The members of ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, are set to participate in the Colombiatex 2018 expo, Colombia’s main textile trade-fair, to be held from November 23 to 25, 2018, in Medellin. According to the official numbers, 24 companies will be exhibiting their latest technology in the common area set up by the Italian Trade Agency and ACIMIT. Among Italian companies exhibiting at the common exhibition space, ACIMIT members include Beschi, Beta, Biancalani, Btsr, Caipo, Carù, Durst, Fadis, Itema, Laip, Mactec, Marzoli, Mcs, Monti-Mac, Noseda, Ratti, Reggiani, Salvadè, Santex Rimar Group, Simet, Smit, and Tecnorama.
The Colombian textile and garments industry is among the most important one in America, above all with respect to the fashion sector. Thanks to a number of trade agreements undertaken with neighbouring countries, as well as with the world’s two major apparel markets, the industry has recorded further progress in recent years.
Interest on the part of Italy’s textile machinery industry for the Colombian market comes from the ongoing demand for technological updates by local manufacturers. Italian exports to the region in 2016 rose to a value of €13 million. Over the first six months of 2017, sales of Italian textile machinery to this market exceeded €6 million.
