Sustainability

2025 is a special year for Giflex, the Flexible Packaging Group, as it’s celebrating 40 years of activity. It’s an important milestone that’s symbolised in a celebratory logo, a renewed corporate image and a rich and varied programme of events.

With PALUDI project, promoted by researchers at Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV Freising and Dresden, paludicultures become an alternative bio-based raw material for paper packaging.

The opertaion will create a global leader in metal packaging and enhancing customer value

Magnoni, the LM-group brand launches the new integrated system for laser marking cans with high performance and a special system to reduce at minimum any kind of waste.

100% recycled packaging and a growing use of rPET in bottles are among Assobibe’s main objectives, also contained in Unesda’s Manifesto 2024/2029.

The first Guidelines for the sorted collection of packaging waste and other urban waste in Italian universities have been published. It’s a document promoted by CONAI, arising out of the collaboration with member universities of the Resources and Waste Work Group of the RUS - Rete delle Università per lo Sviluppo sostenibile (University Network for Sustainable Development).

The global leader in reusable packaging solutions has opened a new service centre in Ingolstadt, Germany

Through the new established IMA Sarong, IMA Group completed the closing for the acquisition of the Packaging Machinery and Packaging Materials divisions of Sarong

Sappi’s commitment to innovation and sustainability is embodied by continuous investment in technology and product development and invests in a new barrier coating machine in Alfeld.

The two companies have created a virtuous circular process for the recovery of plastic films used in ceramic manufacturing processes.

2024 is a year of measures on sustainability for the European Union, committed for some time to regulating a number of key factors for the creation of a green economy from the point of view of development practices and models.

Presented during Cosmoprof Worldwide 2024, the white paper “Plastic packaging in the cosmetics sector” is a handbook developed by Aliplast (Hera Group) and Cosmetica Italia to set out the basic concepts of recycling for the world of beauty, which is increasingly attentive to sustainability but not close enough to the new innovative materials with recycled content available on the market.

Quadpack customises its Gala dip-in pack with The Elegant applicator for Si Si LaPaillette’s new Gloss Pailleté

“Super” specialised in secondary packaging, with an out-of-the-ordinary vocation for innovation, Cama Group has developed MTL Monoblock Top Loading, the fruit of a co-creation project involving B&R, consolidating an already successful strategic partnership.

From Sun Chemical’s Regulatory Newsletter: updated information on important questions and on developments of interest for those operating in the industrial sector of printing inks, paints and related products.

The use of end-of-line adhesives help to reduce the use of single-use plastics, improves pallet stability and ensures proper distribution of goods.

Held at l’Archivolto in Milan, the award ceremony for the 10 Best Packaging 2024 awards was enlivened by the presenter Natasha Stefanenko and numerous guests, who presented interesting projects with strong elements of innovation.

Market operators, entities and institutions discuss the PPWR and its impact on everyday life, in production and beyond.

Thanks to the partnership, Sidel is confident of being able to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases in the goods and services purchased by around 30% by 2030 compared to 2019 values.

Spray Sereno is the name of the communication project developed by Ricrea in partnership with AIA Federchimica, Cial and Anfima, which has surpassed 42 million impressions on TikTok and Instagram. The disposal of the cans now has no more secrets, also for youngsters.