The trade fair showcased the collections of 165 textilemills and textile fiber manufacturers and welcomed 7,975 visitors;astable figure compared to previous years, albeit a number of visitorsnever previously achieved over a period of several days, due, in largepart, to increased numbers of visitors coming from other continents. With13,990 multi-visits compared to the 9,618 of the previous year, SPINEXPOreinforced its corporate trade fair role, ending on a note of generalsatisfaction-unexpected given the economic outlook and the generalincrease in the price of raw materials.