The textile and clothing industries have played a pivotal role in South Korea's industrialization. According to the data of the National Statistics Bureau of Korea, in December 2021, the retail sales of apparel in South Korea reached 5,643.12 billion won, with a year-on-year growth of 32.5%. From January to December, the retail sales of apparel in South Korea reached 5,744054 billion won, with a year-on-year growth of 15.3%. The transaction volume of online clothing stores reached 16.9027.77 billion won, up 12.6 percent year-on-year. 
In recent years, South Korea's textile and garment industry, based on unique design and cutting-edge technology, focuses on the production of high-quality, differentiated textile and garment products, and is distributed in a small amount of diversified production with high grade and high value-added fashion garments. The avant-garde bold design style of Korean local brands is in line with the taste of the current young consumer groups, deeply favored by European, American and Asian markets. 
The Korean textile industry has a large number of factories in Southeast Asian countries. For example, South Korea is the largest source of investment in Vietnam's textile and garment industry. From 1989 to 2021, more than 500 South Korean textile and apparel companies invested in Vietnam. Vietnam is the second largest trading partner of the ROK in the textile and apparel sector and the largest foreign investment destination of the ROK. The purchasing decision-making power of these textile mills in Southeast Asia is basically owned by their actual investors - Korean companies.

The Korea International Textile and Clothing Industry Exhibition has been successfully held for 22 years. According to the last official statistics, a total of more than 300 exhibitors from the same stage attracted nearly 9,000 spectators, including more than 500 overseas buyers, more than 8,000 Korean buyers.  
 Every year, Kortex showcases renowned leaders in textile machinery as well as the most advanced technology from Europe and Asia. For professionals and industry experts focusing on the Korean market, this is the most anticipated and important business platform.