Italy records largest contingent at ITMA 2023 in Milan: ACIMIT

Hosting 1,709 exhibitors in total, the seven-day fair registered an attendance of over 111,000 people hailing from 143 countries, ACIMIT said in a press release.

“So many satisfied visitors and exhibitors, confirming the vitality of the global textile machinery industry, and of the sector in Italy particularly,” said ACIMIT president Alessandro Zucchi.

Solutions were being proposed for more sustainable textile productions by most of the exhibitors, and here too Italian manufacturers were absolutely at the forefront, with solutions catering to saving water, energy and raw materials. Sustainability was also the main focus of the ACIMIT press conference, in which the ACIMIT Green Label Award was assigned to two Italian manufacturers, Pafasystem Srl and Brazzoli Srl, who among ACIMIT’s associated members have proved to be the most committed to reducing the amount of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions produced during the operation of their machinery over the past few years.

“ITMA remains a must event for the industry, and the figures for the edition in Milan speak for themselves, confirming the resilience of the textile sector worldwide,” added Zucchi. “As far as our country is concerned, the number of exhibitors and visitors testifies to the vitality of the entire Italian textile supply chain. Italy’s success, both in terms of visitors in attendance and orders acquired during the fair, is the consequence of a deep-rooted commitment—which is also an economic investment—put forward by our manufacturers, and the indispensable support in implementing promotional initiatives for ITMA with the support of the ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation and by the Italian Trade Agency.”

Among the many government representatives in attendance, ITMA 2023 hosted high-level delegations from two of the world’s major textile producing countries, India and Uzbekistan. ACIMIT’s top management thus met with the president of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and the Indian minister of state for textiles, Darshana Vikram Jardosh, showcasing the excellence of Italian technology on offer.

Other significant encounters took place with the ambassador of Iran, Mohammad Reza Sabouri, as well as with representatives of the Italian government, such as the undersecretary of the ministry of foreign affairs and international cooperation, Giorgio Silli.

“This edition will be remembered for the message it conveyed, as exhibitors presented numerous technological innovations focusing on a search for greater sustainability and a more decisive digitisation of textile production processes. Sustainability and digitisation: a combination that constitutes the key to success for the entire textile supply chain, and which I am sure will see new developments at ITMA’s next edition, to be held in Hannover (Germany) from September 16 to 22, 2027,” added Zucchi.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DP)