Growth in Italian blow moulding machines

Blow moulding machines represent a rather significant portion of Italian exports of plastics and rubber processing machinery and equipment. Istat (the Italian institute for statistics) data for January-September 2012 reveal growth of 17.9% over the same period in 2011. And this surge is even greater, +27.5%, if we look at January-October 2012. The main export markets for blow-moulders bearing the words "Made in Italy" for the period in question are: United States (8.7% of the total), Indonesia (4.7%), Russia (4.3%), China (3.9%) and France (3.7%).