2018 PRELIMINARY BALANCE Again this year we can say that "…the barometer for woodworking and furniture industry machinery and plants keeps pointing to nice weather". We used the same expression at the end of 2017, which closed with 11.6 percent growth over 2016, and we are repeating it this year to tell you about an excellent 9.5 percent growth recorded by production in the past twelve months compared to 2017. All economic variables analyzed by the Studies office of Acimall, the Confindustria association that represents industry companies, indicate that 2018 was another positive year

Organized by Gimav jointly with ITA (Italian Trade Agency), this will be the first group attendance by Gimav members at the Istanbul event, to be held on 6-9 March at the Tüyap Fair & Congress Center. The 9th Eurasia Glass event, held concurrently in Istanbul with the Eurasia Window, Glass and Door Exhibition, is the region's foremost trade expo, and focuses on the latest products and applications for the glass sector. For the Italian Glass processing Machinery, Systems, Special Products and Accessories industry, with its distinctive export-oriented nature, this stage is a terrific opportunity

The biennial international exhibition has decided to squeeze its calendar from five to four days. From the next edition – scheduled from Tuesday 26 to Friday 29, May 2020, at FieraMilano-Rho – Xylexpo will last shorter: the decision was taken unanimously by the managing board of Cepra, the operating arm of exhibition owner Acimall, at the meeting held on October 10. “This option had been on the table for a while”, said Luigi De Vito, vice president of Acimall and Scm Division director. “The pace has changed, the exhibition business – like the manufacturing industry and the woodworking

One of the highlights of Pack Expo International 2018 was a roundtable discussion organised by Ucima and the Italian Trade Agency (Chicago Offfice) entitled “E-commerce in Packaging: new challenges for the US and Italian packaging industries”. During the event, which was held at Eataly on 14 October, Italian and US packaging professionals discussed the impact of e-commerce in every stage of the consumer supply chain, from production to product shipment. The explosion in online purchases in recent years has created new challenges for packaging industry companies, who must now redesign packaging

​The Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association, UCIMA will be present at Pack Expo International 2018, the most important event for the industry in North America. On 14 October a roundtable discussion with leading players from the world of packaging will explore the changes made by e-commerce to the entire consumer supply chain. The countdown has begun to Pack Expo International 2018, the most important international processing and packaging exhibition due to be held from 14 to 17 October in McCormick Place in Chicago, where Italy will be represented by more than 100

Italian companies to display the world’s leading products at Düsseldorf. An impressive number of Italian companies, exactly 54 members, are participating in the 25th edition of Glasstec, taking place October 23-26. All together, they will occupy a 10,650 m2 exhibit area. Pavilion 16, dedicated entirely to Made-in-Italy products for Flat Glass processing, will be represented by 47 companies. The Hollow Glass sector is represented by seven (7) GIMAV member firms, exhibiting in Pavilion 13. This substantial participation is a tangible expression of Made-in-Italy excellence, a clear sign of the

Italian imports of plastics and rubber processing machinery racked up an impressive 23% increase in the first half of 2018 with regard to the same period in 2017. On the other hand, we must make us of fractions to describe growth in exports, evidencing the lacklustre performance heralded in the early months of the year. While still well into the black at over one billion euros, the balance of trade has bogged down somewhat, losing over 7%. This is the situation captured by the statistical studies centre of Amaplast based on foreign trade data published by ISTAT. The dynamism of purchases from

A number of Italian makers along with the Italian Institute for Technology were showcased within the Italian Trade Agency’s country Pavilion at the 13th edition of Maker Faire Bay Area, which took place at the San Mateo Event Center in San Mateo, California from on May 18 to 20, 2018. The makers covered a wide gamut of offerings ranging from robots to wearables, from food technologies to the Internet of Things and to 3-D printing. Their intent was to forge new partnerships and promote their products and services with participants and visitors. “We were very excited to be part of Maker Faire

The Italian Trade Agency ICE and its partner association, UCIMA, the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association, will be present at the Pack Expo International, from October 14 to 17 2018, In Chicago, IL, with two pavilions. The ITA/UCIMA pavilions, booth # 7820, located in the Upper Lakeside Center Building, will feature 17 Italian packaging technology firms. As well as supporting the Italian exhibitor companies, the ITA and UCIMA will provide Pack Expo International’s visitors with information on upcoming events and initiatives, in Italy and throughout the USA, which are aimed at