USA
The fourteenth edition of Techtextil North America took place June 20-22, 2017 at McCormick Place – Lakeside Centre in Chicago, Illinois. This was the fifth edition of Techtextil North America hosted outside of Atlanta, held in the even years, and the first of its kind in Chicago. Over 3,000 attendees networked with producers, manufacturers and finishers from across the world over the course of the three-day event.
The two in one event, co-located with JEC Americas’ Future of Composites in Construction, resulted in the largest technical textiles, nonwovens, textile machinery, and composites show in the USA this year, facilitating an active exchange of ideas and new partnerships across industries.
Techtextil North America 2017 saw a 15% increase in total number of exhibitors over the 2015 edition held in Houston, Texas, with 60% growth in space rented by overseas exhibitors. The fifteenth edition of Techtextil North America will be co-located with Texprocess Americas, on 22-24 May 2018 at the Georgia World Congress Centre in Atlanta.
