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| Industry | Textile |
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| Founded | Colzate (2012) |
| Headquarters | Colzate, Bergamo , Italy |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Textile machinery |
| Revenue |  € 250 million (2013) |
Number of employees | 850(2013) |
| Subsidiaries | Switzerland, China, India, U.S., Japan |
| Website | www.itemagroup.com |
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