At INDEX 08, almost 12’500 individual visitors came to find out about the nonwovens market and its supporting industries and to seek seeking solutions, new ideas and discover competent new suppliers and develop business partnerships.

Recommended by the industry for the industry, both new and returning visitors know that INDEX is the breeding ground for a broad range of innovative nonwovens solutions to their business issues.
Taking place only once every three years, visitors return time after time, knowing they will always find the very latest creative developments at INDEX

Each new edition of INDEX reflects the changing nonwovens marketplace which it serves, and this for over 25 years.. It highlights new applications and trends, focuses on new processes and machinery and puts new developments and ground-breaking applications’ research in the spotlight.
The attraction and up-to-the-minute relevance of the event is reflected in the remarkable levels of visitor satisfaction achieved in independent research:

Originating from all four corners of the globe, and over 100 countries, INDEX is such a valuable place to do business that over two-thirds of all visitors stayed for two days or more.

■ Considerable increases in visitor numbers from Middle & Far East, Eastern Europe & S. America
■ Visitors attend INDEX for several days - 68.4% stay 2 days or more
■ Almost half (47%) are returning for the 2nd time or more
■ Over half are entirely new visitors to the event, recommended to attend by a colleague, business partner or industry association
An ideal occasion too, to discover the very latest innovative ideas and vigorously seek the new business opportunities offered by the nonwovens market.
The appeal of INDEX continues to reach out far beyond the traditional boundaries of nonwovens, attracting knowledgeable attendees from a multitude of new sectors.


■ A record 21,500 m2 (231,426 ft2) net stand space covering 50,000 m2 of exhibition hall
■ 80 entirely new industry developments launched, attracting top professional visitors from user industries.
■ Substantial increases in Middle and Far Eastern, Asian and Latin American exhibitors

■ Considerable increases in visitor numbers from Middle & Far East, Eastern Europe & South America
■ Visitors attend INDEX for several days - 68.4% stay 2 days or more
■ Almost half (47%) are returning for the 2nd time or more
■ Over half are entirely new visitors to the event, recommended to attend by a colleague, business partner or industry association