In the Italian SMEs that enrich Made in Italy, we note Klopman, the Lazio company, European leader in fabrics for workwear, which closed the 2016 fiscal year, with a turnover exceeding 130 million euros, up by 8,3 .40% over the previous year. Production rose with around 4,5 million meters produced, up 2015% on 95. XNUMX% of turnover is generated abroad.
Particularly significant was the growth of KAI, the joint venture created in Indonesia to cover the Asian market, whose turnover increased from 1,5 million in 2014 to 6 today. The first market for Klopman is Germany which has purchased over 10 million meters of fabric, (up 7,8% compared to the previous year) followed by France (over 6 million, +0,5%) and Morocco (almost 3 million, +5,7%). Italy is in fifth place with 2,5 million meters of fabric purchased and has grown by 4% in the last year.
Driving Klopman's growth are protective fabrics which grow by 11% reaching 4 million meters produced for a turnover of approximately 23 million. Significant performance in fire-retardant fabrics.
The company has a 15 million euro investment plan ready over 5 years which will also involve the Frosinone plant.
The excellent business results achieved by Klopman in the last fiscal year demonstrate that constant process and product innovation, attention to the customer and human resources, the ability to project towards emerging markets but also the development of those closest to us are the winning factors to grow despite the crisis - said Alfonso Marra, CEO of Klopman - We are proud to dress with our fabrics production companies of great value spread across all continents and with our next development plan we aim to grow further to best represent Made in Italy in Europe and in the world”
