Organizer: Sahara Group

Contact Persons: Mrs. Gerta Mamaj (Project Director) or: Ms. Mai Al-Tawam (Assistant Project Director).

Email: gerta@saharamail.com or mai@saharamail.com

Tel: +02 27365311 - 27353844

Fax: +02 27384018

Website: http://www.saharagroup.com/

About the Fair:

“EGYTEX 2008” Trade Fair is the largest and the only internationally established trade show in Egypt for manufacturers of Fibers, Yarns, Fabrics, Apparel, Home Textiles and Accessories. Providing a display of the full spectrum of the supply chain involved in the textile manufacturing; thus offering extensive choices for an advanced and complete chain on the production aspects of the textile products. The ultimate goal of “Egytex 2008” Trade Fair is the increase of trade relations from and to Egypt under a professional event which attracts a vast range of international and local buyers.

Taking place in Cairo since 1997 the fair managed to impress a lot of exhibitors locally and internationally from different countries around the world, such as: England, France, Germany, USA, Turkey, China, Korea, India, Pakistan, Syria, Jordon, United Arab Emirates, Tunisia, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia.

The exhibition is strategically placed in the trading hub of the Middle East and the Mediterranean area, stressing on the region's demand for trade and competitive priced products under a complete vertical integrated Textile Industry.

Exhibitors from Asia, EU and the Middle East region will display their products and services in the industries of ready-made garments, spinning, weaving, fabric dyeing, accessories, quality control services, financial and insurance institutions.

 Visitors:

“EGYTEX 2008” aims to provide its visitors with extensive choices in Textile products and resources in order to have an advanced and unlimited series on the production aspects of manufacturing, as well as more alternatives on final products.

Also for its visitors “Egytex 2008” Trade Fair is the access spot and a great opportunity to grasp a clear visualization on the Egyptian Textile Industry and have extensive choices in Textile products and resources. Not to mention that it's playing an essential role in promoting business negotiations and transactions. “Egytex 2008” is a perfect platform to help buyers find solutions for their sourcing needs.

Like all times “Egytex 2008” will once again be a great mix of Sprit and Style!         

-      Exhibitors Information:

Fiber and Yarns: Natural and man-made yarns, structured in separate segments, and incorporated into these are the local and the international products.

An opportunity for Egyptian and international fiber and yarn manufacturers to exhibit their latest fibers and yarn collections and to meet professionals. The show caters to the entire fiber and yarn industry including yarns for apparel textiles, home textiles, upholstery and interiors textiles.

Natural and Man-Made Fabrics: Woven and knitted, natural, man-made and mixed fabrics, integrated into these are the classic constructions and the fashionable and innovative designs. An excellent platform where visitors will get exposed to various alternate raw and finished materials available from indigenous and international sources. The exhibition will be an ideal display place to develop, interact, nurture and strengthen direct contacts with thousands of Egyptian and international weavers and knitters. 

Apparel and Home Textile: "Egytex 2008" is a strategic sourcing platform involving all the Egyptian Apparel and Home Textile manufacturers as exhibitors, focused on offering complete purchasing solutions, thus continuing to promote the Egyptian textile clothing industry competitive power, and driving the textile clothing industry to develop the new tendency. Featuring hundreds of manufacturers of men's, women's, children's apparel, and home textiles, “Egytex 2008” offers a unique opportunity for textile manufacturers to implement the benefits granted to Egypt from signing two strategically important agreements; the QIZ (Free Trade Agreement with USA) and the Euro-Med partnership.

 Accessories: Labels, buttons, zippers, interlinings, hangers, ribbons and all other needed accessories in the Textile and Clothing industry have a well structured spot in "Egytex 2008". Egyptian and international accessories' suppliers will display new technology, state-of-the-art equipments, materials and services, and expand business to and from this lucrative market.

-      Egytex Flashback:

Egytex is an annual Trade Fair but last year wasn't held.

The last Egytex that was held was in 2006, which was called: Egytex 2006, it had 130 Exhibitor, 476 buyers and 278 buying agents representing all major markets for Egypt's textile and clothing exports. Apart from sizeable representation from leading companies catering to the markets in U.S.A., U.K., Spain, France, Germany and Italy, there were buyers from Australia, New Zealand, Turkey, Greece, Netherlands, UAE, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Russia and China visiting the three day event.

Continuing its steady growth the 24% increase in number of buyers/buying agents as well as participants in this edition of the fair compared to the last Egytex 2004 fair strongly indicates the increasing importance of Egytex, both from the exhibitors and the buyer's point of view.

The 6th edition of Egytex held from 9th to 11th of May, 2005 saw participation of 130 exhibitors who showcased their best variety in yarns, fabrics, apparel, home textile and accessories for an impressive audience that included 476 overseas buyers and 278 buying agencies. The encouraging traffic of visitors indicated that Egypt is being looked upon as a major source of apparel worldwide and the Egytex Trade Fair is an ideal platform not only to initiate business but also to understand the high potential and capabilities of the Egyptian textile and garment industry to match the best in the world.