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Organisers
Messe Frankfurt Exhibition GmbH
Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1
60327
Frankfurt on the Main
Germany
Fon: +49 69 7575-0
Fax: +49 69 7575-6433
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Sector focus
Textiles (Clothing and Home Textiles, Technical Textiles) (industry 80)
Textile and Clothing Machinery, Textile Cleaning (industry 81)
Main offerings
Textile Machinery
Textile Processing
Fibres
Chemical Fibres
Yarns
Textile Material
Fabrics for Industrial Purposes
Braiding
Unidirectional weaves
Woven Fabrics
Knitted Fabrics
Membranes Technology
Membrane systems
Non-Wovens
Coated Textiles
Reinforcing Textiles
Compound Textiles
Composite Materials
Prepregs
Fibre-reinforced materials
Coating Materials
Protective Clothing
Fabrics for Sportswear
Materials
Plastics
Surface Mount Technology
Research and Development
Technologies
Machinery
Jointing Equipment
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Trade visitors
Statistics
Key figures
4/2026
(temporary)
Exhibitors
1.466
Domestic
341
Abroad
1.125
Visitors (number of admissions)
28.966
Domestic
10.450
Abroad
18.516
Space (gross)
74.000
Space (net)
35.334
Special show space
920
Exhibitor stand space
34.414
Hall space
34.414
Domestic
9.132
Abroad
25.282
FKM trade visitor structure
2024
Visitors (number of admissions)
28.023
Proportion of trade visitors
98%
Total Germany (%)
37
Bremen
0
Hamburg
2
Lower Saxony
5
Schleswig-Holstein
0
North Rhine-Westphalia
22
Hesse
14
Rhineland-Palatinate
6
Saarland
1
Baden-Württemberg
25
Bavaria
15
Berlin
0
Brandenburg
0
Mecklenburg-West Pommerania
0
Saxony-Anhalt
0
Saxony
6
Thuringia
2
Professional position (%)
Entrepreneur, co-owner, freelancer
14
Managing director, board member, head of an authority etc.
15
Area manager, works manager, plant manager, branch manager, head of public office
13
Department head, group head, team leader
16
Other salaried staff, civil servant, skilled worker
26
Lecturer, teacher
2
Trainee
2
Other position
2
Student
10
Other not gainfully employed
1
Area of responsibility (%)
Management
16
Research and development, design/construction
28
Manufacturing, production, quality control
14
Buying/procurement
7
Finance/accounting, controlling
0
Information and communication technology
0
Personnel administration, administration
0
Sales
11
Marketing, advertising, PR
2
Logistics: material management, storage, transport
1
Maintenance/repairs
2
Other area
4
Student
10
Other not gainfully employed
1
Consulting
3
Economic sectors (%)
Industry
61
Wholesale/foreign trade
8
Retail trade
2
Skilled trades
2
Service
7
Research institut
2
University/college/polytechnic
2
Other economic sectors
6
Pupil, student
10
other non-professionals
1
Distance to home (%)
up to 50 km
5
more than 50 km up to 100 km
4
more than 100 km up to 300 km
19
over 300 km
72
Foreign origin total (%)
63
EU
57
Other european countries
19
Africa
2
North America
4
South and Central America
2
Middle East
1
South-, East-, Central Asia
14
Countries with the highest visitor shares (%)
Italy
8
France
7
Türkiye
6
Netherlands
6
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5
Size of company/organization (%)
1 - 4
8
5 - 9
6
10 - 49
18
50 - 199
21
200 - 499
12
500 - 999
6
1 000 and more
18
Student
10
Other not employed
1
Influence on purchasing/procurement decisions (%)
decisively
23
collectively
30
in an advisory capacity/organization
22
no
15
Student
10
Other not gainfully employed
1
Frequency of trade fair visits (%)
Previous event
28
Earlier events
37
First visit
52
2
Survey conducted by:
Wissler & Partner
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