Facts and data

Coca-Cola HBC Italia (top producer and distributor of Coca-Cola Company beverages in Italy) has commissioned Lic Packaging to design a  presentation coffret to promote the natural source low-calorie Coca-Cola Life among OOH (Out Of Home) and MT (Modern Trade) channel customers.
Designed as a convenient case, the coffret contains a bottle of Coca-Cola Life, a USB key, a small agenda and a folder.

FEFCO (European Corrugated Cardboard Manufacturers Federation) has recently promoted a focused communication campaign on hygiene benefits for fresh fruit and vegetables stored and transported in corrugated cardboard packaging.

is using the 330ml PET bottle from RPC to pack all three flavours - Lime Cucumber, Pineapple Ginger and Blueberry Pear - of its organic Water+ range.

Logo, label and packaging the Nestlé Vera (Sanpellegrino Group) mineral water bottle, chosen daily by more than 8 million families, have been overhauled, further evoking the brand’s key values: “the family, quality and sustainability”.

Bio Natura Cup produced by APP (Asia Pulp & Paper Group) is a 100% biodegradable container suitable for both food and beverages, hot and cold, and that lends itself to many applications (icecream, beverage and takeaway food preservation).

Data and facts of a sector that has been able to renew itself over the years, focusing on innovation and personalization.

Equita announces the first investment of its closed-end, Equita Private Debt Fund. The fund has signed the first tranche of a bond issue of up to a total of 5 million euros, issued by the company Schema L Srl,  that controls the Lameplast Group*, part of the 100% purchase of the Group’s capital by the private equity fund Aksìa.

In the first seven months of 2016 sales of private label products have increased by 1.8% in value and 0.9% in volume, coming to represent 18.6% of packaged FMCGs.

Thanks to the action of the Union of Italian Automatic Packaging and Wrapping   Machine Manufacturers the Chinese proposal to establish a new international standardization committee on the pharmaceutical machines has been rejecteed: in fact it has prevented the establishment of a further standardization within ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for “Pharmaceutical preparation…

According to the AWA Global Wine Label AWAreness™ Report 2016 (that describes the trends in volume growth and materials technology by region and identifies the main drivers for these trends)  the market for wine labels across all formats is forecast to grow by 2% between 2016 and 2018, reflecting increasing levels of wine production around the globe.

A busy autumn of important events for PET Engineering (San Vendemiano, TV), committed to “exporting” creativity and innovation abroad in the triple role of organizers, exhibitors and sponsors.

Nearing its tenth year in business, the reseller of the best brands of side channel vacuum pumps, compressors and blowers, Service Air (Cesano Maderno, MB) is expanding its operations with new storage facilities, proving that, after a difficult period, the low pressure and industrial vacuum services sector is recovering.

Sidel*, a company that interprets the theme of sustainability holistically, contributes with a critical look at how packaging is designed and distributed, and the effect on purchasing trends and the development of PET containers.
* Nicholas Bloch (Executive Vice President, Communications, Sidel)

From the partnership between ICE-Agenzia and Edizioni Dativo, the column for Italian packaging enterprises considering possible development abroad. ICE-Agenzia’s network of foreign offices gives periodic updates on the short and medium term growth of the packaging industry in various countries.

Economic assessment of the sustainable production of glass containers shows that making the containers thinner and recycling them carries immediately quantifiable environmental advantages. The study was conducted by researchers at the Department of Management of the Sapienza University of Rome.
Andrea Esposito, Giuliana Vinci

The jury headed by Gérard Caron chose the winners of the International Pentawards 2016, which go to the best packaging design solutions worldwide, divided into five categories (Beverages, Food, Body, Other Markets, Luxury). The celebration of the 10th anniversary of the event coincided with a massive participation of members: 1,843 entries from 54 countries covering the 5 continents. In addition…

This column, dedicated to Italian companies operating in packaging with a keen eye to the possibilities of growth and development abroad, is born out of the collaboration between ICE-Agency and Edizioni Dativo. The network of ICE offices abroad will provide a regular update on packaging developments in the short/medium term in given countries.

Why are major Italian packaging machinery manufacturers returning to Ipack-Ima after years of absence? We asked them directly about the reasons behind their decision, inviting them to also brainstorm about the value and meaning of a complex fair event: Innovation Alliance, resulting from the banding together of numerous, diverse entities, is shaping out to be a hub of ideas and information,…

Food & beverage 2015: market structure, consumption trends and packaging types.

A European survey commissioned by All4Pack Paris and conducted by ObSoCo explains.