2017 has started off on a positive note for
Italian textile machinery manufacturers. For the first quarter, orders have
increased both in Italy and abroad.
Raffaella Carabelli, President, ACIMIT (the
Association of Italian Textile Machinery Manufacturers): "Orders for the
start of 2017 confirm a positive trend in major foreign markets, and a climate
of trust for Italy’s textile industry that is on the upswing."
The orders index for textile machinery
compiled by ACIMIT, for the period from January to March 2017, grew 24%
compared to the same period in 2016. The index value stood at 113.7 points
(basis 2010 = 100).
This growth regarded mostly markets abroad,
where the index came in at an absolute value of 124.1 points (+26%). In Italy,
the increase compared to the period from January to March 2016 was 16%, with an
absolute value of 71.5 points.
“The index data for the first three months
of the year confirm the positive signs ascertained by our businesses in various
foreign markets,” commented Raffaella Carabelli.
The dynamic trend for Italy’s domestic
market originates, on the other hand, with the National Industrial Plan 4.0.
“A renewed climate of enhanced trust is
currently perceived in the textile sector,” stated Raffaella Carabelli,
“triggered by the government’s commitment to enact a range of significant
incentives for the country’s manufacturing system.”