Welcome to the first issue of “Sharing News”, the e-newsletter of the IMA Group.
Discover IMA's world on: www.ima.it
ABOUT US
IMA: almost 50 years of innovation in processing and packaging machines 
Established in 1961, IMA is world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, tea and coffee.
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A new branch office in Brazil. IMA announced its opening during FCE Pharma 2009. 
FCE Pharma 2009, where IMA exhibited new solutions for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, has been the occasion to introduce the new branch office in Brazil: IMAUTOMATICHE DO BRASIL REPRESENTAÇÕES DE MÁQUINAS LTDA.
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FINANCIAL DATA
IMA's Shareholders approve the 2008 financial statements 
The IMA Group closed 2008 with net revenues up to 547.2 million euros and a gross operating profit (EBITDA) rising to 87.7 million euros. Dividend of 0.90 euros per share.
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BUSINESS
Innovation on show 
The businesses of the IMA Group presented at Achema and Hispack 2009 new incoming solutions for the pharmaceutical and coffee industries. Let’s look more closely…
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EVENTS
The IMA Group at Achema 2009: great innovations drew many visitors to the IMA stand. 
At Achema 2009 the Group launched a number of new products for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals: IMA are continuously innovating to meet the increasing and evolving needs of the pharmaceutical industry.
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   CONTENTS    Issue No. 01-2009
ABOUT US
    IMA: almost 50 years of innovation
    A new branch office in Brazil
FINANCIAL DATA
    IMA Group results at 31.12.2008
BUSINESS
    Innovation on show
EVENTS
    The IMA Group at Achema 2009

   EDITORIAL

   
    Andrea Malagoli - IMA CEO
   
Live your work with passion, turn your passion into your life's work.
   

This is what inspires great success in any field. That something extra which, together with hard work and dedication, leads to new ideas and innovation. This has been IMA's guiding philosophy and vision for almost 50 years, we would like to share this passion with you through the e-newsletters, allowing us both to see each day as an opportunity to improve. And in so doing, improve the everyday life of others.

It is to communicate with you even more, wherever you are and at any time, that we are happy to present “Sharing News”, the IMA Group's integrated system of e-newsletters.

Through “Sharing News”, you will be able to receive our news even more frequently, updating you with important technical information from each of our four businesses - IMA Flavour, IMA Active, IMA Life and IMA Safe - and also advising on our presence at exhibitions and other international events, press releases and anything else we can share with you. 

“Sharing News” reiterating the link that animates the spirit of the Group uniting each of the individual businesses into the one great world of IMA, under the banner of innovation, research, technology and flexibility

Enjoy reading it.

Andrea Malagoli
IMA CEO
I.M.A. Industria Macchine Automatiche Spa