Facts and data

Piovan Group has acquired 100% of the share capital of Doteco, a world leader in the field of plastic film dosing technologies for food and non-food packaging headquartered in San Martino Spino near Mirandola in the province of Modena.

The American food giant General Mills continues to benefit from the high food demand driven by the pandemic.

Egde Computing is one of the main topics of industrial automation, as a component of IoT infrastructures that is becoming increasingly important, especially in cases where a timely and autonomous response of the devices is required, based on the inputs received.

Industrial packaging, boxes, pallets and corks: market trend in Italy and industrial outlets of the various types.

Trinseo, a global manufacturer of polymers, additives, latex binders and synthetic rubber, has announced the development of an innovative material together with German packaging manufacturer Fernholz.

Lurisia, a historic Piedmont-based brand of mineral water and premium drinks that was acquired by Coca-Cola HBC Italia in 2019, has announced a €10 million two-year investment plan to revamp its Roccaforte Mondovì site.

More than 3.5 million tons of post-consumer paper and cardboard packaging are translated into precious second raw material that feeds an increasingly virtuous and circular supply chain.

Production trend and market positioning of rigid packaging, non laminated flexibles and accessories. Balance sheet data 2019

The final data for 2019 show us a sector still in good health: turnover up 2%, production expressed in tons less brilliant but still positive (16,800 t/000, +1.1% compared to 2018), turnover over 33.8 billion euros.

Four-monthly Observatory of the packaging supply chain: situation updated to August 2020. The analysis obviously takes into account the consequences of the world pandemic, which has blocked activities and heavily influenced everyone’s habits, from many points of view. The recovery is expected to be slow in all sectors.

At the Forum Live event organised by Netcomm and TuttoFood, it emerged that the acceleration in e-commerce induced by the pandemic is continuing during the post-lockdown period as new purchasing habits become established. Food is one of the key segments, with 36% of e-shoppers continuing to do their supermarket shopping online (96.4% growth in FMCG sales).

US-based Berlin Packaging, a leading supplier of glass, plastic and metal containers and closures, is strengthening its position in Northern Europe with the acquisition of Vinkova, one of the leading suppliers of glass packaging for food & beverage based in Bussum, the Netherlands.

The Ferrero Group (€11.4 billion revenue in 2019) is celebrating sixty years of business in France with the announcement of €42 million investments.

With an investment of approximately $159 million, Pepsico has begun construction work on its third savoury snack production plant in Russia.

Constellation Brands, a leading multinational beverage alcohol company, has acquired Copper & Kings American Brandy Company based in Louisville, Kentucky, a state-of-the-art craft distillery that has been producing American brandy, absinthe, gin and highly differentiated spirits since 2014.

Mauser Packaging Solutions has announced the acquisition of EuroVeneta Fusti Srl (EVF) through the joint venture NCG-Maider

Used in almost all sectors of manufacturing for primary, secondary, or transport packaging, paper and cardboard packaging represent about a third of the national packaging sector, both in terms of production and turnover. Segment facts and figures.

The role of Project Director goes to Thomas Dohse, who illustrates the hygienic / sanitary measures implemented by Messe Düsseldorf to protect exhibitors and visitors, to return to business safely.

US packaging giant Sonoco has announced the acquisition of French firm Can Packaging for €41.7 million, thereby expanding its potential in the sustainable packaging market.

Markem-Imaje, part of the Imaging & Identification division of Dover Corporation (New York), has announced the acquisition of Warsaw-based company Solaris Laser, which has served the marking and coding industry for more than 25 years with the supply of advanced fibre, ultraviolet and CO2 laser systems.