Micheletti continued, “our Group has strengthened its position in the US market in other sectors, such as apparel, furnishings, medical and hygiene/sanitary. In all these markets connected to the fibres area, as well as in those connected to the plastics area — from automotive to the electrotechnica/electronics and industrial sectors — we can synergistically exploit our competencies, know-how and raw materials vertical integration, which are the hallmarks of our Group. We are now focusing our efforts and resources on developing targeted products that can meet the new and ever more specific requirements of these markets. Lastly, it is worth mentioning that also present in the US is Itema America Inc, a subsidiary of the Itema Group, leader in the textile machinery industry, which has business ties with RadiciGroup. Just last month we participated in the ATME-I MEGATEX 2010 fair together with Itema Group.”