JAKARTA – The Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers (ACIMIT) has said that Indonesia is now one of the largest countries in terms of textile machinery exports from Italy – with around €24 million worth of Italian machinery reportedly sold to the country in 2015. This, the Association claims, has led to an increased presence at the upcoming Indonesian Intertex exhibition in April.

Ahead of the show, ACIMIT has announced that ten of the country’s biggest producers of textile machines – including Fadis, Durst, Crost and Pugi Group – will be coming together at the exhibition, and has called for an increase in investment from Indonesian textile manufacturers to further strengthen the textile machinery market in the country.

“The textile industry is now a driving force for the Indonesian economy,” states Raffaella Carabelli, president of ACIMIT. “In recent years, the local government has supported an overall modernization of existing technology.

“However, we believe that further investments are required on the part of Indonesian manufacturers in order to allow them to establish themselves fully in world markets and increase the country’s global share of exports in the textile and garment sector.”

ACIMIT has also said that in a further bid to boost the market, the Italian Trade Agency are currently partaking in various textile technology workshops in Indonesia’s primary textile manufacturing districts.

As well as Fadis, Durst, Crost and Pugi Group, the Indonesian Intertex 2016 show will also see exhibits from Caru, Ferraro, Monti-Mac, Testa, Textape and Triveneta.

The Indonesian Intertex 2016 is set to take place at the Jakarta Internation exhibition centre from 27 – 30 April 2016.

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