The Federation of Paper and Graphics participated in a virtual meeting and webinar to promote the paper and graphics sector in the Arabian Peninsula and to encourage collaboration between Italy and Oman. The webinar was organised by the Embassy of Oman in collaboration with the ICE Dubai and the ICE Muscat.
The general manager ACIMGA and Federazione carta e Grafica, Andrwea Briganti presented the activities of the associciatin and briefed about the Italian technology in the field of printing, converting and packaging. Briganti also illustrated facts from the Federazione Carta e Grafica and supply chain’s projects in terms of industrialisation and Industry 4.0.
The virtual meeting, opened by the Italian ambassador Federica Favi, was attended by Italo Vailati, Giflex secretary, Amedeo Scarpa, Italian Trade Commissioner for Oman, the United Arab Emirates and Pakistan and Paolo Gabrieli MENA Region Relationship Manager for SACE. For Oman, the undersecretary of commerce and industry Ahmed bin Hassan Al Dheeb, the CEO of Riyada (Authority for the development of SMEs) Halima Al Zari, the director of Investors Services for Ithraa (Agency for the development of investments and exports) Mazin Humaid Al Siyabi and the director of Innovation Start-Ups Jalal Al-Hadrami took part in the webinar.
“Oman is not a very big market in absolute terms, but here Italy has done very little – says Andrea Briganti – . Growth margins are therefore potentially very high, but we need to make the Italian excellence in our industry well known locally and show why the ‘Made by Italy’ represents a huge plus in the field of printing and converting. This webinar opens a new commitment activity by Acimga, introducing Italian machinery internationally, with 4 roadshow events in the UK, Turkey, Egypt and Algeria during the autumn of 2020 “.