ACIMIT, the Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers, and the Italian Institute for Foreign Trade, will organize two technological seminars in Pakistan. The two events will take place in Karachi (March 14th) and Lahore (March 17th).
The following 7 leading Italian manufacturers of textile machinery will present their latest technology developments at the Pakistani textile companies: Loris Bellini, Comez Gestioni, Corino Macchine, Jaeggli Meccanotessile, Mario Crosta, Roj, Simet.
For 2010 Pakistan confirms itself as one of the major destination for Italian exports of textile machinery. In January-October 2010 Italian sales in the Pakistani market totalled a value of Euro 35.5 million (+228% on the same period of the previous year). Among the Asian markets Pakistan is the third one, only behind China and India.
Italian sales in Pakistan for the first ten months of 2010 are divided into spinning (44% of the total), finishing (22%), weaving (15%), accessories (13%) and knitting (6%).
These technological seminars fall into the many initiatives already carried out as part of the ongoing promotional activities organized by ACIMIT and Italian Institute for Foreign Trade over the years in Pakistan. The promotional activities include training courses organized in Italy for Pakistani textile operators and technological seminars occurring in the Country.
Christian Guinet, Commercial Manager (Textile division) of Stäubli France had just been elected President of the French Association of Textile Machinery Manufacturers’ Promotion Commission when the two conferences organized by UCMTF in Syria and Turkey took place on October 19 and 21, 2010.
Together with Evelyne Cholet, the Secretary General, he headed the French delegation. After the events he stated “we organized these conferences because we recognize the importance of direct communication between our customers and the top management of our companies. We consider our customers as our partners and want to personally understand their needs. It was a real privilege to receive so many well-known companies, we are very rewarded with these conferences outcome and we look forward to meet all these dynamic companies again and again.”
Evelyne Cholet adds “to have a more direct and personal contact with our customers we organized two conferences on both sides of the Syrian-Turkish border: one in Aleppo (Syria) and one in Gaziantep (Turkey). This enabled us to focus on the particular specialities of each group and to offer our customers the opportunity to listen and speak in their own languages.”
The French delegation included: N. Schlumberger, Laroche, Asselin-Thibeau, Andritz Perfojet, SwissTex France, Superba, Stäubli, Ebelmann, Dollfus&Muller, AESA Air Engineering, Alliance Machines Textiles, Rousselet, Callebaut de Blicquy.