Italian-made machinery is feeding the new market that we like to call “Made with Italy”, where the excellence of instrumental mechanics has become essential for manufacturing goods and products worldwide. Market figures show that export is still as strong as ever, but the domestic demand is on the rise again.
The importance of the manufacturing companies that will be part of The Innovation Alliance is confirmed by the 2017 preliminary year-end data (Italian market). The rubber and plastic processing machinery sector is worth 4.5 billion euros, representing a 5% increase in terms of turnover (source: AMAPLAST) and exports equal to 70%. The packaging and processing sector, with an overall value amounting to 10.8 billion euros, has seen a +5.9% increase in turnover (source: IPACK-IMA Research Centre derived from Ucima and ANIMA data) and exports equal to 69%. The industrial printing and converting machinery segment has seen growth of 13% and a turnover equal to 3.2 billion euros (source: Acimga and ARGI) and exports equal to 67%. Even the internal logistics segment has seen growth of 5.4%, with an overall turnover equal to 5.2 billion euros and exports equal to 36% (source: ANIMA).
The target countries for the Italian export in these sectors are many: Germany, Spain, and France are the first purchasers in all segments except for logistics, whereas the USA are the top non-European buyer.
The Innovation Alliance will be a test field to understand the directions in which Italy’s industrial machinery exports and international trade are moving.
THE EVENTS: WHAT “THE INNOVATION ALLIANCE” MOVES
Two well-established events (IPACK-IMA and PLAST), two projects developed in a few years (MEAT-TECH and INTRALOGISTICA ITALIA), and a promising debut (Print4All): the five events included in The Innovation Alliance will provide interesting insights into the industrial machinery market.
PLAST: dedicated to technologies for the plastic and rubber material industry and organised by Promaplast Srl, the service company controlled entirely by AMAPLAST (Italian Plastics and Rubber Processing Machinery and Moulds Manufacturers’ Association);
IPACK-IMA: processing and packaging technology exhibition, organised by UCIMA (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Association) and Fiera Milano;
MEAT-TECH: the event dedicated to processing and packaging in the meat industry, organised by Ipack Ima Srl;