Milan -14% in 2024 compared with the previous year.
The downturn was driven largely by a significant reduction in spending by U.S. customers on Italian stone-processing machinery, equipment, systems, and tools.
In 2024, Italy's total exports of engineered stone and related technologies reached €969.3 million€1.12 billion in 2023. Machinery exports accounted for approximately 75% of the sector's total revenue.
This decline follows three consecutive years of export growth, each exceeding 7% annually.
The most notable drop was recorded in the U.S. market. Shipments of Italian stone-processing machinery to the United States totaled €137.5 million last year - a sharp 22.2% decrease from 2023. Despite this, the U.S. remained Italy's largest overseas customer, accounting for 14% of total exports.
7.1%€68.6 million, making it the second-largest export destination for Italy. France also saw substantial growth, with trade in this sector increasing 24.6%€58.3 million.
Several other key markets registered declines in 2024, including:
These figures highlight broader global challenges faced by Italy's stone-processing technology industry after several consecutive years of expansion.
