Italian National Institute of Statistics

YEAR-ENDER 2025: EU ECONOMIC OUTLOOK OECD predicts slowdown in '26 / Spain to lead, Italy to lag among EU Big Four / UK expansion to ease	15.12.2025
ITALY Government bailout of EUR 2.5 bn for automotive components sector / Switch to weapons production possible	27.03.2025
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Foreign trade and domestic uncertainties hamper machinery manufacturers in 2019	03.07.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Slump in foreign trade hits Italian manufacturers in 2019 / Imports hit harder than exports / Sales to US and China rise	09.03.2020
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Italian processors suffer from economic slowdown / Trade with Germany contracts	25.09.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Foreign sales see sharp slowdown in first three quarters of 2018 / Middle East exports slump / Cautious outlook for 2019	11.01.2019
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Trade balance drops in first half of 2018 / Weaker sales in Middle East / Optimism for year-end results	27.09.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Production exceeds EUR 4.6 bn in 2017 / “Industria 4.0” plan boosts domestic market / Exports and imports witness double-digit growth / Amaplast report	26.03.2018
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Sustained trade growth in H1 2017/ Exports to Russia and Brazil shoot upwards / Double-digit rise in demand for extrusion lines and thermoforming machines	03.10.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Exports of plastics and rubber equipment grow in double digits / Pre-crisis level significantly topped / Amaplast report	07.07.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Production reaches EUR 4.2 bn in 2016 / Record foreign trade / Increased exports to Mexico / Assocomaplast report	23.03.2017
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Production reaches EUR 4.15 bn in 2015 / Exports achieve record levels and provide driving force for sector / NAFTA region sees largest growth / Assocomaplast report	18.04.2016
ITALY Plastics industry in strong recovery mode in 2015 / Thermoplastics consumption rises by 3% to 5.5m t / Strong acceleration in Q4 / Demand from automotive segment particularly high / Biotechnology continues to play an important role	02.03.2016
ITALY Plastics consumption down in 2014 / Lack of investment / Too many small businesses / Only slight signs of recovery / Efforts to switch to "green" chemistry not sufficient / Study by Plastic Consult	17.03.2015
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Improvement in second half exports helps offset effects of poor domestic market in 2013 / Production falls by 2.5% / Some optimism for 2014 / Germany remains largest export market	25.03.2014
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Decline in imports and exports driven by sluggish recovery in domestic market / Order books up / Optimism from employers' federation / Germany remains largest market	04.10.2013
ITALY Thermoplastics consumption takes a deep cut in 2012 / PVC hardest hit / E&E industry struggles to combat poor domestic demand / Plastics processing segment one of the few bright spots in the country's industrial sector	21.08.2013
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Positive start in 2013 turns sour for exports / Industry looks to government for support / Assocomaplast releases first-quarter trends	26.06.2013
PLASTICS MACHINERY ITALY Improving exports continue to drive production output / Overall manufacturing levels remain static / Germany is largest market / US shows good growth	27.03.2013
ITALIAN PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY Exports and production in 2012 will come close to record set in 2007 / Non-EU Europe sees highest gains, led by Russia	21.12.2012
PLASTICS AND RUBBER MACHINERY Italian exports and imports continue to grow in first quarter of 2012 / Germany remains largest overseas market / Assocomaplast report	10.07.2012
ITALY One of the weakest links in the European industrial chain / Plastics machinery performs below average / Polymer production shrinking / Company formerly known as Polimeri to move more into specialities	30.05.2012
ITALY Exports increase in plastics and rubber processing machinery / Germany remains largest market / Far East sales to increase by 30% / Credit insurance problem for exporters / Assocomaplast forecasts	23.12.2011
ITALY Machinery export recovery contributes to production increase of 8% in 2010 / Fall in trade in Europe, but growth in Americas and Asia / Assocomaplast survey	06.01.2011
ITALY Plastics machinery exports begin to recover from 2009 slump / Further stabilisation expected	29.07.2010