Italian textile machinery manufacturers will exhibit in the common area set up by the Italian Trade Agency and ACIMIT at the upcoming edition of CAITME, to be held in Uzbekistan.

Among these companies ACIMIT’s associated members include: Beta Machinery, Carù, Cormatex, Durst, Ferraro, Mcs, Pozzi Leopoldo, Ramallumin, Ratti, Rite, Santex Rimar Group, Savio, Sicam, Smit, Stalam, Unitech.

At CAITME Italian exhibitors will show the most advanced technology applied to the textile sector, offering proper solutions in terms of efficiency, costs saving and sustainability.

ACIMIT represents an industrial sector comprising around 300 manufacturers, employing close to 12,000 people and producing machinery for an overall value of about EUR 2.7 billion, with exports amounting to more than 85% of total sales.

According to the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, in 2016, Italian exports amounted to EUR 15 million, exceeding 2015 figures, with a 16% increase. Among the Italian machines most in demand by Uzbek textile companies are knitting machinery (62% of the overall total) and spinning machinery (24%).

Uzbekistan is one of the largest producers and exporters of cotton and its textile industry is a relevant driver for the national economy. The raw material’s availability and low production costs are favourable conditions of the business development of the local industry. The upgrading of installed equipment is considered a step to achieve this goal, ACIMIT reports.

CAITME, to be held from 13-15 September in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.