Piedmont's companies representing a wide range of sectors are the protagonists of a mission to Japan organized by Confindustria Piemonte, the regional chapter of the Italian industrial association.
    The sectors include electronics, biotech, plastics, automotive, wine, lubricants, metalworking and business consulting.
    The event 'Piedmont Meets Osaka.

Piedmontese excellence, exports and investments' has been held at the Italy Pavilion of Expo 2025 Osaka during the week dedicated to the northern Italian region.
    Objectives included boosting exports, creating joint ventures and attracting new Japanese investors, in addition to the 19 Japanese companies already operating in the region with over 50 plants and more than 52,300 employees.
    In 2024, Japan absorbed over 1.2% of Piedmont's exports, mainly high added-value products for which quality prevails over price.
    "Piedmont boasts nine sectors of excellence and the presence of more than 1,300 foreign multinationals, with over 150,000 employees", stressed Alessandro Battaglia, President of the Internationalization Commission of Confindustria Piemonte.
    "It's not just about selling Made in Piedmont but about promoting an industrial and cultural heritage that perfectly dialogues with Japan's tradition of excellence, precision and quality", observed Giorgia Garola, Vice President of Unione Industriali Torino (Industrialists' Union Turin).
    "Those entering this market find loyal clients, an efficient distribution system and opportunities for technological and scientific cooperation", she noted.
    On the institutional front, Piedmont Governor Alberto Cirio, Deputy Governor Elena Chiorino and Councillor Andrea Tronzano spoke about the tools implemented to support investments, including the 'settlement contract' which has approximately 11 million euros available until 2031 to favour the arrival and expansion of major companies with the obligation to generate new qualified employment.
    "It is a strategy that translates a vision into concrete projects and territorial development", the stated.
    The Commissioner General for Italy at Expo 2025 Osaka, Mario Vattani, also highlighted the importance of the visibility offered by the universal exhibition in Japan.
    "The Italy Pavilion is an outpost of our cultural and economic diplomacy, where we show Italy's contribution to global development uniting art, science, industry and sustainability", he said.
    Confindustria's mission, moreover, includes three symbolic business visits: one in Kyoto to the Nissha plant, a multinational corporation active in the production of industrial and electronic materials with a hub in Casalgrasso (Cuneo); another to Toyota City, the heart of the renowned automotive manufacturer; and one on October 3 to the Panasonic Museum in Osaka, an iconic location for Japan's industrial culture.
   
   

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