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Italians at K 2022
There are almost 400 Italian companies in the plastics and rubber sector registered for the upcoming edition of K , taking place in Düsseldorf on 19-26 October 2022 . Per tradition , the Italian presence will be second only to that of the host country at the world ’ s most important fair for the sector and will mainly consist of manufacturers of machinery , equipment , auxiliaries , and moulds with over 250 exhibitors in this segment , more than half of them members of the Amaplast trade association . The Italian companies will offer their numerous professional visitors from all over the world a complete overview of the most advanced Italian-made technology - from primary processing machinery to auxiliary equipment , from recovery and recycling plants to moulds and downstream systems - reflecting Industry 4.0 principles , with solutions for interconnection , energy efficiency , and predictive
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maintenance . Amaplast with have an institutional stand at K ( hall 16 , n . A56 ) to support the exhibiting Italian companies , provide a point of reference for the industry , distribute the magazine MacPlas , and promote the nineteenth edition of Plast ( Milan 5-8 September 2023 ), whose organizational machinery will shift into high gear immediately after the German exhibition . In the meantime , over 30,000 square metres of exhibition space have already been reserved by the more than 600 exhibitors who have already registered . More than 70 % of Italian production of plastics and rubber processing machinery is exported and Germany has been the n . 1 destination market for decades ( as well as main partner for imports ), both regarding supplies to final customers and supplies of components , auxiliaries , moulds to be integrated into complex systems built by major German brands , demonstrating the respect they have for Italian technology |
. In 2021 , exports to Germany in this sector approached a value of 380 million euros , representing a 13 % share on the total and a 10 % rise over 2020 . Last year , the entire EU absorbed 45 % of Italian exports , followed by North America with 17 % and the Far East with 12 %. Overall , on the basis of results from the second National Survey by the MECS- Amaplast Statistical Studies Centre , the Italian plastics and rubber processing machinery industry is composed of over 400 companies ( with 13,000 employees ) that produced revenues of over 4 billion euros in |
2021 , representing a 12 % increase over 2020 . Amaplast ’ s full-year overview of 2021 is now completed by indicators relating to the first six months of 2022 . With respect to the same period in 2021 , orders are up by 10 % and revenues by 14 %, in light of the good performance of the domestic market . Expectations for the third quarter are still positive - thanks especially to foreign sales and orders – but naturally various political and economic issues , both in Italy and abroad , generate concern among operators . |