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The Textile Magazine
APRIL 2012
amounting to 80 per cent of total
sales. The quality of Italian textile
technology is evidenced by the high
number of countries in which Italian
machinery is sold: around 130 coun-
tries worldwide.
Creativity, technology, reliabil-
ity and quality are the characteris-
tics which have made Italy a global
leader in manufacturing textile ma-
chinery.
Founded in 1904 and headquar-
tered in Zurich, ITMF is an inter-
national association for the world’s
textile industries, dedicated to keep-
ing its worldwide membership con-
stantly informed through surveys,
studies and publications and through
organization of annual conferences
and meetings, participating in the
evolution of the industry’s value
chain and publishing considered
opinions on the future trends and in-
ternational developments.
India Conference
ACIMIT, the Association of Ital-
ian Textile Machinery Manufac-
turers, is organizing two important
workshops in Mumbai and Ichalka-
ranji, reflecting Italian response to
strong demand for technology by
the Indian textile industry.
India is the world’s
second largest mar-
ket in terms of value
for textile machinery
imports
amounting
to 1.11 billion euros.
Italian technology is
especially in demand.
In fact, 133 million
euros worth of Italian
textile machinery was
sold to India in 2011,
a 19 per cent increase
compared to the previ-
ous year.
“Our
companies
have been observ-
ing developments in
India for some time
now,” states Sandro
Salmoiraghi, ACIMIT
President. “Business
opportunities
have
multiplied, particu-
larly in recent years,
owing in part to the
incentives set by the
Indian authorities to
promote moderniza-
tion of the local industry.”
To meet this growing demand for
‘Made in Italy’ textile machinery,
ACIMIT is organizing two impor-
tant workshops with Indian textile
manufacturers. Mumbai and Ich-
alkaranji will play host the work-
shops to be held on May 8 and 10,
at which various Italian machinery
manufacturers will be presenting
their latest technology proposals.
The Italian machinery manufac-
turers taking part in them include
Canalair, Cs Automazione, Fimat,
Flainox, Itema, Jaeggli Meccanotes-
sile, Ptmt, Smit and Testa.
The ACIMIT workshops are part
of the “Machines Italia in India”
program financed by the Ministry
for Economic Development, which
has entrusted the organization to the
Federation of Italian Manufacturers
of Capital Goods.
“Machines Italia in India” is an
initiative aimed at supporting the
internationalization activities of
businesses in the sector, which is
currently experiencing most intense
economic development anywhere in
the globe.
ACIMIT represents around 300
companies employing close to
12,400 people and producing ma-
chinery for an overall value of
about 2.7 billion euros, with exports
amounting to 80 per cent of total
sales. The quality of Italian textile
technology is evidenced by the high
number of countries in which Italian
machinery is sold: around 130 coun-
tries worldwide. Creativity, technol-
ogy, reliability and quality are the
basic factors that contribute to Italy
emerging a global leader in textile
machinery manufacturing.
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