From 19 to 22 October, 2021, INDEX, the referral trade fair for the nonwovens industry, will certainly occur in Geneva.
For this version there will certainly be even more than a hundred Italian exhibitors, of whom about eighty are equipment suppliers. As in the previous editions, Italian Trade Agency will certainly arrange an Italian Pavilion, where 13 Italian manufacturers will certainly show.
In recent times nonwovens production have actually grown on a worldwide scale, far more significantly than the typical textile industry. According to numbers accumulated and also assembled by EDANA, the global association of nonwovens firms, production of nonwovens in Europe expanded by 7.2% in 2020 to reach 3 million tonnes ( as well as 85.9 billion square metres), with a total estimated turnover of Euro 9.6 million.
“Index is the leading profession fair for the nonwovens sector, comments Alex Zucchi, president of ACIMIT. It is as a result particularly essential for ACIMIT as well as the Italian fabric equipment industry to be present at the recommendation exhibit for nonwovens, a market that has revealed strong development during the period of the Covid-19 pandemic. The raised need for nonwovens, specifically those meant for the medical industry (surgical masks, but also various other personal safety clothing and also equipment) has rewarded the Italian technological deal, rich in cutting-edge services”.
The need for nonwovens has boosted the Italian production of nonwovens equipment throughout the last year. The Italian exports of machines used for producing nonwovens (HS code 844900) got to a worth of 59 million euros in 2020.
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