The engineering sector “promotes” the initiative launched at Mimit

“We welcome,” adds the association’s director-general, Davide Della Bella, “Minister Urso’s proposal to set up four working groups on the issues of greatest interest to businesses. For our part, we confirm right now our interest and willingness to participate in these groups with our representatives, in order to contribute the expertise of a sector that underpins the majority of production chains and which has innovation and internationalisation as its two main assets for meeting the challenge of international competitiveness.”

In a statement, the Anima Confindustria Federation also expressed its satisfaction with the dialogue initiated at the Mimit, “a development that Anima Confindustria had been calling for in recent months and which Minister Adolfo Urso has recently welcomed, demonstrating a particular focus on a sector that is strategic for the national economy”.

The meeting was attended by a delegation from Anima Confindustria, led by Vice-President Marco Golinelli, and representatives of the sector’s leading companies. The discussion with the Minister focused on the key issues for the development of the Italian manufacturing industry and, in particular, the diverse mechanical engineering and related sectors represented by Anima. This sector employs 224,000 workers and generates a turnover of around 60 billion euros, with exports accounting for approximately 60 per cent of total production.

“We are delighted with this first institutional meeting dedicated to the mechanical engineering industry, which was organised on the initiative of Anima,” said Pietro Almici, President of Anima Confindustria, “and which represents an important recognition of the economic, industrial and technological value of the companies we represent. We welcome the opportunity for direct dialogue with the Ministry on issues that have a tangible impact on the competitiveness of our companies. We regard this meeting as an important first step towards defining a more comprehensive and coordinated industrial policy, capable of guiding business growth, supporting innovation, fostering the development of the necessary skills and addressing crucial issues such as energy costs in a structural manner. We therefore hope that today’s discussion – which has been extended to include all employers’ associations within the sector – will lead to a structured process, featuring thematic working groups, clear timelines and a final industrial policy document capable of producing concrete measures. Our common objective must be clear: to strengthen the Italian mechanical engineering sector as a strategic national asset, to increase the competitiveness of businesses and to ensure that the ongoing transitions represent an opportunity for industrial growth, not a factor weakening production.”