Simatex 2022 was an event held between May and June in the city of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The main objective of the meeting was to expose viable solutions for companies focused on the production of textile machines and the economy. Only in the period in which the event was held, it is estimated that the sector had monetary circulation above US$ 980! According to experts who attended, the market will be moved on a millionaire scale this year to more than US$ 2,7 million in the next 12 months. 

The Simatex 2022 fair took place between May 30th and July 2nd in Argentina and moved the textile machinery sector with the presentation of new technologies and economy. In all, the event had more than 200 exhibitors and around 12 square meters of pure innovation. Knitted fabrics, dyes and chemicals were among the highlights of research brought by institutions in the area, which were looking for solutions to reduce costs and increase process productivity. Some brands that participated in the event during these days were: Audaces, Castilho, Comelato Roncato, Delta Máquinas Têxteis, Porta Cabos and Socio Tec. 

The forecast by Brazil Machinery Solutions is that the textile machinery sector could move at least US$ 2,8 million in the next 12 months. Brazil Machinery Solutions is an institution created through a partnership between Apex Brazil e ABIMAQ. 

The textile industry reaches the Argentine market on a large scale and shows promise. 

Argentina is currently one of Brazil's main economic partners when it comes to talk about export industrial sector, being the fourth largest trading partner. Last year alone, the country imported US $4,9 million, and one of the most traded products was knitting machines with cylinders larger than 165 mm. It is worth mentioning that this product would have represented more than 40% of all Argentine imports. Last year, another product strongly linked to the most exported from Brazil abroad was clothes drying machines, which accumulated a trading value of US$ 777. 

What are the main exporters in Brazil in terms of textile machinery? 

Brazil even transported US$57,5 million in machinery to other countries in 2021. One of the biggest importers has been Germany, which has become a reference in industrial revolution in the XNUMXst century. In second place are the United States, administered by Joe Biden, and then Paraguay and Argentina, practically with very similar data. Of all Brazilian imports, Germans account for at least a quarter of the economy. 

Last year, the United States increased imports by at least 71% when compared to 2020 data. The increase from 2020 to 2021 in Paraguay is one of the most impressive, reaching 96%! That is, it practically doubled in the Covid-19 pandemic. 

What is Brazil Machinery Solutions, the institute responsible for data collection.

Brazil Machinery Solutions, also known in the country by the acronym BMS, was created through a partnership between the Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (ApexBrasil) and the Brazilian Machinery and Equipment Industry Association (ABIMAQ), to raise and strengthen the image of the textile industry in Brazil and promote the international market in the respective category.  

Currently, the program has more than 200 members concerned with automating industry processes, while expanding the use of plastic and waste in operations. The institution's associates are present in more than 160 countries.