Year 2017 has started on a positive note for Italian textile machinery manufacturers. For the first quarter, orders have increased both in Italy and abroad. Orders confirm a positive trend in major foreign markets, and a climate of trust for Italy’s textile industry.

The order index for the country’s textile machinery, from January to March, grew 24 per cent compared to the same period in 2016. The index value stood at 113.7 points. This growth came mostly from markets abroad, where the index came in at an absolute value of 124.1 points, a 26 per cent rise. In Italy, the increase compared to the period from January to March 2016 was 16 per cent, with an absolute value of 71.5 points.

The index data for the first three months of the year confirm positive signs registered by businesses in various foreign markets. The dynamic trend for Italy’s domestic market originates from a renewed climate of enhanced trust that is currently perceived in the textile sector. This has been triggered by the government’s commitment to enact a range of significant incentives for the country’s manufacturing system.

Creativity, sustainable technology, reliability and quality are the characteristics which have made Italy a global leader in the manufacturing of textile machinery.