Despite an economic situation threatening recession, Italian manufacturers of printing and converting machinery report an outstanding + 13% in export sales for the January-September 2011 period. The figures are backed by trade association ACIMGA’s research department based on data by Istat. The best performance was achieved by the sector of converting machinery, which accounted for over 23 % of total sales. It was followed by paper processing (+18.65) and printing technology (+11.20%). With 51.45%, North America was the most receptive region for Italian technology. Extra-EU Europe (+44.89%)