Facts and data

Some 816 representatives from the corrugated board industry and machinery manufacturers gathered at the Bella Centre in Copenhagen for the FEFCO Technical Seminar on October 20-22 to debate the latest ideas and innovations in the industry.

Dopo aver consolidato la propria presenza in Europa mettendo a segno ben 15 acquisizioni, Berlin Packaging ha avviato un processo di rebranding volto a identificare le aziende di proprietà posizionate nell’area EMEA.

In 2020, the darkest year of the Covid pandemic, the Italian corrugated cardboard packaging industry represented by GIFCO reported 3.1% growth on the back of strong food and e-commerce sales.

The International Organization of Aluminum Aerosol Container Manufacturers (Aerobal) reports that the global shipments of its members fell by 3.9 percent to around 2.9 billion units in the first half of 2021.

Four-monthly observatory of the packaging supply chain: situation updated to September 2021.

Inkmaker Shanghai, filiale cinese del gruppo industriale di recente rinominato IM GROUP (già Inkmaker Group), ha siglato una joint-venture con Zhuhai Longtec Corp. Ltd., meglio nota come Longtec (ricerca e sviluppo di sistemi di controllo intelligente integrato, misuratori di processo, dispositivi di interfaccia umana, software e apparecchiature di processo automatizzate).

As part of its ongoing expansion programme, on 14 September the LM Group completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Magnoni, a Modena-based company that has been designing and building customised handling systems for bulk and packaged products in the food and beverage sectors for over 60 years.

Plex will be reported as part of Rockwell’s Software and Control operating segment which provides leading hardware and software offerings for the design, operation, and maintenance of production automation and management systems.

Market data, facts and types of packaging for household cleaning products. Analysis 2020 and first forecasts 2021.

Neos, a young Fiorano, Modena-based company set up with the aim of designing and developing innovative digital printing technologies, has expanded its range of services to a number of sectors in addition to ceramics.

In a move that brings together paper expertise with know-how in the flexible packaging market, the Koehler Group company Koehler Paper has announced that it will be collaborating with Clarus Films in the field of functionally coated, unprinted barrier paper.

While mergers and acquisitions can have the reputation of asset stripping for short-term gain for a small number of shareholders, Plastec and RETAL have realised that the most beneficial way for generating profit is to maintain the same business model while acquiring expertise and valuing people as well as property and products.

Huhtamaki, a leading Finnish packaging manufacturer, is strengthening its position in emerging markets with the acquisition of Turkish company Elif, a leading supplier of sustainable flexible packaging solutions in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. When the €412 million deal is finalised, Elif will become part of Huhtamaki’s Flexible Packaging business segment.

Fedrigoni has acquired a 70% stake in Tecnoform, a newco based in Colorno (Parma) that will produce biodegradable and environmentally friendly thermoformed cellulose solutions for luxury packaging (cartons and inner trays for boxes), initially aimed at the high-end cosmetics and perfumes sector.

Il video promozionale, presentato durante l'ultima Assemblea Generale UCIMA, racconta, attraverso le immagini, tutta la tecnologia dietro al prodotto finito, tecnologia frutto di continua Ricerca e Innovazione, caratteristica costante del settore del packaging.

Nestlé has pledged to move beyond protecting forests to an approach that involves restoring them and helping them thrive with the aim of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

From Europe to Italy, the market trend of a type of packaging widely used in all sectors

Berlin Packaging, the world’s largest hybrid packaging supplier, announced the acquisition of the Juvasa Group, a group of companies focused on the supply of glass, plastic, and metal packaging for the food and beverage industry.

IMA Automation, the IMA Group division that designs and manufactures plants and complete lines for micro- and macro-assembly, has launched a new hub that will bring together all the group’s companies operating in the field of industrial automation with a view to expanding its range of technological offerings.

DS Smith is expanding in the digital space with the launch of ePack, the industry’s first e-commerce platform, in Italy and Spain. This decision follows unprecedented growth in online sales in the UK, where the company has reported a 700% upturn in demand over the last twelve months.