Imprese

2021

• Philip Morris and Toyota grow and expand in Emilia-Romagna

  3/11/2021 - The two multinationals are carrying out initiatives that create new jobs and increase their integration in the regional socio-economic system: the Center for Industrial Excellence of PM and the new Toyota investment plan for 2025

• ECMWF: new data centre opens in Bologna

  17/09/2021 - The data centre is on the site of the Tecnopolo di Bologna and represents a key asset of the Data Valley. A city of science will create 2,500 jobs in that area in the next 2 years

• Medtronic, from 400 to 560 employees in 4 years

  31/08/2021 - The multinational invested in the regional biomedical district in Mirandola

• FAW–SILK EV: the Motor Valley of the future

  23/02/21 - The new investment in Emilia-Romagna from the Chinese-USA Joint Venture is part of a wider innovation process of the regional automotive cluster towards electric vehicles

• Industry 4.0: new Philip Morris Institute for Manufacturing Competences

  15/1/ 2021 - In Bologna the new high training center on skills for the industry of the future to be completed by this summer.

2020

• 49 companies financed by Regional Agreements from 2016 to now

  25/05/2020 – 2,029 new jobs and 17 new R&D Centres with a public grant from the Region of 85 million euros. These are the updated results of the Regional Law for the Promotion of Investments after the publication of the projects approved by the third call for tender in its second period of application.

• FAW from China to the Motor Valley with over one billion of investments

  14/05/2020 - The leading Chinese automotive manufacturer chooses Emilia-Romagna for its first large FDI aimed at building high-end eco-friendly cars with Silk EV

2019

• Amazon: 120 jobs for new sortation centers in Romagna

  25/8/2019 - After the first Italian investment in Castel San Giovanni (Piacenza), the multinational will open a new location in Sant’Arcangelo di Romagna (Rimini)

• JMA WIRELESS developed innovative network product at Bologna R&D lab

  12/07/2019 - The US company invested over €22 million with support of Emilia-Romagna Region

• 17 new innovative investments and presentation of new proposals

  10/07/2019 - Published the list of investments approved by the 3rd call to enter into Agreements for the Settlement and Development of Enterprises. Over 1,700 additional job created so far by the Regional Law for the Promotion of Investments (R.L. 14/2014).  From the 1st of October to the 6th of November it will be possible to apply again to present new proposals.

• CMIT Europe expansion in Ravenna

  6/6/2019 - The agreement between China Merchant Group and Viking Cruises will have positive effects on the branch in Emilia Romagna whose number of employees already increased from 24 to 72 in one year
  

• FEV chooses the University of Bologna for new hi-tech hub

  6/5/2019 – The German group opens the “Green mobility research lab” to develop predictive algorithms for smart vehicles

2018

 

• GSK opens new plant in Parma

  20/10/2018 - The research-based pharmaceutical company expands its presence in San Polo di Torrile with a 1,500 sq. m plant devoted to production and packaging of a medicine for treatment of Hiv, investing 30 million euro.
  

• Schneider Electric invests in digital transformation in Bologna

  14/10/2018 - New site of 2,800 sqm in Casalecchio di Reno including a OEM Competence Center for packaging machinery and an Innovation Hub devoted to digitalization technologies in industrial and energy sectors.

• CMG (China Merchants Group) invests in Ravenna

  20/6/2018 - The Chinese group - operating in off-shore platforms and shipyards sector - chooses Emilia-Romagna for its European location

• Agreements for Settlement and Development of Enterprises: results of the 2nd call on Industry 4.0

  20/6/2018 - 5 investments approved, creating 257 new jobs, with a total amount of 38 mln euro and 11.6 mln of incentives. The call focused on R&D centres in Augmented Virtual Reality, Big Data, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence. 1,456 jobs created by the regional law for investment promotion so far (1st and 2nd call).

• Industry 4.0 in Emilia-Romagna: Eon Reality from California

  30/05/2018 - New Interactive Digital Center in Casalecchio di Reno (Bologna), with 160 new employees, supported by the Regional Law for the Promotion of the investments.

• 04/05/2018 - Industry 4.0 in Emilia-Romagna: Siemens Technology Center

  The center provides training through a “digital twin”, a total remote reproduction of the real machinery

2017

 

• 17/11/2017 - Agreements for Settlement and Development of Enterprises: results of the calls

  The regional law 14/2014 for the Promotion of the Investments is achieving relevant results. 13 investments financed with the first call are being implemented, providing 1,204 jobs and 521 million euro of total amount. The second call - closed in September 2017 - focused on Industry 4.0.

• 11/10/2017 - New Lovol Arbos Engeneering Center in Emilia-Romagna

  The Chinese Group operating in the manufacturing of agricultural machiney bases its strategy on regional engineering
  

• 26/04/2017 - 14 new investments and 1,017 jobs with the support of the Regional Government

  The selection procedure for the first call to enter into Agreements for Settlement and Development of Enterprises  has been completed: 43 million Euro of public incentives for 531 million of investments.

• 1/03/2017 - Emilia-Romagna to host the European data centre for weather forecasts (ECMWF)

  The center moves from Reading (London) to Bologna, that has beat competition from other European cities, becoming a cutting-edge technological and scientific hub for climate change over the next decades.
  

2016

 

• 27/09/2016 - Marazzi invests 30 million euro in the ceramics district in Sassuolo

  After the acquisition by the American group Mohawk, the company strengthen its presence in the world leader area in tiles production, in province of Modena.

• 24/03/2016 - Philip Morris plant in Crespellano activated ahead of schedule

  According to the President of Philip Morris Italy, the advantages of Bologna as investment area are: good logistics, efficient public administration, advanced industrial framework
  

2015

 

• 1/12/2015 - Investment expansion for Amazon in Piacenza

  From 2013, the American company has invested 70 million euro in the distribution centre in Castel San Giovanni, employing 830 persons and shifting from an area of 25,000 sqm in 2011 to 85,000.

• 15/09/2015 – Lovol Arbos Group presented in Bologna

  The Chinese company, based in Calderara di Reno, is leader in the manufacturing of tractors, agricultural machinery and earthmoving machinery.

• 21/07/2015 – Berluti inaugurates the new factory in Ferrara

  The investment created 250 new jobs. 100 experts have already been trained in the Berluti school inside the same area, supported by the Emilia-Romagna Region and European funds.

• 09/06/2015 New Lamborghini SUV to be produced in Sant’Agata Bolognese with 500 new employees

  The luxury car brand, part of the AUDI group, confirms the new investment of about 700 million euro in the regional motor valley. The project will also include the construction of new facilities and will be co-financed by the Emilia-Romagna Region through the new law n.14 for the investment promotion.

• 04/06/2015 Danfoss reshores hydraulic pumps production from Slovakia to Emilia-Romagna region

  Opened in June in Castel San Pietro (Bologna), the new plant of Turolla, company part of the Danish group Danfoss. This reshoring operation confirms the ability of Emilia-Romagna to attract new investments

2014

 

• 09/07/2014 - Topcon starts the construction of the new Technology Center in Emilia-Romagna

  The Japanese multinational company invested in the province of Modena, an area hit by the earthquake, with the support of the regional government. The construction works started the 16th of June 2014. About 500 people will be employed, mostly young engineers and graduates. Private partners and university research centers will work in synergy. Topcon will receive about 505 thousand euro from the Region as co-financing of R&D activities.

• 14/04/2014 - SEGULA Technologies Italy opens a new office in Modena

  “It will be an important design center in automotive sector. This is a further step in consolidating our presence in Italy” said the Country Manager

• 10/02/2014 - Berluti builds a new factory in Ferrara that will employ 140 people

  The high-end shoes brand, owned by the LVMH group headquartered in France, will open the new manufacturing facility by mid-2014.

• 30/01/2014 - Topcon invests in a new Technology Center in the area hit by the earthquake

  The Technology Center will extend over an area of 127 thousand square meters and, once completed , will employ 500 highly qualified people.

• 10/01/2014 - Philip Morris International to invest up to 500 million in Bologna

  Philip Morris International (PMI) announced a 500 million Euros greenfield investment. The new manufacturing facility will be established in Crespellano, in the province of Bologna. Construction is estimated to last two years. Once the facility will be fully operational, it will employ up to 600 people.

2012

 

• 07/05/2012 - AMAZON opens its first Italian distribution centre in Piacenza

  The centre opened only a few months after the Amazon management made the decision to invest in Emilia-Romagna. It will coordinate deliveries to the national market but will also represent a strategic logistics hub for shipping to all European countries

 

2011

• 21/11/2011 - The Rustivalle brand chooses our region to enter the national market and grows by 25% per year

  The company, based in Forlì, is a part of the German group Heidemark and Emsland Frischgeflügel and opened its sales department in 2008.

• 12/04/2011 - Bosch invests in the Emilia-Romagna automotive industry

  SICAM, an Italian company controlled by the German industrial group, has invested 20 million Euro to establish a new factory in Correggio (Reggio Emilia).

• 01/03/2011 - The new Siemens Machine Tools Technology Application Centre in Piacenza

  The centre was born as a collaboration between Siemens and Samu - a company based in the Piacenza area - to provide cutting edge technical support to milling and turning companies.

 

2010

 

• 09/09/2010 - Investing in the regional food industry: Gowan Italia

  The company is part of the Gowan group of companies, whose headquarters are in the USA, specializes in the production of nutrients and crop protection chemicals. It's located in Faenza (Ravenna)

• 08/03/2010 - Cray Valley Italia: investing in chemistry while protecting the environment

  The Boretto company is a part of the French multinational company of the same name and comprises a second plant in Ravenna.

 

2009

 

• 28/04/2009 - Crown, from Modena, spray cans for the whole world

  The company at Spilamberto is part of an American multinational specialising in metal packaging

 

2008

 

• 10/12/2008 - Tenneco-Marzocchi, a major player serving the automotive and motorcycle industries

  US giant takes over the suspension business of the Bologna company

• 05/11/2008 - The GAZ Group and General Motors reach agreement on a Joint Venture for ownership of VM Motori

  The Gaz Group, one of the largest Russian automakers, will purchase 50% of VM motori

• 16/02/2008 - Cape Natixis invests in Bologna's XTel

  For the first time, the private equity fund specialized in SME chooses a software company

• 22/01/2008 - Favonius Ventures Holdings chooses Nuova Fima automation

  The Dutch investment fund purchases the Italian company with headquarters in the Emilia-Romagna Region,

 

2007

 

• 21/11/2007 - Kemet acquires 100% of Arcotronics Italia

  The American company quoted on the New York Stock Exchange has just acquired 100% of the group based in Sasso Marconi and specialized in the production of electronic condensers in plastic film

• 24/10/2007 - Proxima becomes an internal Business Unit of Ibm Italia

  With the new integration, management of services passes into the hands of this company, specialized in Information & Communication technology

• 17/10/2007 - Omas joins the French group Moët Hennessy - Louis Vuitton

  The innovation and style of the writing instruments produced by this Bologna firm conquer the luxury market

• 24/09/2007 - Cisa, the leader in locks, teams up with Ingersoll Rand

  The Faenza-based company taken over by the Bermuda multinational

• 26/07/2007 - Habasit and Rossi Motoriduttori together under the sign of innovation

  The Swiss company becomes a minority shareholder in the historical Modenese group

• 16/07/2007 - Sca Packaging’s strategic Ferrara plant

  The Italian packaging division of the Swedish multinational has acquired Cartotecnica Moderna

• 21/05/2007 - CNC, successful alliance with the French HMY

  In 2002, the giant Hermes Metal joined the group from Bologna specializing in retail design and fittings

• 20/02/2007 - Renner Italia, Bologna host to innovation in wood coatings

  The Italian facilities of Renner Global Alliance are located at Minerbio, and coordinate the research and sales strategies of the group

 

2006

 

• 21/12/2006 - Mantovani e Vicentini, with MiSwaco for drilling

  The Ferrara company completes the American multinational’s product range

• 30/11/2006 - The technology of Pro.Tel Modena conquers America

  The Sunrise Telecom Incorporated Group targets the Emilia company thanks to its outstanding capacity for innovation

• 20/11/2006 - Blom Asa broadens its horizons with CGR of Parma

  The opportunities for significant expansion of the company¿s area of action through the takeover of a company of excellence in the sector of aerial surveys, equipped with state-of-the-art technology.

• 24/10/2006 - Tnt Express Italy: deliveries to pass via Piacenza

  The capacity of the Piacenza area to act as collection centre for the goods from a whole five Italian regions. This is the mainstay that has convinced TNT Express, world leader in business-to-business express deliveries..

• 10/10/2006 - Otto Bock: prosthetic technology chooses the Bologna district

  The birth and development of the orthopaedic sector in the bologna district, a department of excellence in the Italian health sector. This is the reason that led Otto Block, a leading German company in the area of orthopaedics and rehabilitation, to invest in Emilia-Romagna

• 30/08/2006 - Laerdal Italia, medical training from Norway to Bologna

  "The quality of living and the strategic position of Bologna". According to Gianni Baravelli, director of Laerdal Italia, these are the reasons behind the decision over 16 years ago by a large Norway group, specialised in products for training in the field of first aid and emergency medicine, to invest in Emilia-Romagna

• 09/05/2006 - Export vocation in a competitive region, that's how Chrysler arrived at Vm in 2000

  Founded in 1947 by two entrepreneurs from Cento, Claudio Vancini and Ugo Martelli, Vm motori, specialised in the design and construction of diesel engines, has since 2000 been a member of the Daimler Chrysler group

• 31/03/2006 - Why in Emilia-Romagna? For the optimal business fabric. The words of Tetra Pak

  Forty years ago, Emilia-Romagna was the first stage in its world expansion strategy, chosen for the quality of the local business and social fabric.

• 04/03/2006 - Audi-Volkswagen and the Bull of Sant'Agata. The Lamborghini success story continues

  he human factor, the know-how accumulated over decades of experience, and the receptive capacity of the Emilia-Romagna territory

• 03/02/2006 - Basell in Ferrara: world-leading research from the days of Giulio Natta to the present

  Mentioning the word "chemistry" in Emilia-Romagna, immediately brings to mind the city of Ferrara. Now owned by Basell, the world¿s main producer of polypropylene, the historic factories built in 1942 for the production of synthetic rubber