Facts and data

Sustainability as a lever of development for restarting: Giflex 2021 marks the line in a “virtual”, though very concrete, public meeting, animated by stimulating talks that well frame a complex and evolving situation.         .
Edited by Maria Costanza Candi

Bosch Rexroth’s commitment to innovation and sustainability was honoured at Hannover Messe with the prestigious Hermes Award 2021 for the world’s most compact electrical subsea valve actuator.

Since the financial and economic crisis, there has only ever been an upwards trend for food processing and packaging machinery. In 2020, the 10-year growth phase in tis mechanical engineering sector came to a temporary end with a decrease of 9% to 13.9 billion euros.

1.9 million tons produced in 2019 globally, 47% of which will be used for packaging production: bioplastics numbers are set to grow.

The commitment to adopt sustainable packaging declared on product labels convinces Italian consumers, leading to an increase in sales. This is confirmed by the data collected by the eighth edition of the Immagino Observatory of GS1 Italy, of which we report an extract.

Aliplast, a Hera Group company specialising in the production of plastic materials, and  Panariagroup, a leading ceramic tile producer, have launched a virtuous partnership.

Founded in 2001 from the convergence of more than ten years of experience in the production of pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and cosmetic packaging, Punto Pack designs and creates outfits of excellence for niche and high-end products, studying their commercial impact, compatibility and, last but not least, sustainability.

With the product diagnostics service, Arcoplastica offers itself up as the benchmark for food packaging users aiming to convert to green to win new market shares. High performance and environmental sustainability: the perfect mix for a superior quality tray.

Modena, 23 March 2021. Exports at +4% drive turnover into positive territory for the packaging machinery manufacturers sector. Prospects of stability for 2021, but the increase in the costs of raw materials, components, and sea freight rates is worrying.

The European tube industry was extremely robust in 2020 despite all the difficulties and impairments on the global markets during the corona pandemic.

According to a survey conducted by AstraRicerche for Comieco (National Consortium for the Recovery and Recycling of Cellulose-based Packaging), 68.2% of those interviewed have increased their frequency of online purchases in the last year.

In strong expansion thanks to incentives, A.M. has come under the lens of SPS Italia, which has published the Observatory Additive Manufacturing - Knowledge, use and developments of additive technologies” in collaboration with the Milan Polytechnic/MADE, the Turin Polytechnic/+CIM 4.0, University of Pavia, Porsche Consulting. .  Maurizio Cacciamani

Lumson has chosen to head down the road of sustainability. The company increasingly invests in processes that optimize resources to achieve the most ethically and economically sustainable solutions.

The Tetra Pak Index 2020 (13th edition) investigates the relationship between food safety, environment and global pandemic.

With a calendar full of physical and digital initiatives, Accademia del Profumo continues to promote the culture of fragrance, building synergies between the enthusiasts and the actors of the supply chain: from industry to brands, from media to retail. Among the most eagerly awaited events, the historic Award, which in 2021 proposes interesting new features: the “Ambient Fragrance” category and…

The Italian cosmetics industry is reacting with determination to the crisis situation imposed by the global pandemic. In spite of the undeniable drop in turnover, the sector remains in fact a flagship of the national industrial system. This is testified by the preliminary 2020 results obtained from the economic survey of Cosmetica Italia.

Schur Flexibles Group is expanding its network in the Italian market by adding a strong centre of excellence for customised and high-quality packaging solutions.

Aprirsi alle frontiere digitali proponendo soluzioni competitive: è la nuova sfida di IDM Automation, azienda leader nella progettazione e nella realizzazione di macchine e impianti per il settore cosmetico.

The Marchesini Group officially opened its Beauty Division on 1st January. The 5,000 square metres of new facilities developed at the Pianoro headquarters will be home to offices and the production department for all of the Group’s cosmetic operations, which grows with the acquisition of Cosmatic, a Lombard company specialized in the production of lipsticks.

It took Anna Paola... that Anna Paola Cavanna who, after having renewed and revitalised the Italian Packaging Institute, in her second term as President wanted to make the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation project a reality, with enthusiasm and courage. Here is what has happened, what is about to happen and, rest assured, will happen.