Techtextil India 2025 Highlights Sports Textiles & Circularity
The 10th edition of Techtextil India 2025 concluded successfully at the Bombay Exhibition Centre, Mumbai, reaffirming India’s growing position as a global destination for value-added technical textiles. Over three days, the trade fair attracted 9,144 visitors from 235 Indian cities and 45 countries, driven largely by strong participation from Western India.
The exhibition hosted 216 exhibitors representing over 300 brands, showcasing advanced solutions across 12 application areas. The show floor remained active throughout, with domestic and international technology providers, institutional buyers, brand owners and policymakers engaging in business discussions and knowledge exchange.
Serving as a vital sourcing and learning platform, Techtextil India 2025 drew decision-makers from diverse sectors including mobility, healthcare, construction, filtration, protection and sportswear. The event helped bridge gaps across the technical textile value chain, connecting fibre producers, converters, innovators and end users. Strategic backing from leading industry associations and state textile departments further strengthened its role in encouraging investment and collaboration.
Guest of Honour Honourable Smt R Lalitha, IAS, Director of Textiles, Directorate of Textiles, Government of Tamil Nadu, remarked:
“Techtextil India 2025 weaves together leading innovators, policymakers and companies to frame appropriate policies for the growing industry. I believe that man-made fibres is the sunrise sector of the future. Concepts like sustainability and circularity will give rise to better technology that could help speed up research and development in India.”
Aligned with the government’s sustainability push, conference sessions and special features focused on circular supply chains, advanced recycling, bio-based materials and resource-efficient manufacturing. These themes reflected India’s broader ambition to expand textile and apparel exports through high-value, environmentally responsible products.
For fibre and material innovators, the exhibition delivered meaningful engagement. Mr Shyamlal Patnaik, Joint President – Global Head Speciality Business, Birla Cellulose, shared:
“Techtextil India is a great platform to interact with our customers. It helps us understand customer requirements, connecting us globally and strengthening our presence domestically. It also helps us to showcase our new products before genuine buyers.”
On the opening day, Brawntex Industries Pvt Ltd announced its partnership with Japan-based Kurabo Industries Ltd, a specialist in fire-retardant fabrics. Explaining the collaboration and show experience, Mr Nitesh Mittal, Founder & CEO, Brawntex Industries Pvt Ltd, said:
“We will be representing Kurabo in India for military and industrial workwear such as oil & gas, iron & steel. We have been participating in Techtextil India for the past 7 editions. The show has been amazing as the crowd here is targeting the business needs and the footfall has been great. We could meet our partners, customers and some new ones as well. I can summarise it by saying the expo has been incredible.”
From the Germany Pavilion, Mr Umashankar Mahapatra, Managing Director, Pulcra Chemicals, showcased sustainable chemicals and specialty additives. He commented:
“This was a really effective show for us as we could connect with customers who are willing to invest in the technical textile industry. We received enquiries from the traditional market of Surat who are looking to venture into the technical textile sector. For any new business to start, the show offers right raw material – fibre, machinery and speciality chemicals. It is a very effective show that is connecting the dots.”
Product launches and demonstrations spanned high-performance fibres, specialty yarns, functional fabrics, nonwovens, coating and finishing technologies, testing solutions and automation, highlighting the industry’s rapid transition toward engineered and application-specific textiles. Exhibitors also showcased innovations for firefighter suits, crop covers, airbags, vehicle interiors, parachutes, woven sacks and protective clothing.
A dedicated Sporttech Pavilion, organised in collaboration with Concepts N Strategies, hosted three high-impact panel discussions and attracted strong engagement from global buyers and performance textile experts, underlining India’s rising capabilities in premium activewear manufacturing.
Meanwhile, conferences powered by the Indian Technical Textile Association (ITTA) and the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE) examined crop protection solutions, natural fibre integration, PET waste-to-yarn systems, AI-driven waste sorting, recycling technologies and traceability across circular value chains.
Visitors responded positively to the diversity and depth of innovations on display. Ms Samidha Mayee, Manager – Brand Marketing & Sales Planning, Archroma, observed:
“Techtextil India is a vast show drawing huge crowd and is an all-inclusive and comprehensive exhibition. I was happy to see everything right from the fibre, yarns, fabrics, manufacturing, processing and even the recycling of the polyester fibres.”
Sharing his experience, Mr Ashish Arya, Sales and Marketing Leader – Medtech, Thermaissance, stated:
“It was a memorable experience for me. I have learnt how the entire processing, manufacturing and other capabilities are being employed for fabric making, especially the recycling process. The best part was the innovative products being displayed and the rapid pace of new product development. The entire setup of the event was good, including the ambience and footfall.”
Building on the success of its 10th edition, Techtextil India is set to continue as a powerful marketplace and knowledge forum for stakeholders across the technical textiles value chain.