This year it expects “similar billing figures” despite the fact that in the first four months of the year, order collections fell 14% compared to the previous year’s average.
The machine tool sector’s turnover has grown by 22.6% in 2023 compared to the previous year, to 2157 million of euros, a “historic record” and for this year it foresees “similar billing figures”, despite the fact that in the first four months of the year, order collections fell by 14% compared to the average of the previous year.
At a press conference in Donostia-San Sebastián, the President of the Spanish Association of Manufacturers of Machine Tools, Accessories, Components and Tools (AFM), said: José Perez Berdudaccompanied by the general manager of this Cluster, Xabier Ortuetapresented the final closing figures of the past year and reported on the celebration of the AFM General Assembly and the Advanced Manufacturing Day in the capital Gipuzkoa, as well as on the 32 BIEMH, which will bring together more than 1,400 exhibiting companies in Bilbao from June 3 to 7.
Ortueta has indicated that the advanced manufacturing and machine tool technologies sector achieved a “year much better than expected” at the end of 2023, its “historic record” in sales, “with a growth of 22.6%. compared to 2022 figures”, which amounts to “2,157.3 million euros”.
Concerning the exportPérez Berdud has emphasized that they have also reached a “record figure” in 2023, with an increase of 21.8% to reach the 1611.9 million of euros.
Concerning the ordersOrtueta has indicated that their 2023 entry was “good (+12%)”. The catchment area until December it showed a very positive result in North American countries (especially the United States and Mexico), it remained in Europe, despite the situation in Germany and Italy, and decreased in Asia, “due to the decline in demand in China after four years.” years of continuous growth.
However, he has acknowledged that order intake in the first four months of 2024 has decreased by “4%” compared to the first four months of last year, and if the annual average is calculated per month, the decrease in order intake amounts to “14 %”. “, a figure that may be more realistic.
“Although it is early to make predictions, it will be difficult to reach last year’s figures,” he acknowledged, while confident that billing figures at the end of 2023 will be “comparable” with regard to 2024, a year that will are from 2023. “market fight” to win new orders and with a horizon of 2025 from a “pretty good” economic perspective.
On the other hand, Pérez Berdud has pointed out the “great challenge” of the advanced manufacturing sector to “find qualified people”, for which AFM Cluster, which unites more than 800 companies belonging to the advanced and digital manufacturing sector, has created the Jond platform.
Source: EITB
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