ItaliaImballaggio March-April 2021

The European tube industry was extremely robust in 2020 despite all the difficulties and impairments on the global markets during the corona pandemic.

According to a survey conducted by AstraRicerche for Comieco (National Consortium for the Recovery and Recycling of Cellulose-based Packaging), 68.2% of those interviewed have increased their frequency of online purchases in the last year.

In strong expansion thanks to incentives, A.M. has come under the lens of SPS Italia, which has published the Observatory Additive Manufacturing - Knowledge, use and developments of additive technologies” in collaboration with the Milan Polytechnic/MADE, the Turin Polytechnic/+CIM 4.0, University of Pavia, Porsche Consulting. .  Maurizio Cacciamani

Lumson has chosen to head down the road of sustainability. The company increasingly invests in processes that optimize resources to achieve the most ethically and economically sustainable solutions.

The new 200 ml Tetra Crystal® brik from Valfrutta for the vending channel contains more paper and less plastic and aluminium.

Always attentive to environmental sustainability, Valmatic has developed a new range of thermoformed paper containers.

Zuivere Koffie collaborated with Metsä Board - leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards - and with the converter, Remmert Dekker Packaging, in order to create a packaging capable of drawing the attention and supporting the special story of its new range of organic coffee: the first one in the world roasted in a prison.

AegisPaper is the new recyclable with functional barrier paper range and PVDC-free developed by Mondi, which can be used to replace plastic films and laminates.

At Guala Closures, the development of innovative and sustainable closures has led to the Blossom™ range.

The Tetra Pak Index 2020 (13th edition) investigates the relationship between food safety, environment and global pandemic.

With a calendar full of physical and digital initiatives, Accademia del Profumo continues to promote the culture of fragrance, building synergies between the enthusiasts and the actors of the supply chain: from industry to brands, from media to retail. Among the most eagerly awaited events, the historic Award, which in 2021 proposes interesting new features: the “Ambient Fragrance” category and…

The Italian cosmetics industry is reacting with determination to the crisis situation imposed by the global pandemic. In spite of the undeniable drop in turnover, the sector remains in fact a flagship of the national industrial system. This is testified by the preliminary 2020 results obtained from the economic survey of Cosmetica Italia.

The selective exhibition dedicated to luxury packaging, will take place from May 24th to May 26th 2022 at Fieramilanocity (Hall 4).

MECSPE and METEF take place simultaneously in Bologna from June 10th to 12th: a collaboration that enables the development of synergies, featuring a complementary and complete range of products.

2021 edition cancelled, the drinktec advisory board and Messe München have taken a joint decision today to postpone the world’s leading trade fair for the beverage and liquid food industry until the fall of 2022 (12-16 September).

Giorgia Marra creates special and unique handmade articles. The Creations By Giorgia brand, set up in 2010, stands out immediately for its jewelry line inspired by the natural beauty of Marra’s homeland, Calabria, returning to the traditions of the past re-worked in a modern light.

Or rather… Our matters seen from Mars. By Stefano Lavorini

The Marchesini Group officially opened its Beauty Division on 1st January. The 5,000 square metres of new facilities developed at the Pianoro headquarters will be home to offices and the production department for all of the Group’s cosmetic operations, which grows with the acquisition of Cosmatic, a Lombard company specialized in the production of lipsticks.

Boundless quality with KPS SX+. Luxoro presents Kurz’s recent development of a cold transfer product that is so flexible that it can be adapted to all kinds of applications: a decisive step forward in terms of application, both compared to previous solutions and those of its competitors.

It took Anna Paola... that Anna Paola Cavanna who, after having renewed and revitalised the Italian Packaging Institute, in her second term as President wanted to make the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation project a reality, with enthusiasm and courage. Here is what has happened, what is about to happen and, rest assured, will happen.