbai
- Mr. Idris Rauko, Advisor to the President of Burkina Faso, former Ambassador to India
- Representatives from the Botswana High Commission, Burundi Embassy, Myanmar Consulate, and Turkish Consulate
Their presence underscores the international significance of GTTES and India’s growing role in global textile innovation.
A Hub for Innovation & Collaboration
Chairman Mr. Ketan Sanghvi and members of the India ITME Society Steering Committee emphasized GTTES 2025’s role as a technology hub. With 39 participating countries and 210 exhibitors, the event fosters networking, learning, and business collaborations. The textile industry contributes 13% of India’s industrial production, 2.3% of GDP, and 12% of foreign exchange inflows, making GTTES a crucial platform for textile machinery manufacturers.
Mrs. Roop Rashi Mahapatra praised Mumbai’s leadership in technology-driven urban development and highlighted the role of key stakeholders, including the Textile Committee, SBI Foundation, and NIFT, in making this event a success.
Dr. Kailash Shinde stressed the importance of sustainability in textiles. He noted that Mumbai Municipal Corporation, Reliance Industries, and other partners are leading a pilot project to tackle textile waste, a growing global concern, with an annual generation of 2.4 kilotons of textile waste from just one million people.
Major Product Launches & Innovations
GTTES 2025 featured product debuts across various textile segments:
- Weaving: Laxmi Shuttleless Looms, Riser Import & Export, AAS Tech, Premier Looms, Om Corporation
- Digital Printing: ColorJet India
- Processing: Caru-Natex, National Electrical Engineering
- Spinning Spare Parts: Samruddhi Engineering
- Industrial Solutions: Ingersoll-Rand India
- Knitting & Garmenting: Vertex Edge Tech
These launches reflect industry trends toward technological advancements and efficiency improvements in textile machinery.
Key Sessions & Future Roadmap
- Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) Session: Discussed the role of standardization in textile machinery and Open Trading Rights (OTR).
- Symposium on Indigenous Textile Machinery Development: Organized by Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) in collaboration with FSID and IISc Bangalore, emphasizing the need for domestic innovations in textile machinery.
- India ITME 2026 Launch: Setting the stage for the next big industry event.
- India ITME Awards: Recognizing outstanding industry contributions and innovation.
A Landmark Event for Textile Industry
GTTES 2025 is a game-changing event, bringing together experts, manufacturers, and industry leaders to shape the future of textile technology. The inaugural day provided a glimpse of the innovation, collaboration, and sustainable advancements set to define the next era of textile engineering.
About GTTES 2025
A premier exhibition catering to the textile industry’s evolving needs, GTTES serves as a global forum for showcasing cutting-edge textile technologies, fostering business collaborations, and highlighting industry trends. India’s textile sector contributes 4% to global textile and apparel trade, with a strong focus on sustainable and technologically advanced solutions.
About India ITME Society
Established in 1980, the India International Textile Machinery Exhibitions Society (India ITME Society) is a non-profit apex body supporting textile engineering through exhibitions, trade promotion, education scholarships, student placements, and consultancy. The society plays a vital role in strengthening domestic and international textile markets by facilitating knowledge exchange, technology transfer, and foreign direct investment (FDI).
