ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2025 opened today (Tuesday October 28^th) at the Singapore Expo, with a ceremony officiated by Alvin Tan, Singapore’s Minister of Trade and Industry and National Development.

The four-day exhibition has attracted the participation of major textile machinery brands from around the world with over 840 exhibitors from 30 countries and regions showcasing their latest technologies and solutions to trade visitors from Asia’s leading textile and garment manufacturing hubs.

Owned by Cematex (the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers), ITMA ASIA returns to Singapore after 20 years. It was first held at the Singapore Expo in 2001 and repeated in 2005.

Combined with CITME, a textile machinery exhibition owned by the China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA) and the Sub-Council of Textile Industry since 2008, the combined exhibition is staged outside of China for the first time.

“This Singapore edition marks a new milestone for ITMA ASIA + CITME,” said Alex Zucchi, president of Cematex. “By bringing the latest machinery and digital solutions closer to growth markets across South and Southeast Asia and the Middle East, our aim is to offer a trusted platform for mill owners to source cutting-edge technologies that support operational modernisation and long-term competitiveness, particularly in advancing sustainability.”

 “Amid a new wave of digital revolution, the global textile and textile machinery sectors now stand at the forefront of strategic transformation,” added Gu Ping, president of CTMA. “As a premier platform on textile machinery, the exhibition not only showcases end-to-end solutions but acts as a bridge for efficient business collaboration across the supply chain.”

China has the largest number of exhibitors at the event with 381 companies, while 281 companies from the Cematex countries are present. Italy is fielding the largest contingent of 98 exhibitors, followed by Germany and Switzerland.

Of the 19 product sectors, finishing is the largest sector with 184 exhibitors, followed by spinning.

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