Vietnam’s textile sector is already a major buyer of Italian textile machine technology among Asian markets, according to ACIMIT. To develop this market, Italian businesses are betting on sustainability and training.

Vietnamese market

Over the first six months of 2014, Italy exported EUR 14 million worth of textile machinery to Vietnam, which is a 159% increase over the same period for 2013, confirming the growth trend in recent few years.

“Vietnam represents one of the most promising markets of the future for our companies,” commented Raffaella Carabelli, ACIMIT’s President. “The local authorities have invested in the textile and garments industry, and are very much aware of the added value that Italian technology can bring to their production. The meetings held over the past few days with local counterparts confirm this.”

Strengthening partnership

During the business mission, ACIMIT senior management were able to ascertain the strong focus of Vietnamese textile sector on maximising energy savings during production, while reducing pollution. Yet another point of convergence between the Vietnamese textile sector and Italian textile machinery manufacturers is the level of interest expressed for training.

“We believe that Italian machinery manufacturers can strengthen their partnership with local textile producers. The ACIMIT Sustainable Technologies project ensures that manufacturers using our machinery solutions will be rewarded with energy savings and industry leading, advanced environmentally friendly technology,” said ACIMIT’s President.

“The creation of a technology training centre is a concrete possibility, and will provide a further stimulus towards developing business opportunities between Italy and Vietnam in the textile industry.”

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