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The Textile Magazine
JUly 2012
itma asia + CITME 2012
“The third edition of ITMA Asia
+ CITME, which came to a close
on June 16 in Shanghai, confirmed
our expectations,” stated Sandro
Salmoiraghi, President of ACIM-
IT. “The leading markets for our
manufacturers were largely stalled
over this first part of the year, and
a general mood of economic un-
certainty could be perceived even
during the trade fair in Shanghai.
Investments in new technologies
are proceeding very slowly in all
markets.”
However, the current economic
situation did not prevent Italian
businesses from playing an es-
sential role at ITMA Asia, with a
total of 115 exhibitors representing
Italy. In terms of occupied sur-
face area, Italy came third overall
(seven per cent), covering a net
total of 4,700 sq. metres, behind
the Chinese exhibitors (60 per cent
net surface area) and the German
participants (nine per cent).
In particular, both Chinese and
foreign visitors appreciated the
commitment of the Italian textile
machinery industry on the issue
of sustainability. To this end, at
the usual ACIMIT press confer-
ence held during the event, the
ITMA Asia provided positive indications for Italian exhibitors in spite
of the current uncertain economic outlook. The Italian green label
certification initiative was greeted with special appreciation.
ACIMIT’s
sustainability initiative well
appreciated at ITMA Asia