Dear Readers, I hope this letter finds each of you well as we start our activities for 2025 (see upcoming events here). I am writing to share some exciting developments and key insights from this newsletter’s articles that highlight the dynamic collaboration and innovation between Italy, Canada, Mexico, and the US across various sectors. Looking ahead to 2025, many economic experts are predicting scenarios that could have a strong impact on production within the USMCA, whose political landscape is set to undergo a significant realignment. In the US, a victory for the Republican Party could

During the G7 Ministerial Meeting on Industry and Technological Innovation, Canada and Italy released a Statement of Intent to deepen collaboration on critical minerals and raw materials. This builds on the Italy-Canada Roadmap for Enhanced Cooperation and Canada’s 2022 Critical Minerals Strategy. Both countries are committed to strengthening energy security and sustainability through regular engagement via an Energy Dialogue. This dialogue will focus on critical minerals, sustainable energy transitions, energy storage, and research into advanced nuclear reactors and fusion. Canada and Italy

And it is with great pleasure that I present the first issue of the electronic e-newsletter dedicated to the industry of capital goods, produced by the ICE Agency in cooperation with Federmacchine, as part of the of the "Machines Italia" Project (to download the Project brochure: click here) This newsletter aims to make Italian companies better acquainted with the initiatives of the machines Italia program, which began as a horizontal communication and promotion project of the italian technology in the NAFTA (U.S., Canada and Mexico) markets. Sent in electronic format to quarterly, the

A little more than two months are left before the opening of LAMIERA, the international trade show centered on sheet metal forming and sheet metal cutting machines and related technologies, scheduled to take place at Fiera Milano Rho from 10 to 13 May 2023. In the exhibition halls, the proposal for technologies dedicated to sheet metal cutting will be particularly interesting. The world of laser technology has always played a starring role in the trade event promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE and organized by CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU. It will be represented by over 40 enterprises, as

Dear Italian Subsidiaries in North America, We would like to bring to your attention the opportunity to be part of the next edition of our magazine “Machines Italia” which is a complementary opportunity for your company to gain additional exposure within the North American marketplace. For context, you may review previous editions of the magazine at www.old.machinesitalia.org/magzine The following provides all indications and suggestions on the magazine and how your company can possibly be featured. The Chicago Office of the Italian Trade Agency, with a specific selection procedure entrusted

Una piccola delegazione composta da professori e studenti provenienti da Messico e Polonia ha incontrato alcuni studenti, giovani dottorandi e docenti del DIMI coinvolti in studi e ricerche nell'ambito della fonderia e della metallurgia. La visita rientra in un un progetto finanziato dall'ICE (Agenzia per la promozione all'estero e l'internazionalizzazione delle imprese italiane) / ITA (Italian trade agency) che ha selezionato, attraverso un apposito bando, alcuni studenti per un tour di una settimana in Italia, durante il quale sono state organizzate visite presso aziende leader nel settore

Coverings has been the preeminent event for the ceramic tile & natural stone industry in North America for more than 30 years, and this year, Machines Italia, the Italian Trade Agency - Chicago, and Confindustria Marmomacchine, (the Italian association representing producers and processors of marbles, granites and natural stones in general, and of manufacturers of machinery, complete plants, tools and complementary products to quarry and processing natural stones), had a pavilion at the show which was held in Las Vegas, April 5 - 8, 2022. For further information on the initiative, please

PLASTIMAGEN, which occurred from March 8th to 11th, 2022, at the Citibanamex Fair Ground in México City, is the largest trade show for the plastic processing industry in Latin America. The figures of the first post-pandemic, in-person edition of the trade event are solid: with an exhibition area of over 34,000 sq.m., 400+ exhibitors representing 1,000 brands from 20 countries, and 13 international pavilions, including the National Association of Plastic Industries in México (ANIPAC) pavilion. The number of visitors, both local and international, is expected to reach 22,000. Machines Italia and

SIGEP, the 43rd International Trade Show of Artisan Gelato, Pastry, Bakery and the Coffee World took place from the 12th to the 16th of March 2022 at the - Rimini Expo Centre, in Rimini, Italy. SIGEP is the leading trade fair for professional operators in the artisan gelato, pastry, baking, and coffee sectors. It is an extraordinary showcase of everything new and trendy in the four supply chains. Everything from raw materials and ingredients, to equipment furnishings and services are on display. What makes SIGEP a stand-out tradeshow are the international contests, technical demos, seminars

The Italian Trade Commission - Canada and US network in partnership with ANIMA, the confederation of associations representing Italy’s mechanical industry, organized a delegation to MCE Expocomfort which took place in Milan, Italy from March 8 to 11, 2022. MCE is one of the world’s largest conferences and trade shows for industrial and commercial HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, renewable energy, cogeneration technology and much more. More than 160,000 visitors, from 54 countries and 2,500 exhibitors usually attend this biennial trade event in Milan, Italy. Machines Italia and the Italian Trade