ACIMIT-ICE technological workshops in Karachi & Ho Chi Minh
22 Oct '07
3 min read
Vietnam is a promising market for many textile machinery manufacturers. The increasing exports of Vietnamese textile and clothing items allow to forecast an higher demand of new technologies.
Italy is one of the leading partner of Vietnamese textile companies in providing machinery. In 2006 Italian exports to Vietnam increased of 19% on previous year, reaching a value of Euro 10 million. The most requested Italian machines are spinning (54%) and weaving ones (21%).
ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, brings together the majority of the country's textile machinery companies, whose production amounts to 80% of the nation's total.
Roughly 300 manufacturers operate in Italy, producing textile machinery and related accessories, employing 20,000 people. Industrial production in the sector amounts to Euro 2.7 billion, while exports make up Euro 2.1 billion.
Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers