The Gimav Studies Centre releases official data on the sector: the growth trend continues for the 8th consecutive year "This marks the eighth consecutive year of growth. The upswing in exports continues, and domestic market indicators are starting to improve as a result of the Industry 4.0 Plan incentives. Our sector is growing, and it's very gratifying to be able to say that the effects of the downward trend that marked the national and international economy in 2009 are definitively behind us now". This was the initial comment by Laura Biason, Director of Gimav, the Confindustria member

At the annual members’ meeting held on 30 June 2017, GIMAV officially presented and shared the data on the Italian Flat Glass and Hollow Glass industry. The report, titled “The Italian industry of glass processing machinery, systems, accessories and special products in 2016” – provides a comprehensive and detailed annual snapshot of the industry, highlighting its structural characteristics, sales, production activity, domestic and export markets (the latter in particular were cross-checked with data published by Istat, the Italian National Institute of Statistical Surveys). The last survey by

Vetroelite SpA has announced the opening of its newest subsidiary company, Vetroelite Inc. which will have its office in New York City.“This is a great step for us”, says General Manager Daniele Feletto. “The opening of a new company in the US was a core point of our international growth strategy and we finally made this dream come true”. The New York office will help better understand the needs of customers on the United States and Canada as well as better serve overseas clientele. Along with the establishment of the main headquarter in the Big Apple, Vetroelite Inc has opened a warehouse