Essity (formerly Sca) invests 47 million euro in Altopascio

Essity (formerly Sca) invests 47 million euro in Altopascio

Essity (ex Sca), a paper giant for hygienic and domestic use with three production plants in Tuscany (two in the province of Lucca and one in Pistoia), announces 47 million euro investments in the Altopascio factory that produces napkins. The investment of the...
Focus on M&A operations in Tuscany

Focus on M&A operations in Tuscany

Thanks also to the collaboration with the Invest In Tuscany sector of Tuscany Region and its office dedicated to monitoring investments, Toscana24 – Il Sole24Ore, has recently focused on M&A operations towards our region. According to Toscana24 article,...
Caterpillar acquires ECM Spa

Caterpillar acquires ECM Spa

As reported by International Railway Journal,  the U.S. Caterpillar Inc., through its subsidiary Progress Rail, has acquired Italian signalling company ECM SpA based in Pistoia. ECM, founded in 1958 by Mr Giulio Cappellini, started working with Italian State Railways...
Céline Partnering Day

Céline Partnering Day

Céline, the French leading brand in the leather goods sector, presented itself today during a Partnering Day, promoted by the Region of Tuscany through its Invest in Tuscany office, together with the Fashion Technology District. The meeting, held in the Sala Pegaso,...
Cs Group at Vespucci Freight Village

Cs Group at Vespucci Freight Village

Florence – A meeting promoted by Regione Toscana (together with our office Invest in Tuscany) was held last week with Vespucci freight village of Guasticce and Cs Group, a Chinese company that produces electric cars for car sharing, in order to verify the...
The US Garmin has acquired Navionics

The US Garmin has acquired Navionics

As reported by Geospatialworld.net, Garmin has acquired Navionics, a Tuscany-based company that develops electronic navigation charts for the marine industry. Cliff Pemble, Garmin CEO, said the company would combine Navionics’ content with Garmin’s own BlueChart and...
More than 600 companies with foreign participation in Tuscany

More than 600 companies with foreign participation in Tuscany

According to the report “Italy multinational 2017”, presented yesterday in Rome and edited by ITA (Italian Trade Agency) and Politecnico di Milano, the Tuscan companies controlled or joined by foreign investors have 48,700 employees and achieve a total...
Polimoda among the top ten fashion schools in the world fashion,

Polimoda among the top ten fashion schools in the world fashion,

According to “Global Fashion School Rankings 2017″, Polimoda, the international institute of fashion design and fashion business headquartered in Florence, confirms itself for the third consecutive year as one of the best fashion schools in the world and first...