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All’s well that goes well… even more so if you get to celebrate, as is the case of Lucaprint, the 70th anniversary of its foundation, with a well-organised event that was able to provide opportunities for reflection on the capacity for cultural (as well as technical) renewal of one of the most important enterprises in the graphic-paper industry.

Accompanying producers in the food industry in the transition to sustainable and compostable packaging is the objective of Metsä Board, which has developed safe and high-performance cardboard solutions that are able to protect foods from deterioration and damage during storage, transport and shelf placement.

The EFI’s spanish site is now now focused on the production of single pass inkjet printers no longer for the ceramic industry, but for packaging and graphics sectors

The company presented on 10 October its results for the 2022 financial year which are the best ever, to the great satisfaction of all the management. The year was characterized by the substantial strategic investment plan and celebrations for its 50 years of activity.

It remains one of the most representative sectors of the packaging industry, both in terms of tonnes produced and turnover: in 2022 cellulose packaging represented 33% of global packaging production, while in terms of turnover exceeded 23.5%, percentages remaining quite stable over time.

The General Annual Meetings of Assocarta and Federazione Carta e Grafica were held in Rome on 22 June 2023. It was an important occasion to evaluate the state of a composite sector that continues to achieve numerous milestones in Italy, despite the challenges posed by the economic situation.

After consultation with the Comieco, Rilegno and Coreve consortia, and having evaluated the current scenario of the packaging recycling supply chain, CONAI has reformulated the Environmental Contribution (so-called “CAC”) for paper, wood and glass.

The customary annual meeting of the Gruppo Italiano Fabbricanti Astucci Pieghevoli (Association of Italian Folding Cases Producers) was held on 23 and 24 June 2023 in Torgiano (PG): around eighty participants coming from the associated companies for the event focusing on the ecological transition and on new packaging regulations.

Metsä Board, the Finnish producer of virgin fibre cardboard, took part in interpack exhibiting all its most recent paper-based packaging solutions, underlining the sustainability of the entirely renewable virgin material used.

Tetra Pak takes on the new sustainable challenge in the paper packaging for drinks area, replacing the aluminium barrier with a paper one.

The Multipack packaging consists of 5 cases connected to each other by a band, called a partition, which keeps them together.

This reclosable paper packaging is a solution made out of a structure with 70% less plastic than similar products.

It’s the eco-friendly alternative to traditional polypropylene strapping. It’s safe, flexible, and light. It’s versatile and natural colour: it enhances shipments. It is ideal in the e-commerce sector: to close light loads.

A cardboard lid for ice cream cups with an innovatively shaped spoon on the inside that holds itself in place inside the lid and can be easily removed.

Innovative corrugated cardboard box, created for Cortilia, for home delivery of food and household goods.

Drawer box is a corrugated cardboard box for e-commerce designed for reuse

Cover Display is a POP display in corrugated cardboard

Paper shopping bag designed for GDO with the same dimensions as existing and diffused polypropylene reusable shopping bags (cabas), offering a fully sustainable alternative.

The package is proposed as a replacement for resealable plastic trays for single-use detergents.

In-Carta® is a line of recyclable packaging for food and non-food products.