"Gratifying Ipack-Ima 2006 opening" In fact, I have the honour to take this opportunity to emphasize the Italian packaging machinery manufacturers in 2005 was created another record: sales to foreign markets reached 87%, an increase of 1 percentage point compared with 2004, and that such a performance is achieved in the difficulties we face, it is so difficult to forget.” This is said by the Chairman of UCIMA and Ipack-Ima Mr. Giovanni Caffarelli at the news promulgation in Milan Rho-Pero new exhibition center on February 14, 2006.
Italian packaging machinery industry represents the top level of "Italy Manufacture", as the high-tech and high professional skills and reputation in the world. In the past few years, even faced with one of the most difficult period of the war over, Italian packaging machinery industry has always maintained a strong export record. From the just-concluded 2005 UCIMA preliminary forecast of view, taking into account the strong trend in international markets, the main indicators are expected to show sales growth of 3 percentage points. In fact, the ultimate foreign sales increased 4%, which has enhanced the overall sales revenue increased.
The above export data is only a part of the final balance sheet, without considering the strong euro against the dollar trend, United States and China are the biggest buyers to the Italian packaging machinery which is also showing a strong growth momentum, respectively, increases of 14% and 56%, 9months ago of 2005 exports to China amounted to 91,806,000 euros.
"There is no doubt that even though these data are worthy of our pride, but the same is also concealed some problems that existed to our local market." "However, we are not pessimism of Italian domestic market. Since from last autumn, there is an upward trend in domestic demand, we believe that will bring great results to Ipack-Ima from the recovery of vigor.” Said by Giovanni Caffarelli,
