SGCCI’s SITEX 2023 Envisions Surat’s Textile Industry’s Future with Cutting-Edge Technology and Machinery

Surat : India’s first effluent water recycling system for the textile dyeing and processing mills will be launched at the 8^th edition of the Surat International Textile Expo 2023 (SITEX) organised by the Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SGCCI) in collaboration with Surat TEXMAC Federation being organised at the Surat International Exhibition and Convention Centre (SIECC) at Sarsana in Surat starting from July 8.

The three-day long long SITEX 2023 will be featuring the ultra modern weaving machines and  its live demo of the high-speed heavy density fabrics used in the in BMW cars and exported from Surat to Germany. The exhibition will also feature ‘Army’, an electronic jacquard machine operating on the speed of 1,000 RPM, which is a ‘Make in India’ product and the only machine with the height of 9.5 feet.

Apart from this, an airjet machine with a speed of more than 1000 rpm specially prepared to meet the demand of the international market and to make defect-free cloth of export quality like viscose will also be the center of attraction in the exhibition.

Ramesh Vaghasia, president of SGCCI said, “The main objective of this ambitious SITEX exhibition is to give a new direction and momentum to the textile industry of the city”. “This exhibition for textile technology and machinery will directly benefit in the growth  prospects of textile industry of Surat.”

Acording to Vaghasia, SITEX 2023 is expected to generate the business turnover of a whooping RS 800 crore in just three days. “The entire dome at SIEEC is fully booked as about 60 exhibitors are participating. We have received 20,000 online registrations and the total visitors are likely to cross 25,000 in three days”.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has set a goal of making India a five trillion dollar economy by the year 2027, in which efforts have been made to contribute Rs 84,000 crore to business GDP from the Gujarat region. While the Prime Minister has given a target of 1 trillion dollar exports to the industrialists of the country, the Chamber of Commerce has started efforts to increase exports from the entire Gujarat including Surat under SGCCI Global Connect Mission 84. The Chamber of Commerce, along with all industry associations, are working with dedication to  contribute towards making India the third largest economy in the world.

Bijal Jariwala, Chairman of All Exhibitions of the SGCCI said, “This is first time in the history of SITEX that we are fully booked. We have received more than 3,000 online registration from visitors from across India. Many machines and new technologies will be introduced in the SITEX exhibition”

Union Minister of State for Textiles and Railway, Darshana Jardosh will be inaugurating SITEX 2023 on Saturday.