Facts and data

In Europe the debate between the major European retail chains and food companies about food contamination by mineral oils present in recycled cardboard is open.

DATA AND FACTS IN BRIEF. Below is a focus on packaging of food for household dogs and cats. The two product types taken under consideration are: traditional pet food (wet and dry) and sweet & savory snacks.

High performance collation shrink films play a key role in product differentiation. AMI Consulting, a division of Applied Market Information Ltd., has just published a new report on the collation shrink film market, analysing the latest trends in the use of these packaging films, along with developments in raw material technology, innovation and changing film formulations.

According to very early analyses of the packaging sector, 2016 should see increased production, in quantitative terms, of 2.8% compared to 2015.

Verreries Brosse has named Mr. Maurizio Guseo as its new Managing Director. Mr Guseo has spent 27 years of his career at Zignago Vetro Group, with positions including quality director and sales director of Zignago Vetro and most recently as sales and marketing director for all three of the group’s subsidiaries: Zignago Vetro (Italy), Huta Szkła Czechy (Poland) and Verreries Brosse (France).

Four-month survey of the packaging industry. Situation as of late May 2016

The Italian Paper and Graphics Sector Federation acts as an umbrella organization to three national associations - Assografici (print graphics and paper manufacture - converting), Assocarta (paper) and Acimga (print graphics and paper converting machines) to which Comieco is to be added as an associate member - with the aim of increasing the level of representation and protection of interests of…

A segment featuring the presence of various container types, fundamental tools in the handling of goods in many manufacturing sectors: industrial packaging, pallets, crates for fresh fruit and vegetables, but also barrels and corks.

Robatech’s presence at drupa 2016 was accompanied by an ambitious slogan - Glue the Future - where it presented its new range of adhesive application technologies, much appreciated by visitors.

After developing joint activities in co-marketing and promotion of global events, it’s now time for a joint venture company: from the partnership between Koelnmesse and Fiere di Parma, Koeln Parma Exhibitions (Kpe) is born. Antonio Cellie talks about the new company and plans for the future.

Double-digit figures, showing increases in all the main indicators 2015 for the Cooperative CPR System (based in the town of Gallo, FE), a national leader in the collapsible side plastic packaging market, associated with actors from  the entire chain: 1000 fruit and vegetable producers of all sizes, 54 distributors (including Coop, Conad, Pam, Bennet, Giant, Selex, Sigma, Sisa, and 3A), packaging…

A summary of a report by the Pro.Mo Group of the Plastic and Rubber Federation, whose members include producers of plastic packaging and disposable kitchenware. (www.pro-mo.it).

A new quality assurance certification for Irplast and its business model based on vertical integration of the production process, from BOPP film extrusion to printing roll-fed labels.

On April 12 last, the Coripet consortium members submitted to the Italian Ministry of the Environment the application for permission to operate as a standalone system for the direct management of liquid food PET packaging, in fulfilment of the obligations under extended producer responsibility (EPR).

Sun Chemical and BASF present the potential of their latest solvent-free ink solutions to deliver more sustainable flexible packaging.

The possible horizons and challenges for Innova Group, which has released the data on its 2015 performance, delineating a balance of strategies implemented for the long and medium term in order to overcome the troubling economic climate of the last decade.

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

Once upon a time there was a city, with its streets, shops and talents... But attentive readers will notice that Milan still exists, and still has much to offer (maybe even more), if only they let themselves wonder at the stories of Pixartprinting, in a journey of historic signage and contemporary representation, a harmony of somber nostalgia and elegant practical sense.

Assembly of the Paper and Graphics Federation: in addition to the numbers of a sector that accounts for 1.4% of the Italian GDP and the initiatives in support of the sector, a very explicit reflection was made on the value of the knowledge acquired through books and newspapers which, according to experts, leaves information on the web way behind. According to Lironi, Mieli, Favari and Rocca.…

At the close of Pharmintech, Maurizio Marchesini (CEO of the Marchesini Group, a leading manufacturer of packaging lines and machinery for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics) expressed his satisfaction with the results achieved at the event and his concern’s reception.