Facts and data

Assocarta demands a “European energy bill” to thwart the competitive paralysis of the Italian paper sector.

The economic survey proposed by the Cosmetica Italia study centre (with a focus on performance in the first half of 2014 and forecasts for the latter half) reveals a timid awakening of some indicators in the beauty market in 2014.

Some 20,000 products have already been digitized by Immagino, the digital brand content management web service that GS1 Italy - Indicod-ECR activated January 2014, and that enables the efficient production of high quality images for large volumes of references and the digitization of all the information on the label, enabling control, updating and data alignment between retailers and consumer…

In 2013 Italy witnessed the circulation of 2 million and 456 thousand tons of wood packaging used in the handling of goods in different manufacturing sectors.

Recent estimates by the World Health Organization (WHO) indicate that, even in some industrialized countries, approximately 30% of the population experiences health issues related to contaminations during manufacturing (with obvious economic repercussions in terms of disease treatment and the negative consequences for single converters and entire industrial sectors).

200,000 euros for packaging manufacturing and user companies investing in sustainable packaging: this the prize money made available by Conai for the winners of the “Call for prevention - Enhance the sustainability of packaging”, launched by the consortium in November last year in support of “virtuous” products marketed between 2011-2013.

The companies of the Italian mechanical engineering segment closed the first half of 2014 with positive results: compared to the same period the year previous, 83.9% of companies registered a growth or stability in  turnover and 75.8% an unchanged employment situation.

5000 years of history for a material accidentally discovered by the ancient Phoenicians: glass has experienced (and is experiencing) numerous innovations, in particular as regards its function as packaging.

6-9th May, at the Milan-Rho exhibition centre, marked the holding of the first Italian edition of MDA: The B2B biennial organized by Deutsche Messe Hannover Fairs and dedicated to drive and oil hydraulic power transmission-, pneumatic-, mechanical and electrical systems and solutions. 160 exhibitors representing over 200 companies from 17 countries presented their solutions to more than 7,500…

Held July 13th to 15th with results certainly rewarding for both the organizers (North American Beauty Events LLC, a joint venture between Bologna Fiere and PBA) and for the 946 exhibitors (+ 4%), 37% of which international. We are talking about CPNA, Cosmoprof North America Las Vegas, which this year occupied 20,178 sqms and attracted 27 thousand visitors from 120 different countries.

Cosmeeting and Creative Beauty now in their 12th year and reaping the benefits.

TrendPack is the name of a new space dedicated to innovations in packaging that redefine characteristics and functions and are revolutionizing the market.

A collaboration between ICE-Agenzia and Edizioni Dativo gives rise to a new column dedicated to Italian packaging concerns that turn their attention to looking for possible outlets abroad.

Domestic consumption is down but Italy remains the fourth world coffee consumer, as well as a strong converter and exporter. And in packaging pods are on the increase.

Production growth trend, with particular reference to rigid packaging. This diverse macro category is made up of many product types, including bottles, tubs, blisters and pallets, as well as closures and much more.

Cosmopack, the leading trade fair for the beauty industry’s production chain and part of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna, will be making its New York debut on September 22nd and 23rd this year at the Trump Soho Hotel.
The "Cosmopack New York Symposium" will be a networking and training workshop involving 50 international companies and the very best of the Made in Italy brand for a whole range of…

The third national scientific Food Contact Expert congress was held in Desenzano del Garda, on 25th and 26th June, organized by the Italian AIBO-FCE sector association under the patronage of the Istituto Italiano Imballaggio.

Excellence of solutions and complementary offers to satisfy the diverse needs of local buyers: business network “Processing&Packaging: the High Tech Italian Way” participated for the second time in Propack China (Shanghai, July 16th-18th).

The Istituto Italiano Imballaggio will be organizing the international conference on food contact.

September 30th is the date of the conference Meat-Tech, Processing & Packaging for the Meat Industry (Milan, Palazzo Greppi, Sala Napoleonica ) that Ipack-Ima SpA, in collaboration with Assica-Assofoodtec, dedicates to the meat chain to promote debate on the technologies that matter in the future of the sector.