The machine-tools and automation industry is one of the most dynamic sectors for Italian exports. Despite the fall in the industrial production between the end of 2007 and the beginning of 2008 (-0.3% taking into account an extra working day in the first two months of the year) the industry is enjoying a particularly positive phase: firms have filled their order books for the whole of 2008 after closing last year with a sharp increase in output and exports. Alberto Tacchella, President of the trade association UCIMU, has recently declared: “I would not hesitate to call 2007 a record year for the automation and robotics sector. In some cases – he ....>>


VINEXPO 2008: ENORMOUS POTENTIAL FOR GROWTH IN CHINA FOR ITALIAN WINES

In 2007 Italian wine exports grew by 7.8% after a 6.5% increase in 2006. The increase in demand was particularly strong in emerging markets: +55% for a value of 15 million euros in China and +35.5% for a value of 6.6 million euros in Hong Kong. Therefore the presence of Italian wines at the next edition of the Vinexpo-Asia fair (www.vinexpo.com/en/asia-pacific-2008/) that will take place in Hong Kong from the 27th to the 29th May has a particularly high strategic value. Especially at a time when Italian producers need to regain their credibility, after the recent controversy on ....>>