ICE-Agency, in collaboration with UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, organized the event to present opportunities on the U.S. market with a focus on the machine tool sector. During the initiative, the video of the "Fact finding tour USA" exploratory mission to Ohio and Alabama held in March 2017 was presented, during which representatives of the Chicago ICE office and UCIMU visited Italian and foreign companies well-established in the area and met with local institutions, gathering important information and data relevant to the sector. The meeting, introduced by Marinella Loddo, manager of the ICE

Fifth among manufacturing countries, after the revision of the time-series data carried out by the US association, Italy confirmed its third place among exporters and gained one position in the consumption ranking, where it came in fifth, as a testimony to the liveliness of its domestic demand. The positive trend reported since 2014 will continue throughout 2017 - the year in which production, export and consumption will grow, also supported by the measures of the National Plan Industry 4.0 – and it will drive both the deliveries of manufacturers in the domestic market and imports. No other

Vitrum 2017 will take place at Fiera Milano Rho October 3-6, 2017. The four-day event will combine displays of the most innovative technologies in the glass processing machinery, special products and accessories industries with a packed calendar of side events. As of today, visitors can now register for Vitrum 2017 by completing the short form found at: http://ticketonline.fieramilano.it/vitrum/2017/mobile/op/index.jsp?lang=en. Passes for free admission to the Fair will be sent immediately to registrant’s in-box. The 20 th edition of VITRUM has been completely revamped and, in addition to the

The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in collaboration with PNICube, the Italian Association of Competitions for University Incubators and Local Business Plans, are honouring Italian start-ups that achieve significant success abroad in the fields of ICT, Science, Engineering and Technology, with its “L’innovazione che parla italiano” (Innovation that Speaks Italian) award. The awards will be jointly presented to the recipients by the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mr. Paolo Gentiloni, and the Italian Minister of Education

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Chicago USA & Rome, Italy November 5, 2014 Italian Trade Agency and SelectUSA aim to promote business cooperation and investment between the United States and Italy. The Italian Trade Agency ("ICE-Agenzia") and The SelectUSA Initiative ("SelectUSA") are pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Intent ("MOI") on November 5, 2014 in Rome, Italy, with the common purposes of increasing cooperation between the United States and Italy to stimulate the economic development and the flow of private capital of both countries and desiring to strengthen the cooperation

World Maker Faire 2014, the most important show this year, dedicated to advanced and 3D printing manufacturing will take place from September 20-21, 2014 at the New York Science Hall in New York City. Italian Maker Pavilion is in Zone 3 - Makers Pavilion - Booth MP-13 (see map photo) To design on one’s computer or tablet and then to print in 3D means you can edit the original project as many times as you want at no extra cost. One will not need years of study, large capital investments nor large economics of scale to be successful. Today, millions of people have access to producing anywhere