Local firms to exhibit products at German trade fair
Bangladeshi goods are very good in quality and they are gaining popularity in European countries thanks to their production in compliant factories, said a top official of a Germany based exhibition organising company, Messe Frankfurt.
Apart from apparel items, Bangladeshi-made home textiles, jute goods, ceramics, handicrafts, leather goods and plastic goods are very popular among the customers, particularly in Europe, said Stephan Kurzawski, senior vice-president for consumer goods at the company.
Kurzawski, also a board member at the Messe Frankfurt Group, made the comments at a press conference at the Sonargaon hotel in Dhaka yesterday.
The companies from other countries are very much interested to set up their stalls beside the Bangladeshi pavilions as the south Asian country is very popular for its quality goods, he said.
The increased export value of some of the consumer goods from Bangladesh supports the observation of the fair organiser.
Last fiscal year, jute and jute goods export grew by 6.56 percent year-on-year to $1.02 billion, home textile by 9.95 percent to $878.68 million and ceramic products 32.70 percent to $51.94 million.
Handicrafts export also increased by 15.26 percent to $16.69 million. Garment export grew by 8.76 percent to $30.61 billion, according to data from the Export Promotion Bureau.
The next trade fair—Ambiente —will be held at Frankfurt in Germany in February next year where more than 40 Bangladeshi companies will exhibit their products.
Around 1,500 exhibitors from 55 nations will showcase their products at Ambiente, under the headings of Global Sourcing Dining, Global Sourcing Living and Global Sourcing Giving, Kurzawski said.
Erdmann Kilian, director for marketing communications at the Messe Frankfurt; Omer Salahuddin, managing director of Messe Frankfurt Bangladesh; Nazneen Salahuddin, director for communications, and Rumanna Afroze, head of operations in Bangladesh, also spoke.
