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Investing in the Emilia-Romagna boating industry

Invest in Emilia-Romagna boating industryAn information sheet on the boating industry addressed to investors is online on the Invest In Emilia-Romagna website. It offers a brief and rapid presentation of the boating production chain as well as a qualitative and quantitative analysis including charts, export data, definition of the relevant production sectors, information on the territorial context, infrastructures and services.

The boating industry tradition in Emilia Romagna dates back to the 50’s. The regional production chain has a relevant importance compared to the national one and has developed by investing on quality, design and innovation, gradually conquering the foreign markets as is proved by the export trends, which show an increase of 86% from 2002 to 2007. The regional shipbuilding industry ¿ concentrated in the areas of Forlì-Cesena and Ravenna ¿ boosted the development of a strong network of sub-suppliers of components, accessories and services specialized in pleasure crafts, which has reached a high level of excellence and competitiveness.

Many foreign investors have already focussed their attention on the Emilia-Romagna boating industry, thus benefitting from a network of businesses with which to establish fruitful cooperation as well as from an efficient territorial context made of infrastructures (especially the Ravenna port) and services (research laboratories, universities, etc.). Moreover, the boating industry is directly connected to another important regional production chain, the mechanical one, which in its turn represents a worldwide recognized excellence point of our region.