Cologne textile fair 1997

Cologne textile fair 1997

JAKARTA (JP): The organizing committee of the International
Fair Clothing Machinery 1997 has invited Indonesian machinery and
textile producers to participate in the fair being held from June
3 to June 7 in Cologne, Germany.

Wilhelm Niedergoker, the executive director of the exhibition,
said here yesterday the international fair would be the biggest
fair of its kind in the world, with participants reaching around
650.

There would be about 86 Asian exhibitors, with Japan sending
35 companies, Taiwan 23 firms and Hong Kong 16 firms.

According to Elgar Straub, the executive director of the
Clothing and Leather Technology Section of German Machinery
Associations, the value of exports of German textile machinery to
Indonesia rose to 6 million deutschemark in 1995 from around 3
million deutschemark (US$1.75 million) in 1990. Most of the
machinery was pressing machines, sewing machines and cutting
machines. (10)