Facts and data

After the approval of the merger through acquisition of the controlled societies IMA Industries Srl and IMA Life Italia Srl into IMA SpA, the group will be preparing its stand at Emballage 2014 (Hall 5a, L061) featuring innovation, exploiting the Paris fair to present its latest proposals dedicated to the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food sectors as well as for tea and coffee.

It is called Keep Control Team and unites five companies in the Anie Safety-Security segment.

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.

Trial, error, corrective action, and then back to the beginning again… what is more being able to find enough space to think, plan and dream. This is the man in his doing and making, in terms of entrepreneurship. Today it is pretty difficult but at any rate possible, aboveall if you place people at the centre of things.

… the courage to react. Pilot Italia continues to invest in technology and human resources, reinforcing its position on the selfadhesive market: two new offsets, operating at Cornate (MB), extend their production capacity.

Complying with commitments taken on at the signing of the Anci-Conai Framework Agreement for the next five years, last 30 September Anci, Conai and Corepla reached an agreement concerning the Technical Annex on Plastic Packaging.

Guala Closures Group has opened its first wine closure production facility in the United States in Fairfield, in the heart of the Californian wine country.

Istituto Italiano Imballaggio renews and enhances its usual statistical snapshot of the sector with new information: along with the 2013 balance relating to production (by weight), the publication “Packaging in Numbers” features a focus on short term growth prospects (2015).

Omron’s new headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Illinois has been unveiled.

Laminazione Sottile: higher production capacity thanks to the new intermediate cold rolling mill.

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.

A “pentalogue”: five suggestions to help you effectively adjust your sales strategy.