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Italian Textile machines, 10% knitting machines, 9% weaving Economic Development.
machines and 6% other machines.
ACIMIT is a member of CEMATEX (Comité Européen
Machinery Industry Reasons for a world success des Constructeurs de Machines Textile), that groups
Italian companies involved in this sector, are
more than 600 companies in Europe. One of the
small-size companies, deeply committed to R&D
An overview activities, looking for close cooperation with end fundamental tasks of Cematex is the organization
and allocation of ITMA, the most important
users to create new opportunities, new machines,
specialized fair worldwide in the textile machinery
new systems and technologies. industry.
The ability to understand the needs of potential Links with Pakistani textile industry
In Italy, there are approximately 300 companies who Union (22%). The biggest contribution to the Italian customers enables Italian companies to turn them Pakistan is an important market for textile machinery.
produce textile machines and related accessories, exports of textile machinery came from Turkey. In the quickly into dedicated machines and devices which In 2019 the value of Italian exports to Pakistani
for a total of about 12,000 employees. In 2019 the first half of 2020 Italian exports toward Turkish market give rise to new high value-added market niches market was 80 million Euros, with a decrease of 7%
value of Italian production was Euro 2.3 billion, with amounted to a value of Euro 91 million. Turkey is (such as the technical textiles) in the world textile compared to the previous year. In the first six months
exports worth Euro 1.9 billion. followed by China, Pakistan and United States of market, both as regards economical and of 2020 the value was 36 million Euros.
America. technological aspects.
Italian textile machinery sector (million euro) Italian textile machinery exports to Pakistan
var. Italian textile machinery exports to main Countries (million euro)
2017 2018 2019 2019/18 (Jan-June 2020)*) Italian textile machinery companies are placed in
Production (a) 2547 2537 2251 -11% areas of ancient textile tradition, where an exchange
of experience with end users offers a strong impetus
2108
-12%
1853
2144
Exports (b)
Italian Review Source: ACIMIT . Note: Figures include laundry machinery data 865 -8% and Central Italy: Bergamo, Brescia, Biella, Como, Italian Review
Domestic sales (a-b)
398
403
-7%
to the constant technological upgrading of
429
513
-9%
Imports (c)
527
467
machinery. Textile clusters are located in Northern
930
Domestic Consumption (a-b+c)
942
Milan, Prato, Vicenza.
Exports represent 82% of total sales, realized in
The main characteristics that distinguish Italian textile
about 130 destination countries. This process of
machinery sector are:
internationalization, together with the vocation for
• skilled workforce that ensures a high quality of
innovation in the sector, allowed Italian companies to
products. This feature is a legacy of the Italian textile
consolidate and further improve the leading position
held by the Italian textile machinery industry all over
• the dimensions of Italian companies that allow a
Source: ACIMIT . *without laundry machinery
the world.
quick response to the need of each customer
Source: ACIMIT
through the flexibility and versatility of the Italian
Geographical destination (% on total) Jan-June Breakdown of Italian exports by segments tradition; The most requested Italian machines were the
2020* (Jan-June 2020) supply;
• the flexibility and versatility, relevant in order to finishing ones (55% of the total export towards
ensure a customized production for satisfying the Pakistan), followed by spinning machines (20%) and
needs of each customer; knitting machines (14%).
• the high technological level of the supply, due to
the constant attention paid by Italian companies to Italian textile machinery exports to Pakistan by
the R&D activities and to innovative solutions. types of machines (Jan-June 2020)
An ACIMIT profile
ACIMIT is a private national body that brings together
most of Italian textile machinery companies (that
account for about 80% of the whole Italian textile
machinery production). The Association main
purpose consists in promoting the Italian textile
Source: ACIMIT machinery and in supporting the activity of our
The supply of Italian manufacturers covers all the member companies, mainly abroad.
Source: ACIMIT . *without laundry machinery classic sectors into which we can divide textile
In the first six months of 2020 the main destination of machines. Italian sales abroad are divided among ACIMIT organizes exhibitions, technical seminars,
Italian exports of textile machines was Asia (39%), these main sectors: 35% dyeing, finishing and missions in Italy and abroad and so on. The majority
followed by Europe extra UE (22%) and European printing machines, 22% accessories, 18% spinning of these activities are carried out in cooperation with
Italian Trade Agency and Italian Ministry of Source: ACIMIT
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