ITMA, the world’s largest integrated textile and garment manufacturing technologies showcased 59 Spanish exhibiting companies, of which 33 are associated to Amec Amtex, Spanish Textile Machinery Manufacturers Association: AMC-TEXTIL 2020 / TEXMA MAQUINARIA TEXTIL, AUTIMAK, BLUE REED, CANMARTEX CATGRUP, COMSAT, ELECTRO‑JET, Jeanologia to name a few.
The 17th ITMA edition has broken a record in the number of visitors. Among them, it is remarkable to note that the presence of Italian citizens, coming to an 18% out of the total attendance in the show, due to being the country hosting the show. They are followed by India (9%), Turkey (8%), and Germany (7%). The top 10 of visitorship at ITMA 2015 is also formed by France, United States, Iran, Brazil, Pakistan and Spain.
In addition to the great number of visitors, the Spanish companies associated to Amec Amtex have shown their satisfaction for the quantity and quality of visitors. They also ensure to have perceived more interest in starting projects and purchasing machinery. Therefore, it can be said that the sector tends to recover in the near future, what will be verified in next ITMA edition, in Barcelona from June 20th to 26th, 2019.
The Spanish Textile Machinery and Garment Association (amec amtex), full member of CEMATEX, European Committee of Manufacturers of Textile Machinery, is in charge of the coordination of Spanish industries that participate at ITMA. Amec Amtex belongs to Amec (Business Multilateral Association), a private non-profit entity, which has been promoting for more than 45 years Spanish exports of industrial goods in various sectors.