ISTMA-AMERICAS BUSINESS CONDITIONS SURVEY REPORTS:
A geograpical "snapshot" of business trends and conditions in Canada and the USA for the 6-month periods ending:
June 30, 2009 
December 31, 2008
June 30, 2008
December 31, 2007
June 30, 2007
December 31, 2006
June 30, 2006
December 31, 2005
June 30, 2005
MTDM ISSUES:
AUTOMOTIVE STIMULUS PACKAGE
The CTMA had the opportunity to present a submission to the House of Commons Sub-Committee on the Auto Industry.
March 11, 2009
BACKGROUND: Other correspondence regarding the Automotive Stimulus Package sent to The Honourable Tony Clement, Minister of Industry Canada & The Honourable Michael Bryant, Minister of Econonimc Development (Ontario):
DEC. 18/08 LETTER:
JAN. 27/09 LETTER:
A Proposal from Canadian tool, die and mould companies on potential government automotive funding that was released December 10, 2008:
PROPOSAL:
LETTER:
INTERNATIONAL EXPORT MARKETING ACTIVITIES Partial funding through the Program for Export Market Development (DFAIT) helped CTMA represenatives and members expand its export marketing activities in 2008-2009. Reports on the activities are available below.
ISTMA ANNUAL MEETING & INTERMOLD TRADE SHOW - Seoul, South Korea
March 13 - 22, 2009
SEMA & AAPEX SHOW - Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
November 3 - 7, 2008
COATINGS EXPO - Chicago, Illinois, USA
October 14 - 16, 2008
FARBOROUGH INTERNATIONAL AIR SHOW - Farnborough, England
July 11 - 20, 2008
ISTMA ANNUAL ASSEMBLY - Johannesburg, South Africa
June 29 - July 2, 2008
CTMA RECEIVES $600,000 FOR TOOLING INDUSTRY INNOVATION AND SOFTWARE SKILLS TRAINING from Ontario's Ministry of Economic Development and Trade. By adopting industry-leading software, skills and work practices, Ontario's tooling companies will improve their ability to capture complex tooling work and increase sales and profitibility.
April 24, 2008
NEWS RELEASE:
BACKGROUNDER:
GLOBAL VIEW ON THE TOOLING INDUSTRY
Presentation by Eduardo Beira, ISTMA General Manager & Professor at University of Minho (Portugal) given at the NTMA Technical Conference in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA - February 2-7, 2008.
CUSTOM MACHINE MANUFACTURERS CLUSTERS
A presentation by M. Jean-Claude Brisson and M. Vladimir Franjo to the CTMA's Western Ontario Chapter on
April 10, 2008.
STATE OF OUR MTDM SECTOR & WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?
Presentation by CTMA President, Horst Schmidt given at the Western Ontario Chapter Dinner Meeting on
February 28, 2008 in Cambridge, Ontario.
NTMA TECHNICAL CONFERENCE REPORT
Report by Les Payne, CTMA Executive Director, from the conference held in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA.
February 2-7, 2008
A GLOBAL VIEW ON THE TOOLING INDUSTRY
Presentation by Eduardo Beira, ISTMA General Manager & Professor at University of Minho (Portugal)
given at the NTMA Technical Conference in St. Petersburg, Flordia, USA.
February 2-7, 2008
"FAMILY DAY" SURVEY RESULTS
Results from our recent survey concerning this new legislated statutory holiday in Ontario.
Compiled & published by CTMA - February 2008.
EUROMOLD 2007
Report by Les Payne, CTMA Executive Director, from Euromold 2007 held in Frankfurt, Germany.
December 2007
sema 2007
The CTMA was represented by the CTMA's Vice President Robert Cattle and Director David Glover at the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA .
November 2007
LETTER TO PRIME MINISTER HARPER
The Canadian Manufacturing Coalition (of which the CTMA is a member) is calling on the Canadian government to address the manufacturing crisis in Canada that is suffering from increased foreign competition and the high Canadian dollar.
October 9, 2007
ONTARIO'S MEDT COMMITS SUPPORT TO THE TDM SECTOR
Following consultations with representatives of the CTMA, Ontario's Ministry of Economic Development & Trade (MEDT) commits support to the industry.
July 18, 2007
ISTMA-WORLD CONFERENCE - JOENSUU, FINLAND (June 2007)
The following reports from the ISTMA-World Conference held in Joensuu, Finland in June of 2007 are now available.
Summary of Country Reports (by Harry Moser, Agie Charmilles)
ISTMA-WORLD MEMBERS' ASSEMBLY REPORT (by Les Payne, CTMA)
Detailed Country Reports and others are available from Intranet For Members at www.istma.org
sema 2006 & aapex rEPORT
The CTMA was represented by the CTMA's Vice President Robert Cattle and Director David Glover at the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) and AAPEX (Automotive Aftermarket Products Expo) shows that were held at the Las Vegas Convention Centre, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA (Oct. 31-Nov. 3, 2006).
IMTS 2006 rEPORT
In September 2006, the association was represented at the IMT Show in Chicago by the CTMA’s new President Horst Schmidt and Executive Director Les Payne.
ISTMA meeting reports - Portugal 2006
The following reports are from the ISTMA meetings that were held in Figueira da Foz, Portugal - June 11-13, 2006.
Report on ISTMA-World Executive Board Meeting
COUNTRY REPORTS FROM:
Canada
China
Finland
Portugal
South Africa
Spain
Switzerland
United States of America
"THE AMERICAS - Challenges, Constraints and Opportunites" PRESENTATION
10th international pattern & model makers congress report
that was held in Paris, France - June 14-16, 2006
COUNTRY REPORTS FROM Pattern & Model Makers Congress - France 2006
The following reports are from the 10th International Pattern & Model Makers Congress that was held in Paris, France - June 14-16, 2006.
CANADA
FRANCE
UNITED KINGDOM
ISTMA-World Business Statistics (2004-2005)
published by the International Special Tooling & Machining Association - Summer 2006
ISTMA-Europe Business Conditions Report (for the 6-month period ending Dec. 31/04)
includes data from 11 European countries compiled by the ISTMA-Europe Secretariat - March 2005
ISTMA-World Business Statistics
published by the International Special Tooling & Machining Association - February 2005
Situation and Development: Trends of China Die & Mold Industry
published by the China Die & Mold Industry Association - December 2004
"The China Factor: Mystery, Myth or Magic?"
presentation to CTMA members by Kim Korth of IRN Inc. and members' round table discussions in February 2004
Canada's Global Market Intelligence Report on Tool, Die and Mould Industries
prepared by K&H Global Business Planning Consultants for Dept. of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, CTMA, CAMM and CPIA in December 2002.
Competitive Conditions in the United States and Selected Foreign Markets for Tools, Dies, and Industrial Molds
published by the United States International Trade Commission - Oct. 2002 Investigation #332-435 USITC Publication #3556
Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit Presentation & Proposal
by CTMA to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance in November 2002. Includes results of study conducted for HRDC entitled " The Cost of Apprenticeship Bourne By Employers " (starts on page 41).
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