Growth in imports and exports in first nine months of 2014 / Gains in Europe, the Americas and Asia

摘要

There was an increase in Italian imports and exports of plastics and rubber processing machinery in the first three quarters of 2014 compared with the same period a year earlier, says industry association Assocomaplast (Milan / Italy; www. assocomaplast.org). In its analysis of figures from Italy's National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT, Rome; www.istat.it), Assocomaplast, which represents 170 plastic and rubber equipment manufacturers, said exports rose by over 4%, while purchases from abroad grew by over 7%.