Acimac: downturn bottomed out in 2010
This is an encouraging result that has also confirmed the international scale of the Italian ceramic machinery industry, which generates more than 75% of its turnover from exports. The strong international presence of Italian companies has enabled the Italian ceramic machinery manufacturers to benefit in recent months from the recovery under way in a number of important regions, including the Middle East, Asia and South America. “These regions”, noted Cassani, “will play a crucial role in maintaining Italy’s world leadership in the next few years.” The initial forecasts for 2011 are also positive: “We are anticipating total turnover growth of between 10% and 15%”, Cassani concluded.