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This part of our website is reserved to technical and innovative textiles as well as to nonwovens.

The sector of technical and innovative textiles is a reality which is gaining more and more importance in terms of size, thanks to the technological features of its products and to its continuous offer of new and promising market niches.
The growing importance of this sector is confirmed by following figures:
- technical textiles account for 23% of the European textile market;
- their world consumption is equivalent to 19.6 million tons and will reach 33.7 million tons in 2010, with an average growth rate of yearly 3.8%;
- this sector boasts in Italy a turnover of 1,200 million Euros and employs 6,000 people.
Italian textile machine manufacturers follow the development of this sector with keen attention. ACIMIT estimates that over 100 of their member companies operate in the manufacture of specially designed or modified machines for the production of innovative technical textiles and nonwovens. This sector produces a though minimal but steadily growing turnover, accounting for 5 to 10% on the total turnover of ACIMIT's member companies.

ACIMIT's project named TECHNICAL TEXTILES is aimed at:
- making member companies updated on the characteristics of the sector of technical textiles,
- supporting the activity of member companies already involved or interested in the sector.
This part of our website contains:

information on the economical, technological and promotional aspects of the sector of technical textiles and nonwovens (reserved to member companies);
promotional initiatives which ACIMIT develops in favour of companies operating in the sector;
list of conferences and events organized by ACIMIT or by other bodies for this sector;
indication on the exhibitions dedicated to this sector;
survey on the Italian and foreign research centres which are particularly active in the innovation of the sector;
Associations of firms involved in technical textiles and nonwovens sector
list of textile companies operating in technical textile sector.
list of magazines specifically addressed to technical textiles and nonwovens.
 

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