The World Carpet Congress will be held this year under the central theme The Carpet Factory of the Future, shifting the attention from the decorative functions of carpets and textile floor coverings in houses, offices, hotel lobbies and public transport, to research and development.

The Carpet Factory of the Future is created today by the sector’s transition into a sustainable and high-tech industry, with a cross-sectoral approach and open innovation policy, organisers report.

The 6th edition of the World Carpet Congress will focus on different application areas and innovative opportunities for textile floor coverings, carpets and rugs. The event, a joint initiative of UNITEX, Fedustria and Centexbel, will take place from 8-9 June 2017 in Ghent, Belgium.

Dedicated to the state-of-the-art, developments, innovations and future prospects for the carpet industry, the Congress represents a unique opportunity for research institutes, suppliers and contractors to present themselves to an international audience of interested people and organisations. The exhibition area will be open during the entire congress, where companies will be able to demonstrate their new developments and products.

The previous edition of the Congress was attended by more than 250 participants.