ITMA under way in Milan after 20 year hiatus
13/11/2015
Raffaella Carabelli, president of industry association ACIMIT, said: “These numbers not only rank Italy first among exhibiting countries, but are a true testament to the vitality of our sector, and confirm the good state of health of the Italian textile industry.”
ACIMIT has been working on reducing CO2 emissions, he added. Based on estimates by engineering firm D’Appolonia, in 2014 the reduction of CO2 emissions generated by the use of environmentally green-certified Italian machinery in accordance with the “Sustainable Technologies” project amounted to 221,181 tonnes of CO2, equivalent to the emissions of 38,534 cars travelling on average 35,000 kilometres per year. “This is the contribution our sector can make to the industry,” said Mr Carabelli.
ACIMIT’s press conference will be followed by a sustainable fashion show. Five young designers will provide an interpretation of sustainable fabrics supplied by Besani, Canepa, Ditta Giovanni Lanfranchi, Eurojersey, Italdenim and Tessitura Attilio Imperiali and make use of Italian machinery.
ITMA is under way in Milan, Italy (November 12 to 19).
Credit: ITMA 2015
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