Daegu International Textile Expo Held ... From 2nd to 4th at Daegu EXCO

Hong Jun-pyo: "Fostering Fiber as a Future Industry"

Over 300 Domestic and International Companies Expected to Participate

The "2023 Daegu International Textile Expo (Preview in DAEGU, hereafter PID)," hosted by Daegu City and Gyeongbuk Province and organized by the Daegu-Gyeongbuk Textile Industry Association, opened on the 2nd at EXCO with the participation of 302 domestic and international companies and will be held for three days.

Started in 2002 and marking its 21st anniversary this year, PID is the largest textile material business exhibition in Korea, contributing to the expansion of exports and activation of domestic transactions in the textile fashion industry. The exhibition aims to actively explore new business models and strategies for the textile industry and to transform it into a future industry by focusing on "advanced convergence material development, establishment of a carbon-neutral and eco-friendly foundation, and digital and smart transformation."

EXCO, where the Daegu International Textile Fair is held.

This exhibition, held as a fully face-to-face event for the first time in three years, is expected to heighten the event's excitement with the participation of 97 overseas companies from countries such as China and India, overseas buyers from about 15 countries including the United States, Japan, Vietnam, Poland, and Middle Eastern countries, as well as major domestic brand buyers, thanks to the positive impact of the recent global endemic.

Despite ongoing challenges in the external industrial economic environment, the differentiated new product development and determination of participating companies to find breakthroughs in both domestic and export markets are creating a booming business atmosphere throughout the exhibition hall.

In particular, the exhibition plans to comprehensively showcase the textile fashion industry, ranging from eco-friendly materials such as recycled and biodegradable materials to convergence high-functional materials, digital meta-fashion platforms, and automation technologies. This exhibition is expected to serve as a positive opportunity to find breakthroughs in both domestic and export markets.

The opening ceremony will be attended by many domestic and international dignitaries, including Hong Jun-pyo, Mayor of Daegu, Lee Dal-hee, Deputy Governor for Economy of Gyeongbuk Province, Lee Man-gyu, Chairman of the Daegu City Council, members of the National Assembly, and the Ambassador of India to Korea.

The organizers expect that the number of visitors to the expo during the three-day event will exceed 15,000.

Mayor Hong Jun-pyo said, "I hope that by successfully hosting the expo, our textile industry can enhance its competitiveness as a new future industry through advanced technology, eco-friendliness, digitalization, and innovation."

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