Page 44 - April-May-2018

44
Uzbekistan plans to add value and quality

through textile technology investment

Company representatives and speakers at the Swiss Textile Machinery Uzbekistan symposium
Already a strong producer of raw cotton and yarns, representatives of the Uzbekistan textile industry is
Uzbekistan is now ready to take its textile proof that there is great enthusiasm to take
manufacturing capabilities to the next stage, by advantage of the new opportunities, especially in the
investing in latest-technology for downstream development of business in the value-added areas
processes of fabric manufacture, finishing and of textile production, downstream from the
making-up. established raw cotton and yarn sectors.” AD
The appetite for progress in these segments was The member companies of Swissmem taking part in
demonstrated at a recent two-day symposium in the symposium were: Amsler Tex, Benninger, ITEMA,
Tashkent, staged by the Swiss Textile Machinery Jakob Müller, Loepfe Brothers, Luwa, Maag
Association (Swissmem), showcasing the Brothers, Rieter, Rieter Components (Bräcker, Graf,
technology and know-how of 14 leading textile SSM), Saurer, Stäubli Sargans and Steiger.
machinery manufacturers from Switzerland.
According to Cornelia Buchwalder, Secretary
The event was opened by the Swiss Ambassador to General of Swissmem, the machinery manufacturers
Uzbekistan, Olivier Chave, and Bakhodir Alikhanov, presenting their technology at the event were
the First Deputy Chairman of Uzbekistan Textile and gratified at the level of interest shown: “As well as the
Garment Association. It was attended by hundreds industrialists, it was especially pleasing to welcome
of delegates from the Uzbek textile and clothing many textile students to learn about the Swiss
sector, as well as a large contingent of students from companies and their products,” she said. “After all,
the textile faculty of Tashkent University. we are planning to create new partnerships and
project for the future, and these are the people who
Welcoming the delegates, Ernesto Maurer, President will be involved in this process in the years to come.”
of the Swiss Textile Machinery Association, said it
was clear that recent actions by the Uzbekistan Further positive reactions came from the individual
government signalled its intent to foster advances in Swiss company representatives. Boyd Higgins,
both the technology level and the extended range of Uzbekistan Sales Manager for Jakob Müller AG
textile-producing activities by its textile Frick, said the organisation of this event helped to
manufacturers. create the right impression among attendees:
“There was a very distinct recognition of Swiss
“The fact that the Uzbek currency is now convertible quality and precision from the industry delegates
for international exchange is the foundation for a present. This will certainly help us all in convincing
significant increase in foreign trade,” he said. “And customers that investing in Swiss Textile Machinery
the presence at the symposium of many important is always the right decision.”
April/May 2018