Packaging

A stylish design and a convenient travel-friendly format are the key characteristics of Quadpack’s Gemel bottle, originally designed for perfumes but now sold as a strategic container for multi-purpose products such as perfumed hand sanitisers.

With a leading position in the packaging industry, Cama is now reinforcing its commitment to new sectors - in particular home care, health care (including para pharmaceutical) and personal care - where secondary shelf ready packaging is becoming an essential tool in the product production and distribution chain.
Cama announces the birth of the new PHHC Business Unit, where a new team of people…

Guala Closures’ preliminary data for the first half of 2020 revealed satisfactory economic results despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

FM presents the Smart Blow diffuser, which completes the Green Blow air line, designed to allow the versatile creation of drying portals suitable for various types of packaging, such as cans, jars, bottles etc... 

Group now enjoys 100% ownership of company specialising in the design and development of digital services for industrial supervision and automation.

CCL Label (premium packaging and comprehensive label solutions) created the cutting-edge TD Shrink Sleeve material EcoFloat™, enabling the packaging industry to meet environmental sustainability goals while enhancing the look & feel of the product, exploiting the advantages offered by sleeve labeling, which allows great freedom and flexibility in designing bottles with an attractive look.

The global beverage giant Diageo has announced that in 2021 it will launch the first ever 100% plastic free paper-based spirits bottle. 

The Korean fashion, beauty and living sector business Shinsegae International has acquired a 100% stake in Swiss Perfection Montreux, a high-end cosmetics brand based in Switzerland.

For the packaging of oncological products, the blister machine mod. TF120 designed and manufactured by Famar Tec, in collaboration with FPS, guarantees a maximum level of protection (OEB5).

Following in the footsteps of Unilever, Beyond Meat and Impossible Food, Findus is now also launching its own Green Cuisine line of vegetarian burgers, meatballs and sausages with a similar taste to meat but aimed at more environmentally conscious consumers.

Whether gluten-free, preservative-free, sugar-free or high in fibre, protein or calcium, there’s no stopping the rise of the free-from and rich-in product trends that continue to dominate consumers’ purchasing choices and fuel a steady stream of new offerings from companies.

Labels featuring beautiful materials and outstanding designs are now more than ever the key to influence consumers’ buying behavior.

Nespresso has announced an investment of CHF 160 million to expand its production centre in Romont, Switzerland with the addition of a second production hall.

As part of its longstanding environmental commitment, Ice Cube has chosen to invest in innovative product packaging and develop eco-friendly solutions capable of withstanding the moisture of ice.

Innovative packaging solution specialist Multivac has teamed up with DS Smith, a leading expert in sustainable packaging, to develop an innovative corrugated cardboard tray for fresh foods containing up to 85% less plastic than a traditional tray. 

For more than 25 years, ABB has been refurbishing and upgrading discontinued robots to give them a second lease of life and avoid having to scrap them prematurely. Thousands of robots (as well as peripheral units such as controllers and manipulators) have been remanufactured as part of the environmental commitment pursued by ABB at all its facilities. 

Sofidel, the tissue paper group known for the Regina brand, ranked 3rd amongst Italian companies (11th overall) in the Italy RepTrak® ranking, the annual survey that measures companies’ reputation among Italian consumers, behind the big names in the automotive and food industries Ferrari and Ferrero.

With the aim of consolidating its existing Italian network of 660 stores, Lidl is launching an investment plan for Italy worth €400 million on top of the €2 billion invested over the last six years.

Sorgente Valcimoliana, the Cimolais, Pordenone-based company that sells bottled water under the Dolomia brand, officially opened its new bottling plant dedicated to returnable glass bottles (RGBs) on 3 July in the presence of the regional authorities.

US agribusiness giant Cargill is partnering with an Indian manufacturer to launch its first chocolate manufacturing operation in Asia aimed at bakery and confectionery customers.