Basic HTML Version
The Textile Magazine
JUly 2012
|
45
the world’s leading fashion colleges
to support training in the field of
knitted fashions. Some of our big-
gest customers in Asia and Europe
regularly visit our F&T in New
York to cultivate their relationships
with buyers and forge new contacts.
Because it is located at the heart
of Manhattan’s Garment District,
designers based there can easily
take advantage of it to program new
designs and make test knits.
Q: How do you see Stoll’s
market prospects as compared to
your competitors’?
H.-P.: Our product portfolio
is truly outstanding in terms of
quality, knitting possibilities and
productivity. It fully meets the
expectations of makers of knitted
products. So we are excellently
positioned compared to our com-
petitors, in addition to enjoying the
largest customer base.
Q. How important is the Asian
market for a long-standing Ger-
man company like Stoll?
H.-P.: Asian markets will contin-
ue to be the most important ones for
us. We do expect our sales volumes
to shift somewhat from China to
other countries in the region such as
Bangladesh, Indonesia and Viet-
nam.
Q: In your view, how is the
international market for flat knit-
ting machines developing?
H.-P.: Apart from the Asian mar-
ket, we are currently seeing a surge
in demand in countries like Turkey
and Romania. Italy will always play
a major role in the field of high-
quality designer knitted apparel
and can therefore be expected to
continue being an important market
for flat knitting machines.
w
Mr. R. Saravanan, Director (Sales & Service), Stoll India Pvt. Ltd.
ITMA Asia + CITME 2012