International Textile Machinery Exhibition in Singapore

ITMA ASIA + CITME, Singapore 2025 was the Singapore edition of the region's leading textile and garment technology exhibition, held at the Singapore Expo from 28 to 31 October 2025 (four days).

Organisers and ownership: owned by CEMATEX (the European Committee of Textile Machinery Manufacturers), the China Textile Machinery Association (CTMA) and The Sub-Council of Textile Industry, CCPIT (CCPIT TEX); organised by ITMA Services. The Singapore edition was added between the Shanghai editions of 2024 and 2026 to serve buyers in South and Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Africa.

Exhibition profile: advanced technologies spanning the entire textile and garment manufacturing value chain, from spinning, weaving and knitting to garment making, processing, automation and recycling solutions. More than 770 technology and service providers from 33 countries and regions applied for space; booked hall space was expanded from 60,000 to 70,000 square metres to accommodate demand.

Results reported by the organisers: visitorship of over 26,600 from 109 countries and regions, with some 92% of visitors coming from overseas (35% from South Asia, 30% from Southeast Asia). The top visitor countries were India (19%), China (11%) and Indonesia (10%), with Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vietnam and Malaysia also in the top ten. Exhibitors reported strong buyer interest and machine orders from the opening days.

Co-located programme: the first ITMA Sustainability Forum was held alongside the exhibition on 30 October 2025 (Singapore Expo, Peridot Room 201-202), organised by ITMA Services in partnership with the Singapore Fashion Council, covering regulatory changes, circular textile production, sustainable technologies and financing solutions.

Note: no next Singapore edition has been announced by the show owners. The series continues with ITMA ASIA + CITME 2026 in Shanghai (National Exhibition and Convention Center, 20-24 November 2026) and ITMA 2027 in Hanover, Germany (16-22 September 2027). Third-party directories listing an "ITMA ASIA + CITME Singapore 2027" show only an unconfirmed "October 2027 (?)" placeholder and are not official.