On August 27–30 in Moscow on the territory of the Expocentre Fairgrounds was held V International Exhibition of Fabrics and Textile Materials "Intertkan-2018. Autumn». Organizer of the exhibition  Russian Union of Textile and Light Industry Entrepreneurs (Soyuzlegprom).

The opening ceremony of the exhibition was attended by: Director of the Textile Industry Department of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Evgeny Ryzhov;Vice-President of the Russian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Elena Dybova;Executive Vice-President of the RSPP Viktor Skerepov; founder of the SOLSTUDIO group of textile companies Alexandra Kaloshina; Honored Artist of Russia, fashion designer Irina Krutikova;President of Soyuzlegprom, Chairman of the RF CCI Committee on Entrepreneurship in Textile and Light Industry Andrey Razbrodin.

Autumn exhibitions «Intertank » – is not only a place for the demonstration of goods and services, but also a business platform for placing orders for the upcoming autumn-winter period. Within the framework of the exhibition, guests and participants can get acquainted with new trends in the market of designs and prints of fabrics for several years to come. The exhibition, located on an area of more than 5,400 sq. m, was attended by more than 200 companies of fabric manufacturers and suppliers. In addition to the regular participants of the leading domestic brands, such companies as: «Mirtex», «Petromix», «TDL-Textile», «Galatex», «Thermolol», «Sverdlovsk Worsted Plant», « NPC named after Kirov», TD «Gamma», «KAROSport», «Pavlovo-Posadsky worsted», «Eurotex», «RUTKANI», «"Oretex fur", well-known brands from foreign countries took part in the exhibition: YARN&FABRIC (India), Bella Tela (Great Britain), Sahsa Tekstil Konf. San Tic (Turkey), «FADA TESSUTI» (Italy), Bennett Silks (Great Britain), Bacus (France), LOXY (Norway), Shanghai Paradise Bird Textile (China), DOKUMA KUMAŞ TEKSTIL (Turkey), CIMMINO (Italy), Jozwiak (Poland).

The number of visitors to the exhibition has also increased:More than 8,000 specialists visited the exposition during 4 days of work. The participants of the exhibition noted the high level of quality of the visitors, among whom almost a third are managers and founders of companies (33%), another third are procurement specialists and managers (29%). In addition, this year the exhibition enjoyed increased attention of foreign specialists from the UK, France, Germany, China, Italy, India, countries of the near and far abroad.

During all four days of the exhibition, events of the business program were held at four venues, including Plenary session, organized by the Russian Union of Textile and Light Industry Entrepreneurs,Textile Trend Forum, presented by Solstudio Textile Design, professional competition for the "Inter-fabric" award, awarded by several nominations («Structures and surfaces », «Sustainable development», «Decoration and decoration», «Drawing», etc.). August 28 was held under the motto «Design Day», and on August 29 a round table was held on the topic «Digitalization of the domestic fashion industry». For the first time in the framework of the exhibition, a session "Technological features and possibilities of fabric design took place. Prospects of the domestic market of printing on fabrics". A separate round table was dedicated to home textiles. During the tactical session, the impact of innovative fabrics and high-tech materials on consumer preferences in casual-wear, the participants discussed the problems of the industry created by dependence on imported equipment and technologies.

The organizers have not forgotten about entertainment events. So, within the framework of the exhibition, a series of thematic master classes was held ("Rose without tools" from the Fashion House designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev, "Silk painting in the batik technique" from Diana Chentukova, etc.), on the territory was organized thematic photo zone with a unique author's performance, where anyone could capture themselves in a peculiar atmosphere of textiles and sewing accessories.

For the first time, an online broadcast of the Business Program was held on the industry websites of the exhibition intertkan.ru , souzlegprom.ru , as well as on the accounts of the exhibition on VK and Facebook social networks. During the online broadcast, a record number of visitors were registered on the sites, and the number of views, taking into account all resources, amounted to more than 20,000 users.
 

VI International Exhibition of Fabrics and Textile Materials «Intertkan-2019. Spring» will be held within the framework of «Russian Textile and Light Industry Week 2019» from March 19 to 22, 2019 in Moscow, Expocentre Fairgrounds. 

Photos provided by the organizers.