Iran

Tehran recently hosted a German Textile Symposium aimed at growing interest among Iranian textile companies in German-made machinery. Demand for German products among Iranian textile producers has waned in recent years thanks to sanctions placed on the country by the German government, but machinery suppliers say they are now embarking on a mission to reinvigorate that demand and make Germany the supplier of choice for textile machinery in Iran. The organizers of the event say it was a success with many German companies coming away with solid Iranian prospects. (Fibre2Fashion)