IKME finishing & knitting show promoted by Acimit and organized by Fiera Milano International, closed with a result exceeding all expectations (with more than 8,500 operators, including 35 percent from such foreign countries as Germany, Turkey, Spain, France, and generally from Central and Eastern Europe, from the Mediterranean Basin, and from Central and Latin America).
Great satisfaction was expressed by the 225 exhibitors, who had invested on the ability to draw a significant number of specialized operators to Milan and, in particular, expected a somewhat subdued edition, in the light of the critical market trends.
Paolo Banfi, president of Acimit, the Association of Italian textile-equipment industries says that on the contrary, they received orders directly at the fair and established contacts that can be expected to turn into contracts.
The manufacturers' commitment, aimed at improving the performance of their equipment, was awarded. Europe, and Italy in particular, confirmed their leadership on the world textile scene. Ikme finishing & knitting is one more reason to look optimistically at the future, where technological leadership always wins.
In this respect, a very profitable co-operation took place between ikme finishing & knitting and Ice, Istituto per il Commercio Estero. The joint action attracted to Milan about sixty buyers from important user countries (Brazil, Russia, Syria, Iran, Morocco, Tunisia, and Turkey), along with representatives of the academic world from Iran, Russia, and Turkey.
The meeting area was particularly successful, with six much-attended events on the perspectives of technical textiles and knits. The Excellence area was much appreciated, designed to satisfy two objectives: provide a “live” display of the innovative products that can be obtained using the existing machines and experiment a new kind of partnership between equipment manufacturers and users, seen as a true and innovative market driver.
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