Indian Textile Companies meet Italian Machinery Manufacturers for Technical Textiles and Nonwovens

The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) and the Italian Trade Commission (ICE) will host a delegation of 10 Indian companies involved in technical textiles and nonwovens sectors in Italy from January 28th to February 2nd. Indian delegates have been chosen among the most qualified companies operating in the production of nonwovens and technical textiles items, thanks to the assistance of Business Co-ordination House, an Indian consultancy firm specialized in the sector.

During the stay Indian delegates will meet some leading Italian companies involved in the production of textile machinery for technical textiles and nonwovens. In a week Indian mission could enhance its knowledge regarding the great expertise of Italian technology in these two sectors. Moreover the up-to-dated processes for the production of most innovative textiles will be shown to Indian delegates.

The mission is part of a promotional program that ACIMIT and ICE have been realizing for many years in order to strengthen the links between Italian textile technology providers and Indian textile operators. The promotional initiatives of this program includes attendance to the main trade fairs for textile machinery occurring in India and many technological meetings.

ACIMIT and ICE widespread promotional activity is due to the great relevance of the Indian textile industry, that is aiming to enhance the quality of their textile and garments products. In the global scenario India is only behind China among the leading markets for textile machinery. The sales of Italian machinery in India were about Euro 183 million in 2006 and Euro 102 in first nine months of 2007. The most requested Italian machinery were the spinning ones (37% of the total export towards India), followed by weaving machines (24%) and finishing machines (20%).

“This mission could be an important step to strengthen the relatonship with Indian companies, mainly in a emerging sector as technical textiles one, where Italian companies are focusing in the last years, ACIMIT President, Mr. Banfi, says. Moreover I am confident that cooperation with our Indian partner Business Co-ordination House will be fruitful for each other”.