After the suspension of all non-essential activities due to the Covid-19 pandemic, organization commences for PLAST 2021-international exhibition for the plastics and rubber industries, taking place in Milan from the 4th to the 7th of May of next year. Roughly 450 direct exhibitors (excluding the represented companies) have already confirmed their participation in the fair, reserving an area of 35,000 m². One-fifth of subscribers are foreigners, in addition to Italian branches of foreign machinery manufacturers. The effects of the epidemic greatly conditioned worldwide fairs, causing the

Italian manufacturing companies represent one of the major engines driving the country’s economic growth and development thanks to their ability to produce wealth and employment, make associated industries and services flourish and contribute to financial, economic and social stability. The Italian Trade Agency’s Chicago Office with this dossier intends to provide them with an overview about the current trends and virtual platforms available in the USA marketplace along with an orientation on the services offered by the Agency, so to afford them an ever-increasing number of opportunities to

messico [at] ice.it">A collaboration agreement between CICEG, the Chamber of the Footwear Industry of the State of Guanajuato, and ASSOMAC, the Italian National Association of Manufacturers of Footwear, Leather Goods and Tanning Technologies, has been brokered by the Italian Trade Agency Mexico City office. Once formally ratified, the agreement will give CICEG members privileged access to the latest in Italian technology and know-how to assist them in retooling their operations to manufacture much-needed PPEs and provide front line workers essential equipment.For further information on the

At the beginning of February, the Italian Trade Agency’s Mexico City office organized a seminar in San Jose’, Costa Rica’s capital, focused on agricultural economics, processes and technology. Researchers from Italy’s CREA, the Council for Agricultural Research and Agricultural Economics Analysis, and the University of Milan illustrated the latest developments in crop management, business and economic models as well as the latest machinery and innovations. Among the audience were high level representatives of the Ministry of Agriculture of Costa Rica, the Center for Advanced Technology, the

Kick started in 2001, the Italian Trade Commission’s Machines Italia project is now well into its teenage years. Follow the evolution of the campaign through some of the artwork and creative materials developed, throughout the years, by the US, Canadian and Mexican desks for the market specific initiatives and events. Check out our boards on Pinterest.

Six relevant oil discoveries, for an estimated 339 million barrels, have been made in Mexico during the first months of 2020. One of these discoveries was from the Italian-based, multi-national company, ENI. ENI’s deposit amounts to 143 million barrels of oil and 68 thousand square feet of gas. The other five discoveries have been made by PEMEX, for a total of 102 million barrels of oil and 186 thousand square feet of gas. ENI first began working with Mexico in 1967, with the Agip Petroleum Company. Since 2015, its exploration and hydrocarbon development activities have been concentrated

The recently announced novel agreement will replace the previous arrangement and represent the new institutional framework for relations between the European Union and Mexico. The treaty has an ambitious and particularly advanced structure which will probably be an example for negotiations with other Central and South American countries. It includes provisions on sustainable development and the effective implementation of the Paris climate agreements, the protection of human rights and political cooperation. It is also the first agreement that the European Union signs with a Latin American

A new edition of the EXPO CIHAC fair will take place at the “Centro Citi Banamex” in Mexico City, from October 14-16 , 2020. With over 600 exhibitors and 30 thousand visitors EXPO CIHAC is the paramount event for the construction sector in Mexico. The Italian Trade Agency and Machines Italia Mexico will be taking part in the show with a number of leading Italian construction machinery and technology suppliers. For further information on this initiative and to inquire on how to be part of the ITA delegation, please contact messico [at] ice.it (subject: Machines%20Italia%20E-newsletter)

Due to the spread of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19, the outlook for 2020 set out at the beginning of the year is now moot. An exogenous shock is hitting the USA and the global economy as a whole to an unknown extent. What is special about the new economic crisis is that there have been simultaneous supply and demand shocks which have commanded not only a reduction in jobs, output, and revenues but also a strong volatility and enormous losses of value on the financial markets. As a result of these shocks, the post COVID-19 manufacturing ecosystem is expected to create a paradigm shift both

Italian tissue manufacturer Sofidel Group anticipates an early June grand opening for its $360 million plant in Inola, a spokesman for the company said. A total of 350 people will be employed at the 1.8 million-square-foot facility, which is expected to be fully operational by sometime this summer, spokesman Enrique Garay said. In terms of sheer size, Sofidel’s footprint is among the most spacious in the state. It is smaller than the four-story Amazon fulfillment center (about 2.5 million square feet of workspace) scheduled to open in Tulsa late this year. But the Rogers County facility is 38%