PLASTIMAGEN which will be held from March 8th to 11th, 2022, at the Citibanamex fair ground in Mexico City is the largest trade show for the plastic processing industry in Latin America. The figures of the first post pandemic, in person edition of the trade event are solid: an exhibition area of over 34,000sm, more than 400 exhibitors representing 1,000 brands from 20 countries, 13 international pavilions, including the National Association of Plastic Industries in Mexico (ANIPAC) pavilion. The number of visitors, both national and international ones, is expected to reach 22,000. Machines

Expo Pack Mexico will take place in Mexico City’s Expo Santa Fe fairground from June 14th to 17th 2022. The show is the largest trade event for packaging machinery and equipment in Mexico: Over 500 exhibitors stretched across 200 thousand square feet of floor space and 25 thousand visitors. Machines Italia and the Italian Trade Commission - ITA’s Mexico City office will be attending Expo Pack Mexico 2022 to promote Italian technology, provide assistance to North American industry professionals and to support UCIMA, the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association and its member

According to the preliminary figures published by the MECS - UCIMA Research Centre, the sector is returning to growth. Approximately 7 months of production is guaranteed in 2022. The Italian packaging machinery manufacturers have once again passed the €8 billion mark. According to the preliminary figures compiled by the MECS - UCIMA (Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association) Research Department, the sector has reached an overall turnover of €8,435 million in 2021, 8% up on the result recorded in 2020. This figure is higher than the 2019 turnover and consolidates the industry's

BIAT - Innovation and High Technology Lab, funded under the Cohesion Action Plan of Italy’s Economic Development Ministry, is an initiative designed to support Southern Italian startups to find partners and investors abroad. The event is organised by the Italian Trade Commission - ITA in collaboration with key Regional Governments: Abruzzo, Molise, Sardinia, Basilicata, Campania, Calabria, Apulia and Sicily. The focus sectors include medical, health and biotechnology, green economy (circular economy, renewable energy, environment), ICT, aerospace, innovative materials, nanotechnologies

The Italian Trade Commission - ITA and GIMAV, the Association of Italian manufacturers and suppliers of machinery, equipment and special products for glass processing, organized a delegation of foreign buyers to VITRUM 2021 that was held in Milano, Italy, from October 5 to 8, 2021. 70 delegates, from over 20 countries participated in the event with all the travel expenses covered by ITA and GIMAV. Amongst the North American delegates, invited by Machines Italia: Future Temp Glass Ltd, North Temp Glass Ltd, Agnora, Laurier Architectural, Wholesale Bevel & Edge Ltd, Glassfab Canada, Red Seal

​ The 2021 edition of Pack Expo International 2021 took place in Las Vegas from September 27-29 whereas the 2020 edition of the event was held virtually due to the pandemic. The turnout in terms of visitors and exhibitors ( 1,545) was significant. Machines Italia, the Italian Trade Commission - ITA and UCIMA, Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association, attended the event hosting an Italian pavilion, with 13 leading Italian packaging technology providers. For further information on this initiative, please contact chicago [at] ice.it (subject: Machines%20Italia%20E-newsletter)

Coverings is the leading trade show in North America for natural stone, marble and ceramic materials and technology. The event was held in Orlando, Florida, July 7-9, 2021, and featured 500 exhibitors, in an exhibition area of approximately 25,000 square meters with over 10,000 visitors. Though significantly lower compared with previous editions, Covierings 2021 was nevertheless a landmark industry event. The Italian Trade Commission - ITA together with Confindustria Marmomacchine, (the Italian association representing producers and processors of marbles, granites and natural stones in general

2021 it’s been a great Glassbuild edition for Italian companies! The Italian Pavilion (Pav. B - Stand 2923), placed on an area of ​​about 400 square meters, hosted a selection of 16 companies, leaders in the sector: ADI, Bottero, Bovone Diamond Tools, Diamant, Faraone, Helios Italquartz, Horizon , Italcarrelli, Mappi International, Mazzaroppi Engineering, Optima, Rollmac, Schiatti Angelo, Schiavo Glass Machinery SGM, Skill Glass, Triulzi Cesare Special Equipments. Inside, a welcome area was set up to facilitate meeting and work opportunities as well as to provide direct assistance to visitors

​Machines Italia, the Italian Trade Commission - ITA and UCIMA, Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association, will be attending Pack Expo International 2022, taking place in Chicago, (IL) from October 23 to 26, with two (2) pavilions, featuring a number of Italian firms alongside the approximately seventy companies that are taking part independently. For further information on this initiative, please contact chicago [at] ice.it (subject: Machines%20Italia%20E-newsletter)

The organization of LAMIERA 2022 is in full swing. The international exhibition dedicated to the industry of sheet-metal forming machines tools and innovative technologies related to the sector will take place at fieramilano Rho from 25 to 28 May . The 21st edition of the trade fair , promoted by UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian machine tools, robots and automation systems manufacturers' association, and organized by CEU-CENTRO ESPOSIZIONI UCIMU, aspires to repeat the success of the two previous editions held in the same venue , which saw the biennial event constantly grow, in terms of