The 43rd edition of Oroarezzo, the Ieg – Italian Exhibition Group event dedicated to Made in Italy production and technologies at the service of the gold sector, opened today, Saturday 11 May. Until Tuesday 14 May, valuable pieces from the gold, silver, jewelery and innovative machinery manufacturing industry will be on display in the pavilions of Arezzo Fiere e Congressi. Responsible supply and jewelery design will also be highlighted for the event which welcomes 400 hosted buyers from 60 foreign countries.
“The appointment with Oroarezzo, which was born historically here at Arezzo Fiere – he highlighted Ferrer Vannetti, president of Arezzo Fiere e Congressi -, is always a decisive moment in the trade fair calendar, to which we are proud to give an increasingly suitable venue. In very strong collaboration with the admirable organization of Ieg, the goldsmith fair had already been able to benefit from infrastructural improvements since the last edition. For us, this has meant making important investments over time, and has confirmed our awareness of where we want to go: we want to promote a criterion of extreme functionality and absolute relaunch of the structure. We have new events planned and a new phase of trade fair development.”
“The appointment with Oroarezzo confirms the importance of an identity sector for our territory, where gold and its processing have their roots in the most ancient history of the city to the point of decisively characterizing its economy and its development of today – declared the mayor of Arezzo Alessandro Ghinelli – At the same time Oroarezzo consolidates itself as a point of reference for the sector at a national and international level by offering the excellence of Made in Italy jewelery and goldsmithery, a vital and dynamic sector in which design and quality are combined with innovation and sustainability, fundamental characteristics for the stability of the markets. The city is ready to host operators, buyers and visitors and to act as an equally precious setting for the event.”
“The Arezzo gold district – said the President of the Province Alessandro Polcri – is a leading sector of the provincial economy, which boasts a solid tradition, a living fabric that has been able to keep up with the times, showing in recent years, a good ability to respond to various crises, also linked to international conflicts, not only for the economy of the Province of Arezzo, but also for our entire country, which is recording a growth trend, the result of investments in innovation and processes The Province of Arezzo supports our goldsmith companies, through a synergy with the world of school and work, for the training of specialized figures to make the sector increasingly cutting-edge and to encourage generational turnover”.
“The 2024 edition confirms the relevance of Oroarezzo in the international jewelery exhibition calendar – declares Massimo Guasconi, President of the Arezzo-Siena Chamber of Commerce -, an event capable of attracting hundreds of companies and above all a consistent selection of the most qualified international buyers The hope is that, despite the difficult geopolitical context and the resulting commercial tensions, the positive trend that has characterized our jewelery in recent years can be confirmed, starting from IEG, the most important company in the Italian exhibition sector”.
“Our sector needs time of peace – said Mauro Benvenuto, president of the Provincial Council of Gold and Silver Producers of Arezzo – the escalation of wars leads to sudden changes in the price of raw materials and therefore to fears for businesses. We are entrepreneurs and we are therefore confident that it will be an excellent fair. IEG has done an excellent job for Oroarezzo in these four days we will understand how the market will have reacted to the fluctuations in the price of raw materials in recent times and whether the increases will be absorbed”.
“The Arezzo gold district closed 2023 in a very brilliant way – declared the Honorable Tiziana Nisini, vice-president of the to be on par with but to surpass the other two districts. Oroarezzo is not only a moment to take stock of undoubtedly good data, but also to attract further markets at a time when wars risk blocking some of our traditional ones entrepreneurs are undoubtedly dynamic and have been able to resist and overcome the various crises that have occurred, also providing answers in terms of employment and providing answers also and above all in terms of training and school-work initiatives administrators and politicians of the territory”.
“Oroarezzo also offers an excellent opportunity for visibility this year for high-quality Tuscan goldsmithery, a strategic sector for the economy of the province of Arezzo and for the entire region – declares Leonardo Marras, Councilor for Economy, Productive Activities, Credit Policies and Tourism Region of Tuscany -. If 2023, in fact, ended positively for Tuscan exports, this is also due to the good performance on the international jewelery markets, which was also affected by the growth in the value of gold of the Arezzo goldsmithery is therefore confirmed as one of the first industrial realities in the sector and reinforces the positive trend of recent years, Oroarezzo consolidates itself as a point of reference for the jewelery sector at a national and international level”.
