Veneto is a land of opportunities and
potential investments, including from Japan.
Indeed an agreement has been signed by Japanese giant Ebara, a
leading pump manufacturer already present in the northeastern
Italian region with a plant in Gambellara near Vicenza, which
through Ebara Corporation President Shu Nagata has announced
that the company will boost its presence with new production
spaces.
In addition to the current 26,400 square metres, a new
industrial warehouse of over 8.495 square metres will be opened
for an investment worth 6 million euros to boost logistics,
enabling Veneto to serve all of the company's markets worldwide.
The setting for the announcement was the Italy Pavilion at Expo
2025 Osaka where virtuous examples of success in different
sectors were examined during the event 'Investing in Veneto: the
place to be in'.
"We want to talk about an ancient history of bilateral relations
between Italy and Japan", said minister Elena Sgarbi, Deputy
Commissioner for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka.
"When we are discussing Japanese investments, we are talking
about healthy, well-balanced investments that clearly bring
advantages to the companies that make them as well as to local
territories - a connection that benefits and enriches both",
added Sgarbi.
The event, organized by the Veneto Region in cooperation with
the Business and Made in Italy Ministry, was opened by Roberto
Marcato, Veneto's councillor for economic development.
The industrial and entrepreneurial system of Veneto "is a
fertile land attracting foreign investments", explained Marcato,
adding that today this is increasingly true "thanks to law
2/2025 that puts at the disposal of companies 47 million for new
plants".
The councillor recalled that Veneto has a "ZLS (Simplified
Logistics Zone) that will generate 2.4 billion in investments,
177,000 new jobs, an 8.4% increase in container traffic and a
40% hike in exports".
The official went on to say that the new energy plan will bring
"8.7 billion in resources set to generate 19.7 billion in
investments, cutting Co2 by 18.7 tons and producing 5.7
terawatts/h from renewable energy".
The event was also attended by Santo Romano, the director of the
Veneto Region's Area of economic policies, human capital and EU
programs, who discussed the role played by the territory in
attracting foreign investments, with particular reference to the
Simplified Logistics Zone (ZLS).
Japanese representatives included Kenji Tanaka, former director
di Bonlex Europe, a Japanese company present in Veneto with a
plant in Motta di Livenza near Treviso for the production of
plastic material.
Tanaka stressed the quality of the Veneto ecosystem which was
able to guarantee the effective settlement of Bonlex in Italy.
According to the Business and Made in Italy Ministry, the new
investments announced show once again the strong connection
between Italy and Japan and highlight how Expo represents an
occasion to create in a concrete and fruitful way new
opportunities between the Veneto Region and Japanese investors.
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