Moreover, a direct relationship between company and revenue-generating capacity can be observed. While most companies fall into the three smallest turnover brackets (up to 10 million euros), employing 72% of the sector's workforce, it is the larger enterprises that account for the majority (78%) of total industry turnover. As a result, as company increases, so does average revenue per employee and focus on exports.
Vice President Barbara Ulcelli emphad that the average revenue per employee in the sector stands at approximately 320,000 euros, significantly higher than the national industrial average. This figure rises even further within Amaplast companies, approaching 330,000 euros.
As far as end markets are concerned, the largest share of revenue comes from the packaging sector (roughly 29% food-related and 17% non-food). The packaging sector is followed by the automotive industry (nearly 16%), construction (12%), and medical applications (5%).
Industry Trade Fairs
In addition to information on the numerous international trade fairs Amaplast took part in over the past year, Vice President Caccia presented the outcomes of the second edition of Greenplast - the international exhibition-conference organized by the association's service company, Promaplast srl. The event centred around materials, technologies, and processing innovations within the plastics and rubber sector, with a strong emphasis on environmental sustainability and energy efficiency.
The 2025 edition - held from 27 to 30 May as part of The Innovation Alliance alongside trade fairs such as Ipacklma, Print4All, and Intralogistica Italia - welcomed 200 exhibitors (75% domestic and 25% from 19 foreign countries) across 5,500 square metres. The event registered nearly 17,400 attendees, based on pre-registration and shared visitor tracking data across all fairs, all accessible with a single entry ticket.
Positive feedback was also received for the conference "Shaping a sustainable future for plastics", organised in collaboration with AMI-Applied Marked Information, a global leader in consultancy and event planning for the plastics industry. The event brought together experts from across the entire plastics supply chain to discuss the challenges and opportunities of ecological transition.
The next edition of Greenplast is scheduled to take place from 28 May to 1 June 2028, once again in conjunction with Ipacklma and Intralogistica Italia.
With regard to upcoming fairs, Vice President Caccia noted that preparations for PLAST, the historic trade show organised by Amaplast-Promaplast srl, have already begun. The twentieth edition will once again take place at FieraMilano Rho-Pero, from 9 to 12 June 2026. The association joined forces with Acimall (which represents woodworking machinery manufacturers and is a promoter of Xylexpo) to launch a new joint exhibition project called MATEC (MATerials and TECnologies) combining both shows. In collaboration with Assocompositi, it will also feature the first edition of Composites Future, a conference-exhibition dedicated to composite materials - a natural bridge between the plastics and woodworking sectors.
Global economy
In his speech, Professor Carlo Cottarelli provided an overview of the global economy - projected to grow by 2.8% in 2025, barring any additional shocks that may further exacerbate the uncertainty many businesses already fear. The US and China are expected to be the main drivers of this growth.
He then studied the trajectory of the performance of the Italian economy over the past few decades and pointed out the factors hindering its growth, including, first and foremost, the heavy tax burden, excessive bureaucracy, high energy cost, the sluggishness of the justice system, and the increasingly alarming demographic decline.
