Since April 2015, Canada has eliminated virtually all custom duties on the importation of industrial machinery and equipment into the country. The tariffs elimination measure applies to semi-finished and finished goods used in the manufacturing processes.
This measure is meant to decrease the cost of purchasing advanced manufacturing technology, of which Canada is a net importer, thus lowering…
Machines Italia, in cooperation with the Industrial Association of Brescia (AIB), will be hosting an Automotive Industry event in Brescia, Italy from February 9 to 11, 2016. Selected Canadian and US buyers will be invited to the gathering to meet with 250 top Italian suppliers of technology, parts, components, equipment and R&D and engineering services. The travel expenses are covered by…
Throughout the course of the past 10 years, Machines Italia developed a wide range creative materials for promoting Italian technology in the NAFTA countries. From short video-clips to animations, to more traditional one and two-page advertisements, in English, French and Spanish.
Machines Italia has strived to provide a unified image of the 15 machinery sectors represented under its trade mark…
A new survey from ITA offices in Toronto, Mexico City and Chicago presents a slew of new findings on the machinery-acquisition intentions of circa 800 Top C-Level managers, as evidenced in a series of interviews. Purchasing managers from a number of diverse industries representing both mid-sized and small and large industrial groups in the NAFTA region answered the following questions that bear…
The Italian Trade Commission in Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development and Industry Canada undertook a research project aimed at mapping and surveying the Italian companies operating in the country. Out of a combined database of over 200 subsidiaries, representing 150+ Italian investments, the survey gathered information on approximately 70 companies.
The research…
The Ontario Export Awards (http://www.ontarioexportawards.com) are the province’s most prestigious awards paying tribute to the success and innovative approaches of Ontario export companies. Extending across industries and including both rural and urban representation, the awards are a celebration of the contributions exporters have made to both the provincial and national economy. The 2015…
Aerospace & Defense Meetings is the only international business convention for the aerospace and defense industry organized in Italy. This year’s event was held inTurin, from November 17 – 19, 2015.
Throughout the course of two days, all participating companies – buyers and suppliers from around the world – had the chance to meet, share insights on new projects, technology and resources and…
Five international exhibitions - PLAST, IPACK-IMA, MEAT-TECH, PRINT4ALL and INTRALOGISTICA ITALIA – outstanding showcases for machinery, technology and material production for the manufacturing industry, join together in one big event that will cover the entire Fairgrounds of FIERA MILANO in Rho, from Tuesday May 29 to Friday June 1st, 2018.
The decision to join such…
The analysis of Italy's Institutional Statistics Bureau - ISTAT's foreign trade data for the first three quarters of 2015 carried out by Assocomaplast (the Italian national trade association, member of CONFINDUSTRIA and numbering more than 160 associated companies) as compared to the same period in 2014 confirms the positive performance in both imports and exports…
The woodworking technology and wood-based materials industry keeps showing encouraging trends: preliminary figures for the current year speak for themselves, showing a fully positive sign for all major indexes. The analysis carried out by the Studies office of the Confindustria-member association ACIMALL, gathering the industry's leading companies provides a brighter picture than many were…