A record year at INDEX 08!

INDEX 08 closed its doors having broken all records, confirming its title as ‘The world’s leading nonwovens exhibition’. Nearly 12’500 visitors from all over the globe attended this international industry event. Held under the sign of innovation, numerous talks and displays demonstrated just how creative and dynamic the nonwovens market continues to be.

EDANA confirmed that the next edition in 2011 will also be held at Geneva Palexpo in Switzerland.

All records were beaten, with almost 12’500 professional visitors coming from over 100 countries around the world, to see the strongest showing of exhibitors ever seen at INDEX. Some 520 exhibitors representing all continents were present, exhibiting their goods and services for the nonwovens industry, in 50’000m2 (538,200ft2) of exhibition halls, representing over 21’500 m2 (231,426ft2) of net stand space.

One of the most noticeable phenomena of this year’s visitors was the number attending from so-called ‘technical’ applications, such as the filtration, automotive or construction industries, following the advances which nonwovens continue to make in these important sectors.

INDEX 08 not only welcomed visitors from a broad cross-section of nonwovens applications, but also from all the regions of the world, be that North and South America, Africa, Europe, and in particular, from the Middle and Far East.

Have a look at the photos!

The 14th edition of INDEX will take place at Geneva Palexpo
from 12th-15th April 2011.