ACIMIT and BCH recently held a technological symposium on “Woven Technologies for Technical Textiles – Special Focus on Filtration & Geotextiles” in New Delhi. The symposium was part of the “Machines Italia in India” program financed by the Ministry of Economic Development and entrusted to Federmacchine, the Federation of Italian Manufacturers of Capital Goods.
This initiative aimed at supporting the globalized activities of the textile sector businesses in one of the world’s fastest growing and most dynamic economic areas. India is the second largest textile machinery market, with machinery imports amounting to roughly 1.17 billion euros. Among the sectors attracting investments are filtration and geotextiles. The filtration sector in India is growing at an annual rate of 17-18 per cent. For the geotextile sector, on the other hand, India’s rapid rate of economic development has generated high demand for infrastructure such as quality roads, bridges, dams, etc.
Among the major Italian machinery manufacturers who are actively present in the technical textile division are Corino Macchine, Itema, Panter-PTMT, Ramisch Guarneri, ROJ, Rostoni/Errebi, SMIT. These manufacturers presented to India’s business community their latest and most advanced technologies for production of geotextile and filtration products.
The interesting aspect of the New Delhi symposium was the vast untapped growth potential for geotextile and filter manufacturers within the Indian sub-continent. Customers from different parts of India were present mainly to know the latest developments in woven technology for technical textiles that would aid expansion of their business opportunities.
The personal B2B sessions conducted after the presentation which facilitated a pro-active interaction amongst potential entrepreneurs and technology providers were very well appreciated. All the Italian principals were present along with their Indian representatives to interact on future growth prospects.
ACIMIT represents close to 300 Italian manufacturers who supply machines to India. The quality offered by the Italian textile players is evidenced by the high number of Indian textile companies in which Italian machines have their presence. ACIMIT serves as an important bridge or a networking platform for Italian technology providers and Indian industrialists.