Facts and data

As part of its ‘Issue Alignment’ process CEFLEX stakeholders are working with Swiss University ETH to collect and assess topics which are essential to realising a circular economy for flexible packaging.

Marchesini Group closed 2019 with consolidated sales of 441 million euros, a performance in line with the excellent result of 2018. I

«The stoppage during the quarantine did not hold up our development; on the contrary, we took the opportunity to rethink missions and strategies, so as to allow us an effective restart and even  better support our customers’ printing needs. The evolution within the Group now allows us to express a complete proposal, more market-oriented and in line with the new environmental requirements». 

According to data provided by RICREA, with a 2019 collection at +4.7% and 399,006 t sent for recycling, Italy exceeds the European target for 2030. Thanks to the new Technical Annex of the ANCI-CONAI Framework Agreement more attention to waste quality and traceability.

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.

By its nature, selective packaging meets essential criteria of excellence. Synthesis of research, technology, artisan knowledge and attention to detail, it is an industrial asset in all respects, capable of supporting the image and reputation of a brand.

According to a study commissioned by DS Smith, a leading player in the sustainable packaging sector, some of the purchasing habits developed by Italian consumers during the lockdown may continue in the “new normal”.

ACMA (Coesia Group) has continued to evolve its customer support strategies, following the development of technology and market trends, developing advanced technologies to increase the speed of responses and the efficiency of services provided to customers.

Robopac Smart Factory is an ongoing project. From the revision of the production layout of the Robopac Machinery plant in San Marino to the integration of I4.0 technologies designed to improve process efficiency: a model to be replicated from a Group perspective.      

The 2019 of the sector: trends and markets of use, production trends and development prospects for primary packaging glass

With a significant investment, made leveraging exclusively on its own financial lines, Nuova Erreplast - first company of the Raccioppoli Group, excellence of flexible packaging - has started a process of production diversification with the purchase of a meltblown extruder, or of non-woven fabric, a fundamental element for making Dpi devices.

According to the elaborations of the Italian Packaging Institute, in 2019 (preliminary figures), the turnover of the national packaging sector exceeded 33.5 billion euros, recording a growth of about 1%.

Four-monthly observatory of the packaging chain: situation in early May 2020. The analysis obviously suffers from the consequences of the world pandemic, which has blocked activities and heavily influenced everyone’s habits, in many ways.

L’industria europea del packaging in vetro (Feve) ha lanciato ufficialmente il 30 giugno scorso ”Close the Glass Loop”, una piattaforma industriale nata per gestire meglio e coordinare, a livello europeo, la filiera della raccolta del vetro e quella del riciclo, così da aumentare la quantità e la qualità del vetro riciclato disponibile.

San Benedetto Mineral Water presents the restyling of Pura di Roccia, the minimally mineralized water that flows out of the Biellese Alps.

Market trends, type of consumption, distribution and forms of packaging in light of the specific trends of the two areas in recent years.

With the solidity of the Italian manufacturers of automatic packaging and wrapping machines confirmed for 2019 - where the growth of solutions for the pharmaceutical industry features - we look with a certain apprehension and a good dose of realism at the market evolution for 2020. Indicators from the Ucima Annual Statistical Survey.  Milena Bernardi 

The purchase of a performant, safe and legally compliant laser marker requires an important economic investment, not always amortizable in 6-12 months of work. But why give up the competitive advantages offered by technologically advanced equipment, when you could resort to rental?

Following consultations with member companies, the Designation Committee of Ucima (Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Union) has opted for an arrangement in which two business leaders will take turns as Chairman during the four-year period 2020-2024. 

The Italian packaging machinery manufacturers have recorded their fourth consecutive growth year with a 2.2% increase in turnover in 2019. It is the only capital goods sector to see an upturn