Excellent news for the two leading trade fairs: Techtextil and Texprocess 2015 will grow, with the biggest increase in the group of functional apparel textiles and apparel technologies. At the Press Conference Detlef Braun, Member of the Executive Board of Messe Frankfurt GmbH, will present a world premiere with a new multifunctional jacket. Furthermore, Detlef Braun and Olaf Schmidt, Vice President Textiles & Textile Technologies, will report on the latest developments of the textile fair portfolio of Messe Frankfurt and in particular, on Techtextil and Texprocess. Serge Piolat, President of Euratex (European Apparel and Textile Confederation), will then give an overview of the technical textiles sector in the European Union. Finally, Elgar Straub, Director General, VDMA Garment and Leather Technology, will discuss the current situation in the German leather and garment machinery industry.  

At the Press Conference, Messe Frankfurt’s Olaf Schmidt, Vice President Textiles & Textile Technologies, and Michael Jänecke, Director Brand Management Technical Textiles & Textile Processing, will report on the latest developments at Techtextil, Leading International Trade Fair for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens, and Texprocess, Leading International Trade Fair for Processing Textile and Flexible Materials, which will be held at Frankfurt Fair and Exhibition Centre from 4 to 7 May 2015. Jürgen Grebe, Corporate Sector Analyst at Commerzbank AG, will then present a Commerzbank report on the technical textiles sector offering a topical overview of the risks and opportunities in the market. Finally, Elgar Straub, Director General, VDMA Garment and Leather Technology, will discuss the current situation in the German leather and garment machinery industry.