Santex Rimar Group and China Textile Information Centre jointly presented the ‘Future Textile Road’ in the city of Iran, Yazd in September 2017, with the aim to build an innovative platform for the future development of the global textile industry and the long-term construction of the cooperation between the two countries. It is the place where a branch of the Silk Road skirts the Western and Southern edges of Iran’s central desert. Yazd can be called as Iran’s textile industry hub.

‘Future Textile Road’ investigated the theme of osmosis between East and West, and between the Persian textiles trends and Italian technology.

During the event Santex Rimar Group signed an agreement with Yazd University for supplying a SMIT rapier weaving machine with the purpose to train students on the latest textile technologies and do research jointly.

Aliasghar Alamdar-Yazdi and Dr. Seyed Abbas Mir Jalili from the Textile Engineering Department of Yazd University, MrKamalian from the Sanatva Maadan Bank - Mine & Industries Bank, Federico Businaro, General Manager of Santex Rimar Italy, Enrico Valsecchi, Sales Head of SMIT, Giancarlo Grandesso from Gi.Vi.Co, SMIT agent in Iran were present in the event.

The event represented a unique opportunity to the attendees to visit the factory of SMIT customer Reza Soltani. With more than 36 years of experience, they began weaving traditional fabrics before focusing mainly on upholstery fabrics, which are among the best products of SMIT rapier weaving machines.

SANTEX RIMAR GROUP is one of the leading players in the world market of textile finishing, technical textiles and green technologies for water treatment and drying processes. The Group is a machine manufacturer and a technology partner for knitted, woven and nonwoven fabrics and green solutions.