ItaliaImballaggio May 2021

Acronym for High Performance Punnet (Basket), HP-Punnet is a Patent Pending solution for the packaging of wet or damp (drained) fruit and vegetables.

The ProNature product line is characterized by a packaging of great environmental and social value. The use of recycled plastic, coming from post-consumer material, has been extended to different processing technologies: extrusion and blow molding for HDPE bottles, ISBM and thermoforming for PET bottles and blisters, injection for PP caps.

At the forefront in proposing eco-sustainable solutions, with an eye to the end user, Gualapack has designed Tethered CAP following the proposals of the Single Use Plastic directive (in force since 2024), whose main objective is the reduction of single-use plastic waste in the environment.

Pouch5 is the first flexible packaging with high performance spout; a "spouted pouch" for food use, it is ready to be recycled in the polypropylene (PP) chain.

The "ready for recycling" stand-up pouch for soap with dispenser cap is one of Goglio's green proposals, identified with the fres-co system® brand. After use, thanks to the formulation of the material of which it is composed, the packaging can be easily disposed of in the plastic recycling circuit

The entirely compostable packaging created for the coffee blend "RespecTo", 100% Arabica by Costadoro represents the green declination of Goglio's fres-co system® products.

Datalogic introduces the P2x series smart camera, which combines outstanding performance with the flexibility of a complete vision system. 

Designed for logistics, warehousing, e-commerce and material recycling applications, the suction cups of the new Piab MX range are suitable for picking objects of different materials and surfaces. 

The Lombardy-based company based in Assago (MI), Karr Italiana Srl announces its collaboration with Modena-based Marotta Evolution Srl, to which it will supply the dosing systems to be integrated on the latest generation of automatic machines for the production of burrata.

To package its fine baked goods into flowpacks, an Alsatian confectionery manufacturer opted for a compact robotic line from Schubert with flexible format changeover and able to work with different types of film - plastic, paper-based, mono film or compostable - always with sustainability in the foreground.

Despite the criticalities and uncertainties caused by Covid-19, Laborplast (regeneration of rigid PVC, used in the production of compounds, for extrusion and injection moulding, and cores for reels) continued to pursue investment and development projects.
 

Fabiana Marchini, Head of Sustainability of Sanpellegrino, tells us the strategic vision and investments at the basis of a systemic approach to environmental, social and ethical sustainability. 

Realizzato dal team di design interno Ferrero per un progetto pilota in collaborazione con Loop e Carrefour in Francia, Reusable Nutella Jar è un barattolo da 750gr riutilizzabile. Con questa collaborazione, Ferrero sperimenta le opportunità offerte da un approccio innovativo allo shopping e dall’adozione di soluzioni di economia circolare, come si evince dagli step del progetto:

Recyflex® PE is a line of recyclable packaging for the packaging of food and non-food products. In particular, the "Recyflex® PE mozzarella" entered in the competition is a product developed for packaging in the presence of liquids and can be machined on form-fill-seal packaging machines. It has been tested with Galbani.

Since 2018, the Research, Innovation and Packaging Development experts at [comfort zone] have been working to optimize the primary packaging of the best-selling references of its Sublime skin, Hydramemory, Remedy and Renight facial lines.

The classic hangar is replaced with a monoclip hangar that, with a simple manual adaptation, allows consumers to reuse it as a hanger or pincer/clip.

"Zero waste" in the packaging of food products with the recyclable packaging Ge0 Pack, whose eventual residues in the recycling stream are completely biodegradable, so as not to create waste. Thanks to the materials made with patented systems, it guarantees a reduction of over 56% of plastic and 15% of CO2 emissions.

Made of paper, the INSacco salad bag combines high technical performance, better ergonomics and environmental sustainability in a totally new shape. The revolution lies in the shape: open on two sides, it acquires a rhomboid shape that is perfect for the salad product and totally user-friendly for the consumer and the operator

Promoted by Istituto Italiano Imballaggio, and managed by Packaging Meeting Srl, the BEST PACKAGING contest has been revamped: it is in fact the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation that has signed the competition, which for over 60 years has rewarded innovation in packaging.

Model of circular economy for the world of cosmetics, the Eticpack project features the production of bottles and jars with a post-consumer polymer, obtained from recycled polypropylene.