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Italy machine sales down 2%


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Main destinations of Italian plastics machinery, 2024 Source: AMAPLAST


Amaplast, the trade associa- tion for Italian plastics and rubber machinery manufac- turers, says sales from its members fell slightly in 2024, despite rising exports. Although Amaplast and the MECS Statistical Study Centre did not report the exact figure, they said sales were down by about 2% compared to 2023 – putting the final figure at around €4.7 billion. The dip comes despite a


near-2% rise in exports – reaching a total of just over €3.6bn. This is the fourth consecutive year in which exports have increased – helping to offset losses in the domestic market, said Amaplast. Exports make up nearly three-quarters of sales, it added. Export highlights included increased deliver- ies to Mexico, France, China, Turkey, Brazil and India, but reductions to the US, Spain, Poland and Germany. “Nonetheless, Germany remains the top destination


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for Italian exports,” it said. “This appears even more encouraging when com- pared to the results of German manufacturers – who saw a 30% collapse in domestic sales and order intake in 2024.” Export markets that grew


include Turkey (15%) and Brazil (86%) – which it called “an all-time record driven by strong demand for high- tech machinery” – while China and India both saw increased sales of 15%. Declining markets include Spain (6%), Poland (19%), US (4%) and Romania (20%). Exports of extruders and injection moulding ma- chines fell by 7%, while flexographic printing machines grew 5%. Italian manufacturers


have already seen encour- aging signs this year, though a turnaround – or more pronounced stabilisation of indicators – may not be seen until the second half of the year, it said. � www.amaplast.org


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