Industry and strategy

In 2014 Stevanato Group (glass pharmaceutical packaging and machinery for processing and controlling glass tubes) has reported revenues of 285 million euros, up 18.7% on the previous year.

Octagona (Carpi, MO) is a consulting firm that supports companies in their international development.

Pixartprinting  presented its own success story at the  Southern European Print Congress 2015 (Barcelona, 11 March) in a talk entitled “Upload & Print, the international market of a simple idea”.

The Andezeno based company, at the top of thermoformed and extruded plastic materials sector,  confirms its commitment to Italian market, and present an important plan of investments destined to innovate divisions, quality and build improvements to a production site.

Conad and CPR System promoted an innovative project, carried out by the University of Bologna, that quantified scientifically the advantages and potential of reusable pallets, adopted for the distribution network of fresh fruit and vegetables.

«For a management vision capable of developing internationally a well-established Campania region concern through a policy that has taken on innovative traits, both in terms of financial management and in the field of research».

During the last Anuga FoodTec (Cologne, 24-27 March 2015) the CEOs of Koelnmesse and Fiere di Parma communicated the signing of a strategic agreement, that consolidates and extends Italo-German cooperation in the shows dedicated to food and the relative technologies, already started up at CibusTec.

In 2015 are coming the celebrations of the sixtieth of Varvel SpA foundation, a company specialized in design and manufacture of gearboxes and mechanical variable speed.

The market of foods prepared in observance of rules laid out by the Islamic faith is worth approximately 2,000 billion euro, and their compliance is demonstrated with Halal Certification.

The Italian Ministry for Economic Development (MiSE) - and in particular, the General Committee for combating counterfeiting, the Italian Patents and Brands Office - has promoted a structured program of undertakings in support of the development and the competitivity of the Italian entrepreneurial system (aboveall SMFs), called “Innovation Package” and coherent with the guidelines for development…

Last March, Sealed Air was presented with two Achievement Awards for innovation by the Flexible Packaging Association, for promoting printing techniques, technologies, processes and sustainability in this packaging category.

Baveno-Stresa, 23-25 September 2015. In late September, under the auspices of EXPO 2015, Istituto Italiano Imballaggio will hold the second international conference to supply updates and information on packaging in contact with food products.

Lucca 21-28 June 2015. Coming soon is the second edition of “IT’s tissue” - The Italian Technology Experience: an international biennial event dedicated to processing and packaging systems for the tissue sector, in all segments.

Paris, 17-18 June 2015. Last year 225 exhibitors (+20%) and 3154 visitors of wide consumption brands (+2%) convened at the French special occasions packaging fair in search of packaging for their promotional campaigns, gift products, seasonal offers and so forth.

Barcelona, 11-13 June 2015.The European plastic distributors association EPDA gathers in the Spanish city to give updates on sector trends in technology and markets, and for the sake of networking.

In collaboration with Ferrarelle, Aliplast showcases at its Ipack-Ima stand (Hall 7 stand B 51) a campaign for proper use of used plastic bottles, with resulting  economic and ecological benefits.

We asked Giuseppe Lesce, president of Ucima, to discuss the state of the Italian automatic machinery market, providing a view from the sector association’s privileged position, in order to help us understand the reasons for success and challenges that a sector must face. Data, facts and perspectives. S.L.

On May 5, at the Auditorium Testori Palazzo Lombardia, Milan will host the conference “Food Safurity: bridging safety and security”.

Last March, reported by Assobioplastiche*, the Competent Authority for Market Competition ordered 17 retail brands to remove the qualification of “biodegradable” from their carrier bags made from additivised plastic, and more generally to monitor the correctness of the claim placed on their shopping bags

Weighing and packaging equipment specialist Ishida Europe has attained preferred supplier status with the Danish Crown Group, one of the biggest international pork and beef producers, which includes the market-leading Tulip, Plumrose and Sokolow brands.