Leading fibres and yarn show Expofil, part of the Première Vision Pluriel collection of shows, has announced a 17% increase in the number of participants for its forthcoming edition as compared to the February 2012 show.

“Within the Première Vision Pluriel shows taking place in February 2013 in Paris, Expofil, the international show of yarns and fibres confirms the direction it had already begun as of its last session in September 2012,” organisers said in a statement.

Faithful to its original guiding principle - to promote and develop the upstream textile sector - Expofil is positioned around the segment of yarns intended for circular knits and weaving in response to the  general desire of Première Vision - to present a different and complementary offer at each of its shows.

Supporting this strategy, there has also been a geographic change. Already relocated last September, Expofil maintains its new location in the north of Hall 5 near the platform dedicated to creative knits, Knitwear Solutions, and Indigo, the show for fabric designs.

According to Expofil, bringing these areas and their complementary offers close together facilities the work of visitors. While Expofil proposes yarn and fibre collections for Autumn/Winter 2014/15, Knitwear Solutions presents yarns for the same season as the Première Vision fabrics (spring summer 2014) to fashion brands and designers developing flat bed knit collections.

Repositioning is bearing fruit

Expofil says the repositioning is already bearing fruit, showing a 17% increase in the number of its participants as compared to February 2012.

While exhibitors numbered 36 one year ago, the next edition will have no fewer than 42 exhibitors coming mainly from Europe (Italy, Switzerland), the United States, and Asia (China) - spinners of wool, silk, or cotton, throwsters/texturizers, and fibre producers.

Also notable will be the arrival of 4 new companies, including the Italian spinners TRE G, specialised in regenerated wool and eco-sustainable yarns, and FILOSCOZIA, specialist in very high-quality spun cotton yarns.

The Expofil show will also be paying particular attention to its display, especially the design of its fashion forum. Coordinated by the Première Vision fashion teams and François-Xavier Hérody, the Autumn/ Winter 14/15 fashion directions will be presented in an area dedicated to the idea of connections.

The new season focuses on junctions. It sketches out new and innovative frontiers between the elements that make up the season’s weaves and knits. It showcases the yarn that links and connects, that constructs lightness, modulates irregularities and structures suppleness in three major directions:

Between emptiness and full, with developments combining fineness with thickness

Between solidity and suppleness, with plays on structure and motion

Between contrasts, with strong links between vibrant colours and aspects

Closely tied to this theme, the Expofil forum, designed by Nina Forlani, will display these specially conceived and created developments along with practical and clear information, an index by exhibitor, new products and ‘know-hows’.

New exhibitors

Filoscozia (Italy)

Founded in 1958, Filmar is a historic player in the Italian spinning industry. The Filoscozia brand, owned by FILMAR SpA and Cotonificio Olcese, is presenting at the show, a cotton yarn of the highest quality, produced exclusively from noble varieties of durable and naturally shiny extra-long staple cotton.

After combing, twisting, gassing and mercerising, the Filoscozia technology strengthens its natural characteristics. Clothing made of Filoscozia is said to be softer, non-pilling, and retain its vivid colours. Filoscozia is a protected trademark, registered in over 40 countries, which has been promoted since 1982 by a non-profit organisation of Italian companies. Fabrics and garments produced with it are recognised by their trademark, and each bears a certificate of guarantee as well as a label.

Orteks Tekstil (Turkey)

Orteks Tekstil is a significant player in Turkey in terms of cotton-spinning technology, with an annual production output of 4,600 tons. The company offers yarns from 1/16 Ne to 1/60 Ne, in 100% combed cotton, cotton/polyester, 100% viscose, and polyester/viscose, as well as thrown yarns, slub yarns, organic cotton yarns and multi-coloured yarns.

TRE G / GMG Filati Stock Service Srl (Italy)

G.M.G. Filati and Tre G produce open-end and ‘cardato’ yarns in a variety of counts and compositions. This yarn is certified CO2 neutral - cardato regenerated, and is used mainly for wovens, but also for knits. The most important yarns in the collection of this Prato-based company are L’Inverno, made of 50% wool, and L’Elisa, with 20% wool. The company also proposes yarns in viscose and silk blends.

Shenzhen Everwin Yarn Company Limited (China)

This major spinner from the Shenzhen region produces 10,000 tons of yarns per year, essentially for woven and circular fabrics for clothing, as well as for the home sector. The company is specialised in cotton spinning, and positioned around organic themes, protection of the environment, naturally-dyed colours, recycled cottons, and other natural fibres.

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