Italian Refrigeration Market

The year 2018 showed positive development according to Anima, the Federation of Italian Associations of Mechanical and Engineering Industries, and Assocold, the association representing manufacturers in the commercial refrigeration, refrigeration compressor, and industrial refrigeration system fields, federated to Assofoodtec and is a member of Eurovent. In 2018, refrigeration compressors showed a positive trend in terms of production with 2.1% growth and exports with 1.1% growth. This trend is expected to be confirmed in 2019 with 1.6% growth for production and substantial stability for exports. Investments in this segment were very positive in 2018 with 6.3% growth and 2.7% growth in 2019 is forecast.