INDUSTRY PERFORMANCE IN 2020 Production fell 16.6% due to a drop in exports (-14.9%) and in domestic sales (-20.7%). This is how the pandemic negatively affected the performance of Italy’s Industry of Manufacturers of Glass Processing Machinery and Technologies that closed 2020 with overall sales of 2,027 million Euro. Imports also fell (-11.1%), causing the domestic market to shrink (-17.2%). There was an overall drop in trade (-14.2%) as well as in the trade balance (-16.1%) which, however, remained very positive at nearly 1,080 million Euro. If 2020 was the year of global economic crisis

VITRUM – the international trade show specialized in machinery, equipment and systems for flat and hollow glass and in glass and processed products for industry – will take place from October 5-8, 2021 at the Fiera Milano Rho fairground. With almost 300 exhibitors from 25 countries, 330 thousand square feet of exhibition space, 11 thousand visitors from 85 countries, the Milan show is a must attend event for glass industry professionals. A sneak peek of Vitrum 2021 was given during the course of the MEET VITRUM 2021 web presentation that was hosted by VITRUM President, Dino Zandonella Necca

The event outlined the features and innovations to be showcased at the XXII edition of VITRUM – the international trade show specialized in machinery, equipment and systems for flat and hollow glass and in glass and processed products for industry – to take place October 5-8 at the Fiera Milano Rho exhibition district. Event host was VITRUM President, Dino Zandonella Necca, assisted by Director, Fabrizio Cattaneo. The latest news and announcements included: the new pricing system based on stand size that encourages exhibitors to display their technologies at the show. the “ GLASS IS ” project

The publication certainly achieved the desired results: getting everyone talking – domestic and international businesses, the trade press and trade associations as well as international trade show organizers. There were even some public reactions to the GIMAV decision – of surprise, approval and, in some cases, candid criticism. With year-end upon us and thanks to some member suggestions, GIMAV felt the need to once again air the position upheld in October, this time through a new medium. They decided to film video interviews on the topic of VITRUM. The first to be invited were GIMAV Board

How many types of glass are there? It can be highly technological, or fashionable, it can be made to protect, and to be used on tables every day ... Glass objects have found their way into myriad aspects of daily life. Thanks to its physical properties, in many cases glass is preferable to its equivalent in another material – because it is aesthetically more pleasing or because it offers results or effects that would otherwise be impossible to achieve. Yet, the end consumer who uses these objects rarely stops to consider that an entire supply chain lies behind the advantages that come with the

At its July 17 meeting, the Board of Directors finalized the team that will lead the Association for the 2020 - 2022 biennium, confirming both Nicola Lattuada, Partner, and Sales Manager of ADELIO LATTUADA Srl, and Nancy Mammaro, owner of MAPPI INTERNATIONAL Srl, as GIMAV Vice Presidents. Named Treasurer at the same meeting was Cinzia Schiatti, Sales Manager of OFFICINA MECCANICA SCHIATTI ANGELO Srl. "I was quite pleased,” remarked GIMAV President, Michele Gusti, “that the Board of Directors agreed with the idea of maintaining continuity by confirming both Nicola Lattuada and Nancy Mammaro as

The announcement naming the new director was made Monday, February 3rd: “Cattaneo’s lengthy, deeply rooted experience with associations and Confindustria convinced us that he was the right person for GIMAV,” stated GIMAV President, Michele Gusti. Taking office immediately, he replaces Laura Biason, who left the association at the end of 2019. Cattaneo will assist the Board and President Gusti in guiding the glass processing machinery manufacturers association along a pathway of international outreach, strewn with some very significant challenges and events. Cattaneo’s background includes an