Facts and data

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.

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.

Thanks to the contribution of the associated cardboard box manufacturers, 660 new plants are living on the Asiago Plateau in the Forest of the Italian Boxmakers Association - Acis. How support for the experimental project “Oltre Vaia” was born and developed, an example of resilience of a territory hard hit by the 2018 storm.

From LT Renewables Group, proposals and solutions for the installation of photovoltaic systems in the industrial sector: costs and benefits of a “low environmental impact” path.

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).

Also in 2021, ITP - Industria Termoplastica Pavese confirms the innovative vocation and enthusiasm that have always distinguished its activity (production of flexible films for packaging).

The recycling program for transfer products “made in Kurz” is full of ideas and makes it possible to close the circle of sustainability. And Luxoro makes itself the spokesperson: green goals also in finishing.

The growth strategies implemented by Punto Pack, which acquires MAV and consolidates its position as a B Corp, in the name of circular economy and sustainability. Shared objectives and real synergies in the production of plastic packaging.

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.

Through a Critical Guidance Recognition, the APR (Association of Plastic Recyclers) has confirmed that multi-layer films for stand-up pouches containing 15.5% TOPAS® cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) are suitable for recycling in PE waste streams.

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.

Called upon to join the jury that will have to analyze the 319 products entered in the 2021 edition of the CONAI Call for Proposals and declare the winners, Barbara del Curto* talks about the new awareness of the industry in designing sustainable packaging. In addition to establishing the rules of less environmental impact, among their priorities are the analysis of the end of life of a packaging…

In planning its development strategies, IMA takes into account the economic, social and environmental implications of its operations, with the aim of ensuring a balance between competitiveness, environmental sustainability and corporate social responsibility.  

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.

Following the merger with French group Sparflex, Enoflex (Varese, Italy), a world leader in the production of closure solutions for wines and spirits, is expanding its portfolio with the acquisition of the entire share capital of Pe.Di.

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.