Facts and data

Types, quantities and uses of hollow glass and tube glass packaging. 2020 market data and facts.

Amazon has acquired a minority stake in CMC Machinery, an Umbrian company specialising in 3D packaging automation with a history dating back more than 40 years.

The shadows of the pandemic on the sector: lackluster 2020 results, with very few exceptions.

Trevalli Cooperlat is an agri-food cooperative and one of Italy’s leading dairy groups. Its collaboration with Robopac dates back to 2002 when it installed the first wrap-around packer made entirely of stainless steel and designed for ease of washing.

Facts and figures from the 2020 market: with a slight drop in turnover, the balance sheets of Italian flexible packaging manufacturers confirm the a-cyclical characteristics of the sector.

In early October, Canadian multinational Cascades signed an exclusive contract with Siropack for the use of its innovative Respect food packaging recycling technology in the country.

The development of creative, innovative and at the same time eco-sustainable closure solutions are the pillars on which the mission and the promise of Enoplastic, undisputed reference point in the production of capsules and closures for wines and spirits, are based.

Capsulit Giglioli is the new name assumed by the Modenese company Giglioli Fabrizio srl, taken over in 2019 by Capsulit SpA, among the leading manufacturers of closure systems for pharmaceutical packaging.

European recyclers and waste management operators represented by the two organisations EuRIC and FEAD have written to the European Commission and the European Parliament to stress the need to maintain free, fair and sustainable trade in raw materials from recycling when revising the Waste Shipment Regulation.

ACMA, a Coesia company, offers a complete range of green and cost-effective machines capable of covering, thanks to the integrated auxiliary groups, even the stages of the process downstream of tea bags packing.

With the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new headquarters in Albaredo d'Adige (VR), Berlin Packaging presented the new "Itinera" collection dedicated to the wine sector, with the aim of presiding over the strategic area of North East Italy.

Aroma, the new 100% recycled and recyclable clear PET bottle made by Gentlebrand’s Packaging Tailors, is a unique concept that has a positive impact on the closed-loop bottle-to-bottle recycling process.

Regulation 765/2008 and the Product Directive in the light of the new features of Regulation (EU) 2019/1020 for products that are imported from non-EU countries. AC&E (internationally accredited laboratory in the field of safety, validation and testing) provides elucidation on this issue.

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.

Thirty years of experience and continuous technological innovation in the production of industrial labelling machines: this is ALTECH.

In partnership with the Italian plastic injection specialist Pibiplast, Bormioli Luigi is entering the make-up and skincare packaging sector with a line of 100% European-made multi-material (glass + plastic) packaging designed to enhance the prestige of luxury brands.

Aetna Group’s policy is based on the fundamental concepts of One Global Company, where technology, innovation and sustainability are synergistic elements that allow us to guarantee extremely advanced standards for machinery and plants all over the world.

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.

The winners of the “Best Packaging 2021. The Packaging of the Future” contest were announced on 19 October during the Re-Economy Summit, a livestreamed event organised by Il Sole 24 Ore.

Environmental and economic sustainability also means having a 30-micron packaging film instead of a 50-micron one. Today it is in fact possible to save up to 25% of material - with GAP’s 27-layer blown film extrusion lines - but there is still a strong fear of “change” on the part of converters and, above all, of the brand owners who make up the market.