Industry and strategy

Italy’s gross domestic product is predicted increase by 0.7% in 2015 and 1.1% in 2016, supported by a recovery in consumer spending; Italian exports are predicted to show further growth, in turn, imports will grow driven by “slight recovery”, though without offsetting the current balance of trade.

From the collaboration between ICE-Agency and Edizioni Dativo, the column dedicated to Italian companies operating in packaging who are looking carefully at the possibility of growth abroad.

On 5 February, the Flexographic Technical Associations of Benelux, France, Britain, Italy and Spain signed an agreement for the establishment of FTA EUROPE, European Federation of Flexographic Associations. Its mission will be pursued through activities and initiatives in three areas: the standardization of the flexo printing process; the definition of a professional European resumé for flexo…

Anie (Italian Federation of Electrotechnical and Electronic Equipment Enterprises) in collaboration with the Business School of the Polytechnic of Milan kicks off with the first edition of its training course on “Strategies for Business Internationalization”.

To create together significant synergies to become a first rate player on the international market: This the objective behind the merger, that  from February 9 2015, sees the new  company name Amut Dolci Bielloni operative.

Created by the Foundation for Sustainable Development and ENEA

The global network of social entrepreneurs/innovators, that has been active for 35 years, with 3,000 entrepreneurs-innovators in over 80 countries, has come to Italy to “proselytize”.

“Those” of plastic are not always “ugly, dirty and bad” (some may recall the 1976 film by Ettore Scola), as the most uninformed environmentalists would have it. This is all the more true in the case of Crocco Spa, a producer of flexible packaging that also boasts a long history of creating heatshrink films for bundles, stretch films for palletization and polyethylene cling films for use in the…

Capsulit SpA, that for 65 years has been producing safety closures in aluminum and plastic for the pharmaceutical industry, has recently been certified by Certiquality in accordance with ISO 14001 for the environment, thus completing the certification integrated with the quality and safety, respectively, according to ISO 9001 and OHSAS 18001.

Over 1.5 million Euros at the end of 2014 invested in technology and innovation from Gerosa Group, which plans further appropriations in the first half of 2015.

The Bavarian city’s expo centre, where in 2015 the next FackPack will be held (29 September 1 October), communicates figures on the rise and celebrates the first five years of its Italian subsidiary.

In 2015 Robatech celebrates the 40th anniversary of its foundation: years experienced featuring quality and the constant collaboration with the market.

The growth of companies of the green economy: the main way out of the Italian crisis. This was the leitmotif around which experts, politicians and industrialists reasoned at the event hosted by Ecomondo Rimini last November.

According to the preliminary results published by the Ucima Statistics Department, the sector is set to report a new record turnover of more than 6,200 million euros.

IMA SpA strengthens its position on the global market of food packaging equipment with particular focus on the dairy industry with the acquisition of five companies  under the German group Oystar. And foresees a positive impact for the entire Emilia-Romagna supplier industry. 

From January 29 Regione Lombardia will make available 500 million euros to give liquidity to all companies with registered operational headquarters in Lombardy that claim receivables from other Italian companies.

Super Film continues to grow as a leading producer of flexible packaging, label and technical films, offering one of the widest product ranges in the field. The last development on the Supcoat film range.

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.