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Alessandro Zucchi . President . ACIMIT

Italian companies return to

exhibit at ITMA

Asia+CITME Shanghai

66 Italian textile machinery manufacturers will considerably during 2020 due to the pandemic, says
participate in the upcoming ITMA ASIA + CITME ACIMIT President Alessandro Zucchi. China, before
2020, which will take place in Shanghai at the many other Countries, has resumed its path of
National Exhibition and Convention Center from June economic growth. In the textile sector, investments
12 to 16, 2021. Of these, 21 manufacturers will be have never stopped. On the Chinese market,
presenting their technology offerings within National therefore, there is no lack of opportunities and I
Sector Groups organized by ACIMIT, the Italian believe that ITMA ASIA + CITME will confirm
Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers, and expectations of a recovery in demand".
the Italian Trade Agency. With an occupied area of
about 3,200 square meters, Italy is among the main Unfortunately, the health emergency still causes
exhibiting Countries attending the event, as it has limitations for the full mobility abroad of the
been the case in the previous editions. ITMA ASIA + companies’ staff, both commercial and technical,
CITME is, then, a first step towards normality for and not only the Italian ones, thus preventing a
many companies in the sector, after more than a year greater participation in this edition of ITMA ASIA +
in which even the exhibition activity has stopped. CITME. Zucchi concludes: "Waiting for a return to a
situation of normality with a more numerous
Asia represents the main destination for Italian textile collective attendance at the trade fairs, I am
machinery manufacturers. In 2020 38% of Italian convinced that the Italian manufacturers exhibiting in
textile machines exports went to Asia. Moreover, Shanghai will be able to testify to the high level of
China is an absolutely important market for Italian innovation achieved by the Made in Italy offer,
companies: the first in Asia and the second proposing some technological innovations,
worldwide behind only Turkey. In 2020 Italian especially in terms of sustainability and digitalization
machinery exports to China accounted for 14% of of the textile production process".
Italian exports in the sector (over 190 million euros).
The main destinations in the area also include Mr. Massimiliano Tremiterra, Trade Commissioner of
Pakistan, India and Bangladesh. Italian Trade Agency Shanghai Office, commented
that Italian cutting-edge technology can contribute
"The outlook for the Asian market remains positive, greatly in terms of innovation and development of the
despite the fact that demand for machinery slowed flourishing Chinese textile industry.

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