In the first three months of this year, turnover in the Italian market grew by +6.5%, with orders up by +9.9%. Export sales have also grown by 13%, following the relatively low growth of 3% in the last two quarters of 2016.

The country pavilion coordinated by UCIMA and the Italian Trade Agency ICE will host Italian packaging technology in Vietnam from 21 to 23 March.

Based on the preliminary results published by the Ucima Research Department, turnover is expected to exceed 6.3 billion euros.

The Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Association will be present at Pack Expo, the industry-leading event in North America, with promotional initiatives for Italian packaging.

L’Unione Costruttori Italiani Macchine Automatiche per il confezionamento e l’Imballaggio sarà presente a Pack Expo, il più importante appuntamento fieristico di settore in Nord America, con iniziative promozionali per il packaging made in Italy.

10 Italian companies will represent the very best of Italian packaging technology.

A group of Italian companies coordinated by the Italian Trade Agency and Ucima is taking part collectively in one of China's biggest trade fairs for the packaging industry.

Andrea Malagoli, Managing Director of Ima Spa and a member of the Vacchi family, and Luciano Sottile, Central Director of the machinery division of Goglio Spa, are the new Vice Chairmen of Ucima for the four-year period 2016-2020.

Enrico Aureli, the newly elected Chairman of the Italian Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association, set out the agenda for his term in office to a large audience of businessmen gathered in Villa Marchetti for the Annual Members’ Meeting.

The sector’s turnover totalled 6,197 million euros, slightly down (-0.4%) on 2014

A group of 16 Italian companies coordinated by Ucima and the Italian Trade Commission ICE will be taking part in the most important packaging technology exhibition in Southeast Asia.

Italy will be taking part in this major packaging industry event with a delegation of 6 companies led by Ucima