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After more than two years of pandemic and forced lockdown, many people have  started to think more and more about their physical and mental well-being, especially  the escape from daily stress and the prevention of diseases, especially  cardiovascular and digestive problems. All this has to take into consideration the fuel our bodies need: food. Recent […]

At first it was just rumour, now it is a fact: by 2035 the European Union wants to completely wipe out cars with internal combustion engines. However, concern is growing among European car manufacturing magnates, not only because of the drastic cut in their production, but because this would open the way to chemical fuels

Over the last ten years, the Italian footwear industry has shown steady growth, reaching annual growth peaks of 8%. But naturally there were huge losses suffered during the worst moments of the lockdown, particularly by the footwear districts of Florence, Milan, Brenta (Veneto) and Fermo (Marche). Although it is threatened by strong competition from China,

Chinese leader Xi Jinping visited Hong Kong on Friday 1st July to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the city’s return to China. Indeed, in 1997 the city, until then under British control, was handed back to Chinese supervision, not without massive protests and social riots that continue even today. In addition, the US preferential relationship

Digital is the pinnacle of the automation industry, and it generates wealth wherever it is applied. According to the Global Machinery Equipment report, the industry’s worldwide turnover will be increasingly driven by digital tools such as Analytics, apps and other digital industrial 4.0 solutions. Therefore, all companies operating in the automation industry are gradually diversifying

Italian companies, especially SMEs, reached an important achievement during last year, recording +50% exports to America. It has even more value given this recent geopolitical situation we are facing. The ones who are directly involved in the export field report that Italian goods have more than favourable reception. The US is a market that has

How influential is a country like China in the photovoltaic market? The answer is simple: a lot. The “country of the dragon” certainly holds sway in the production of panel components and in their assembly. In fact, despite the pandemic effects, according to Eurostat, in 2020 3 out of 4 solar panels entering the EU’s

A few weeks ago, some Asian countries took a significant decision: they will no longer export some raw materials outside their borders, locking themselves in a kind of archaic autarky. This is how the supply crisis resulting from the Ukrainian conflict has brought Maslow’s pyramid back. Each state, overriding the treaties it has signed up

Knowing the target markets in detail and adopting product localisation strategies is essential when a business wants to sell in a foreign country with laws and cultures different from its own. This is more important when a business wants to build a stable position in the target country (localisation) and even more so when it

Despite having suffered an abrupt setback due to the pandemic situation, in 2021 the Italian automation market exceeded 6 billion mark, growing by 21% compared to the catastrophic 2020 and 8% compared to 2019. In particular, manufacturing recorded the biggest gains, benefiting from its strong domestic demand. This growth was due to the excellent performance