INDEX™ 2029

How it compares

IDEA is the closest comparison for a company working across the nonwovens supply chain. Its North American setting makes it a natural choice for developing customers and production partnerships in that market. INDEX is the European meeting point for the same broad mix of materials, converting equipment and applications, with a substantial international supplier presence. A global supplier can justify both when the customer regions warrant separate commercial attention.

Techtextil Frankfurt opens a wider technical textile conversation. Its scope crosses functional apparel, industrial textiles and other application markets, with Texprocess adding processing technology nearby. Product developers looking beyond nonwovens into alternative textile constructions have more breadth there. INDEX gives nonwoven roll goods, chemistry and production equipment a more concentrated setting, particularly for hygiene, medical and wipes sourcing.

Shanghai International Nonwovens Exhibition (SINCE) is a direct option for building relationships in China and the wider Asian supply chain. It covers raw materials, machinery, roll goods and converted products in Shanghai. INDEX suits teams that need an international comparison of suppliers around a European trip; SINCE is more closely aligned with an Asian commercial agenda. The choice depends on where the next customer, factory or material partnership needs to be.

INDEX is the right trip for teams choosing nonwoven materials and production technology together, with European customers and global suppliers in the same conversation.

Who exhibits

The mix reaches from nonwoven machinery to fibers, chemistry and converted products. ANDRITZ’s nonwoven and textile businesses and A. Celli Nonwovens sit alongside companies such as AUTEFA Solutions and Avgol in the 2026 directory. The awards brought Lenzing, Bostik, Corman, Confitex and ZUIKO into focus across materials, finished products and converting machinery. That breadth lets a visitor connect a product requirement with the manufacturing choices and components behind it.

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INDEX™ 2029

INDEX returns in 2029 following a 2026 show centered on circular manufacturing and technical performance. Recyclable material designs and PFAS-free protective textiles featured alongside machinery developments. A new Women’s Networking Breakfast and the immersive Nonwovens: In Every Layer of Life experience expanded the program beyond supplier stands. The next Geneva gathering gives materials and production teams a common point to revisit how these developments have moved into commercial use.

• Use the directory’s application filters as well as its supplier categories: hygiene, medical, filtration and geotextiles cut across materials, components and machinery.
• For line investment, compare web formation and bonding suppliers with converting and inspection specialists; INDEX brings these different production stages into the same supplier market.

Exhibiting

INDEX suits suppliers whose proposition connects a material or machine to a specific nonwoven application. The historical exhibitor terms distinguish EDANA members from other exhibitors and add registration, co-exhibitor and waste charges. Stand space is therefore only part of the participation budget; the next booking cycle is the point to establish the applicable package.