Due to on-going travel restrictions and unforeseen delays in vaccination programs, the organizers of INDEX are forced to recognize that the lifting of the Swiss federal governmental restrictions regarding sizeable gatherings of people and a consequent return to normal business, may take a little longer than anticipated.

To ensure that INDEX20 has every opportunity of taking place this year, the INDEX20 organizers, Palexpo and EDANA, have decided to adopt two important measures, designed to guarantee the widest possible visibility and participation to all.

The first is to announce that INDEX20 is postponed until October 19-22, 2021.

As a major international event in the nonwovens calendar, the organizers feel they must take advantage of every possibility of maximizing visitor attendance and ROI for exhibitors.

Delaying the event for an additional six weeks will increase the opportunities for a broader range of participants to attend INDEX20 in person. Naturally, the strictest health protocols will be applied and rigorously observed at the event, to ensure the best conditions are in place to conduct business safely.

The second initiative is to introduce a comprehensive virtual platform for INDEX20. This exciting digital tool will enable the over 14,000 exhibitors and visitors to interact directly if they so wish, extend the event’s reach both in terms of geography and applications, and provide live and on-demand product content and information. A data-driven matchmaking facility will assist participants in contacting and networking with like-minded attendees in their particular sector.