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Editorial

The New World:

Opportunities

and Uncertainties

Just as we started the optimism started to resurface in or of those under execution, with special emphasis on
the hoped-for post-pandemic era, with the new war energy projects.
situation we now have a major additional source of In this highly uncertain context, ANIMP underscores
complexity and uncertainty in our industrial world. perhaps the most important single factor of the com-
At the time that this magazine goes into press, it is way petitiveness of the Italian industry: while maintaining a
Antonio Careddu
ANIMP President too early to assess the extent of this upheaval, particu- top-of-the-line technological and execution capabilities
larly to our energy industry, not only in the countries in most world markets, overall the Italian industry has
directly involved, but even more broadly in the entire an unparalleled reputation for flexibility, imagination,
world. Most likely, there will be a major change and capacity to react positively to sudden crises and
realignment in the direction and location of the global changes in global markets.
investments and a sizeable modification in the flow of
goods and energy sources. We may be facing a “While maintaining a top-of-the-
totally new world order in the ways in which the energy line technological and execution
and related products are produced, transported, deliv- capabilities in most world markets, the
ered, utilized. Italian industry has an unparalleled
In this context, I am pleased to introduce the latest reputation for flexibility, imagination
number of Industrial Plants, the yearly publication for and capacity to react positively to
international audiences of ANIMP, the Italian Association
of Industrial Plant Engineering Companies, which sudden crises and changes in global
includes engineering firms and general contractors, markets
plant component manufacturers, service suppliers as We are therefore following the evolution of the current
well as universities and consulting firms, with the main crisis, ready to serve our customers in the new needs,
focus on designing and building large industrial plants as they arise.
in every corner of the world. In addition, ANIMP continues to work on programs we
With more than 500 current members, for over 50 have embarked upon in recent years:
years ANIMP has strived to develop a world-class sup- 1 Collaborative digital solutions and the rationaliza-
ply chain, competitive globally in any industrial plant tion of the global supply chains, in the belief that
market, in order to promote growth, development, cooperation among partners and the putting aside
innovation and international cooperation. of natural suspicions are key factors of success in
Following our tradition, the current issue shows a all our initiatives;
selection of our industry’s recently completed projects 2 Decarbonization, the emphasis on the energy tran-

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