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. Mexico experienced a remarkable growth of 11.99%, surpassing China in terms of percentage share. While Italy ranked sixth, accounting for 7.80 percent of total machinery imports to the United States

The Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers' Association UCIMA has officially presented its new logo characterized by the letter U with a softer and more minimalist typeface. The logo was revealed during a gala event entitled "L'Anima del Packaging" ("The soul of packaging") held at the Ducal Palace in Modena to celebrate the association's 40th anniversary. Starting out from the stylized box image that characterized the old logo, the design studio reinterpreted its lines and structure to create a new symbol, that of a stylized amphora. This ancient vessel represents the oldest form of

Dear Italian Subsidiaries in North America, We would like to bring to your attention the opportunity to be part of the next edition of our magazine “Machines Italia” which is a complementary opportunity for your company to gain additional exposure within the North American marketplace. For context, you may review previous editions of the magazine at www.old.machinesitalia.org/magzine The following provides all indications and suggestions on the magazine and how your company can possibly be featured. The Chicago Office of the Italian Trade Agency, with a specific selection procedure entrusted

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

​ 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)

​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)

​A total of 37 Italian packaging machinery manufacturers - predominantly members of Machines Italia’s partner association UCIMA - have responded to Confindustria’s appeal to voluntarily make their sites available for use in the national COVID-19 vaccination programme. A large number of companies based in many areas of the country have responded to the call to create a map of potential “community factory” sites throughout Italy, an initiative that has seen a total of more than 10,000 factories proposed. This figure reflects businesses’ strong spirit of service towards the country and represents

October 2020 data released by Statistics Canada and Trade Data Monitor showed a solid positive growth for Italy’s exports to Canada of technology from the various (15) Machines Italia capital good related sectors. With a +5,47% Italy marks the best performance among the top 20 partner countries. Italy’s market share also grew +26%. In stark contrast, Canada's total imports of industrial machinery and equipment fell 16% in the first 10 months of 2021. Packaging machinery and agricultural machinery are Italy’s top performing sectors with a +33,3% and +21,8%. Equipment for the graphic and

Expo Pack Mexico, the largest Latin American trade fair for packaging materials and technologies, will take place June 8th to 11th, 2021 at the Expo Santa Fe exhibition center in Mexico City. The event is organized by PMMI, Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Institute representing more than 900 North American manufacturers and suppliers of equipment, components and materials as well as providers of related equipment and services for the packaging and processing industry. The growing international relevance of the show was attested by the numerous country-specific pavilions among which, the