The Italian company, Alfagomma Group, has started its operations at the Torreón, Coahuila plant. With an investment of 15 million dollars, the company arrives in La Laguna expecting to generate an estimated 250 jobs, a figure that could reach 500 in the second stage of the factory’s expansion. Alfagomma Group produces hoses for different sectors such as food, construction, agriculture, mining, chemicals, among others. The factory is located in the Pymes Park and has an area of ​​50,000 square meters. Maurizio Barbini, general manager, showed his pride at the inauguration of the plant in

October 2020 data released by Statistics Canada and Trade Data Monitor showed a solid positive growth for Italy’s exports to Canada of technology from the various (15) Machines Italia capital good related sectors. With a +5,47% Italy marks the best performance among the top 20 partner countries. Italy’s market share also grew +26%. In stark contrast, Canada's total imports of industrial machinery and equipment fell 16% in the first 10 months of 2021. Packaging machinery and agricultural machinery are Italy’s top performing sectors with a +33,3% and +21,8%. Equipment for the graphic and

EIMA INTERNATIONAL is one of the world’s leading agricultural machinery and technology trade shows. Its 44th annual edition will take place from February 3 to 7 2021, and it will be the first international physical event scheduled to take place in Bologna, Italy after the COVID pandemic lockdown. FEDERUNACOMA, the Italian Federation Of Agricultural Machinery Manufacturers has been organizing the event in Bologna since its first edition in 1969. On October 23rd, 2020, the ITA-Italian Trade Agency in collaboration with FEDERUNACOMA held a video conference to launch the EIMA INTERNATIONAL project

At the beginning of February, the Italian Trade Agency’s Mexico City office organized a seminar in San Jose’, Costa Rica’s capital, focused on agricultural economics, processes and technology. Researchers from Italy’s CREA, the Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics Analysis, and the University of Milan illustrated the latest developments in crop management, business and economic models as well as the latest machinery and innovations. Among the audience were high level representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of Costa Rica, the Center for Advanced Technology, the

The recently announced novel agreement will replace the previous arrangement and represent the new institutional framework for relations between the European Union and Mexico. The treaty has an ambitious and particularly advanced structure which will probably be an example for negotiations with other Central and South American countries. It includes provisions on sustainable development and the effective implementation of the Paris climate agreements, the protection of human rights and political cooperation. It is also the first agreement that the European Union signs with a Latin American