WOODWORKING MACHINERY: ANOTHER POSITIVE QUARTER: In the April-June period, orders increased +21.2 % The trend has really changed: for some time now, the atmosphere has been different in the business of technology for wood and wood-based materials. Further evidence comes from the periodical survey by the Studies office of Acimall, the Confindustria member association, showing that in the second quarter 2016 orders increased by 21.2 percent compared to the same period of last year. The positive trend of recent times is continuing, still driven by foreign markets, where orders went up by 17.2

Assocomaplast (the national trade association, member of CONFINDUSTRIA, including over 160 manufacturers of plastics and rubber processing machinery, equipment and moulds) has developed ISTAT foreign trade data for the sector in the first half of 2016 and compared them with those for the same period in 2015. The data show imports at nearly 390 million euros, with a new peak (+9.7%) deriving from steady growth in April-June after a negative first quarter. This would seem to reaffirm the signs of recovery in the domestic market that had shown up on the radar last year. The trend in exports this

ASSOCOMAPLAST ASSEMBLY AND SECTOR ECONOMICS The annual Member Assembly of Assocomaplast (the Italian trade association belonging to CONFINDUSTRIA, which groups together over 160 makers of machinery, moulds and equipment for plastics and rubber) took place on Tuesday, June 28, 2016 at the Relais Franciacorta in Corte Franca (province of Brescia). During the Assembly the new Executive Committee and Board of Auditors were elected for the two-year term 2016-2018, and the Panel of Arbitrators for the four-year term 2016-2020. As Members of the Committee have been elected: Mauro Drappo (AMUT), Maria

So far this year, Italian investments in the US have been numerous and have been all over the map. The US States which have reported a string of recent Italian investments include Tennessee, Virginia, Illinois and Texas. Tennessee: In the first four months of this year, 2016, four noted Italian investments have taken place in “The Volunteer State” by the Italian companies Martinelli Ettore, Beretta, Del Conca and Sacmi. Martinelli Ettore had its grand opening in April of its new facility which had started operations in January. Operations will initially focus on Martinelli Group’s core

The Italian Trade Agency (ITA) will once again take an active role at this year’s SelectUSA Summit taking place June 19-21, 2016, in Washington, D.C. This year’s theme is “The Innovation Advantage” and will feature investment opportunities from every corner of the United States for global investors. High-profile business and government leaders will share their insights on the latest innovations and trends. Participants will include international and domestic companies of all sizes seeking to establish or expand operations in the United States. Economic developers from across the state

The great event scheduled two years from now at Fiera Milano will feature the debut of Print4All, the latest addition to the exhibitions catering to the printing world held from May 29 to June 1 2018 together with Ipack Ima, Plast, Meat Tech and Intralogistica Italia. Print4All is the result of the collaboration between associations ACIMGA (Italian Manufacturers’ Association of Machinery for the Graphic, Converting and Paper Industry) and ARGI (the Graphic Industry Suppliers Association), and combines three long-standing brands showcasing specific industrial production chains with strong

The Ontario Export Awards – OEA - recognize the innovative approaches and unique contributions of Ontario registered export manufacturers across sectors and in all regions of the province, as well as the individuals who contribute to their success. The OEA is spearheaded by CanadianManufacturing.com (Annex Business Media), which is one of Canada’s top sources of daily industrial, manufacturing and economic news and has over 100,000 industrial readers across the country. Applications for the various OEA categories are now open. Companies may submit their application directly or send nominations

AMUT DOLCI BIELLONI staged a live demo at the DRUPA trade show in Dusseldorf, Germany from May 31 to June 10, 2016 (stand 11/E39) The demo showed the potential customers how it is possible, when changing a job, to minimize the scrap of the substrates to be printed during the start up. The Telia 8 color shown at Drupa includes a new and an improved version of the FSC system. The FSC system allows: - If a job has been previously stored in the work-station, the machine will repeat with extreme precision the printing pressures with no need of any electronic device or manual correction and the

The statistical analysis performed by Assocomaplast (Italian trade association, part of CONFINDUSTRIA, representing over 160 companies) on foreign trade data provided by ISTAT regarding the first six months of this year , reveals – in comparison to January-June 2014 – a markedly positive performance for Italy's exports and imports of plastics and rubber machinery, equipment and moulds. The growth recorded since the first months of 2014 has continued this year and actually has increased: by the end of June 2015, the rise in purchases from abroad approached 17%. This provides further reassurance