April U.S. Census data on imports of machinery and related technologies for Machines Italia's sectors are now available, some key observations of which we report (see PDF for full report):For the first 4 months of 2025, total machinery imports to the U.S. decreased by 6.66 percent in 2025 compared to 2024. And the top five suppliers remained constant: Germany, Japan, Canada, China, and Mexico.…
The Italian trade balance with non-EU countries significantly decreased from €5.036 billion to €2.178 billion in April 2024, driven by an energy deficit and a reduced non-energy product surplus. This export drop is partly due to unusual maritime sales in prior months. Excluding these, the decline is moderate at -3.3%.In the first four months of 2025, exports rose 1.9%, but the trade balance fell…
Italy’s top industrial association, Confindustria, has raised alarms about the long-term economic consequences of the United States’ tariff policies. According to the association, these tariffs are generating significant uncertainty that could lead to a "structural crisis" in Italy's manufacturing sector, which is expected to be the hardest hit.Confindustria’s research highlights that the ongoing…
According to a study on the Canadian agri-business sector carried out by ICE Toronto on behalf of FederUnacoma, Canada's agricultural geography is projected to experience a period of transformation in the coming years, facilitated by climate change.
Mondo Macchina magazine, FederUnacoma publishes that the mitigation of the harsh Canadian climate, due to rising temperatures, is…
Italian Exports of Stone Machinery and Equipment
Italian exports of machinery and equipment slightly negative in the first 10 months of 2022.
In the first ten months of 2022, the value of Italian exports of machines, tools and other equipment for the processing of natural stone was not as good as for natural stones. On the contrary, it decreased by 2.3% compared to the same period of…
The year 2021 was extremely positive for the Italian industry of machine tools, robotics and automation, which reported double-digit increases for all key economic indicators. This trend should continue even in 2022, the year when all the ground lost in 2020 should be recovered.
This is in short what was illustrated by Barbara Colombo, president of UCIMU-SISTEMI PER PRODURRE, the Italian…
The index of orders intake for Italian textile machinery, as processed by ACIMIT, the Association of Italian textile machinery manufacturers, for the period ranging from April-June 2021, was up 214% compared to the same 2020 period. The value of the index was attested at 150.7 points (basis: 2015 = 100), a result that was no doubt influenced by the comparison with a quarter, from April-June 2020…
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 …
Hosted at the Moscow Fairgrounds, the event has reached its 21st anniversary and is the largest glass production, processing and finishing products show in Russia and Eastern Europe. The 2018 event encompassed 11,500 sq., had 396 exhibitors from 24 countries and attracted 7,500 visitors from 49 different countries. Companies participating in Mir Stekla 2019 as part of the group…
Italian imports of plastics and rubber processing machinery racked up an impressive 23% increase in the first half of 2018 with regard to the same period in 2017.
On the other hand, we must make us of fractions to describe growth in exports, evidencing the lacklustre performance heralded in the early months of the year.
While still well into the black at over one billion euros, the balance…