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ITA & ACIMIT To Organise Textile Machinery Roadshow In Iran

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) and Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) with the support of the Ministry of Economic Development is organising a textile machinery roadshow in Iran from May 22 to 30th. A total of 26 Italian textile machinery manufacturers (of which 23 are ACIMIT associated members) will be taking in the roadshow with a series of technology symposia programmed in some of the country’s major cities like Teheran, Yazd, Isfahan and Mashhad. This mission will allow Iranian textile manufacturers to measure their knowhow with some of Italy’s primary producers of textile machinery, and become acquainted with the most up-to-date solutions for the different steps involved in the textile production process. The gradual elimination of international sanctions will allow Italy’s textile machinery industry to recover market shares lost in recent years.

“In recent years, international sanctions have delayed the modernisation process required for local industry to continue to be competitive in a global context,” explains Raffaella Carabelli, President of ACIMIT. She further said, “In 2004, Iran was ranked among the top ten markets for Italian exports in the sector. After years of complete stagnation, our businesses have begun to do steady business in Iran. I’m confident that this Roadshow will contribute to allowing us to recoup lost time.” In 2015, Italian exports towards Iran amounted to 8 million euros. Iranian demand is spread out over all types of production, but Italian finishing and spinning machines are the primary exports.