Industries

Extrusion machinery: global trade in slows in the second quarter of 2026

Published by Mauro Badanelli. Aug. 31, 2026 .

Industrial equipment Conjuncture Industries Global economic trends

Based on the preliminary estimates of international trade data for Q2 2026 available in ExportPlanning, international trade of extrusion machinery recorded a year-on-year decline of -7.8% in constant-... [ Read all ]

Footwear: a mapping of global production

Published by Mauro Badanelli. Aug. 25, 2026 .

Industries Foreign markets International marketing

As highlighted in a previous article published in Magazine International, export figures for the first half of 2026 show different performances among the main footwear-producing Countries. These res... [ Read all ]

Footwear: how are the manufacturing Countries performing in the first half of 2026?

Published by Mauro Badanelli. Aug. 6, 2026 .

Conjuncture Industries Foreign markets International marketing

After analyzing the dynamics of global trade in footwear machinery in a previous article, attention now shifts to the finished product, in order to examine the most recent performance of the main foot... [ Read all ]

World Trade Trends: International Trade Results in Q2 2026 (Preliminary Estimates)

Published by Marcello Antonioni. July 27, 2026 .

Home items Fashion Food&Beverage Metal industry Intermediate goods Electronics Chemicals Industrial equipment Conjuncture Automotive Global demand Industries Global economic trends

Strengthening dynamics, driven by AI applications, and the green and digital transitions [ Read all ]

Plastics processing machinery: what are the main markets and how is the competitive landscape evolving?

Published by Mauro Badanelli. June 30, 2026 .

Industrial equipment Conjuncture Industries International marketing

Plastic processing machinery represents one of the most important technological pillars of modern manufacturing supply chains. Through processes such as injection moulding, extrusion, blow moulding ... [ Read all ]

Global Economic Outlook: International Trade Results for April 2026

Published by Marzia Moccia. June 24, 2026 .

Conjuncture Industries Uncertainty Global economic trends

The data for April 2026 document the continuation of an expansionary phase in international trade, albeit with significant differences at the product level. [ Read all ]

China keeps leading the way in the production of technical sportswear

Published by Mauro Badanelli. April 22, 2026 .

Covid-19 Internationalisation Industries Foreign market analysis

La capacità di intercettare opportunità internazionali nel B2B richiede oggi la comprensione dell'evoluzione delle geografie produttive globali [ Read all ]

The technical textiles sector gets ready for Techtextil Frankfurt: an analysis of global trade

Published by Mauro Badanelli. April 15, 2026 .

Internationalisation Importexport Industries International marketing

The world of technical textiles will gather at the leading trade fair, Techtextil Frankfurt, taking place from April 21 to 24 [ Read all ]

Global trade in nonwovens: an analysis by application sector

Published by Mauro Badanelli. April 1, 2026 .

Internationalisation Importexport Industries International marketing

The nonwovens sector has experienced strong growth over the past decades, driven by the wide range of applications enabled by the key characteristics of this product: versatility, functionality and co... [ Read all ]

High-tech sectors are driving global trade in the first nine months of 2025.

Published by Marzia Moccia. Oct. 29, 2025 .

Conjuncture Global demand Industries Uncertainty High-tech Global economic trends

The availability of ExportPlanning’s foreign trade data updated to Q3 2025 makes it possible to highlight how, in the cumulative total for the first nine months of 2025, the US market represented a su... [ Read all ]