Facts and data

According to the elaborations of the Italian Packaging Institute, in 2019 (preliminary figures), the turnover of the national packaging sector exceeded 33.5 billion euros, recording a growth of about 1%.

Four-monthly observatory of the packaging chain: situation in early May 2020. The analysis obviously suffers from the consequences of the world pandemic, which has blocked activities and heavily influenced everyone’s habits, in many ways.

L’industria europea del packaging in vetro (Feve) ha lanciato ufficialmente il 30 giugno scorso ”Close the Glass Loop”, una piattaforma industriale nata per gestire meglio e coordinare, a livello europeo, la filiera della raccolta del vetro e quella del riciclo, così da aumentare la quantità e la qualità del vetro riciclato disponibile.

San Benedetto Mineral Water presents the restyling of Pura di Roccia, the minimally mineralized water that flows out of the Biellese Alps.

Market trends, type of consumption, distribution and forms of packaging in light of the specific trends of the two areas in recent years.

With the solidity of the Italian manufacturers of automatic packaging and wrapping machines confirmed for 2019 - where the growth of solutions for the pharmaceutical industry features - we look with a certain apprehension and a good dose of realism at the market evolution for 2020. Indicators from the Ucima Annual Statistical Survey.  Milena Bernardi 

The purchase of a performant, safe and legally compliant laser marker requires an important economic investment, not always amortizable in 6-12 months of work. But why give up the competitive advantages offered by technologically advanced equipment, when you could resort to rental?

Following consultations with member companies, the Designation Committee of Ucima (Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Union) has opted for an arrangement in which two business leaders will take turns as Chairman during the four-year period 2020-2024. 

The Italian packaging machinery manufacturers have recorded their fourth consecutive growth year with a 2.2% increase in turnover in 2019. It is the only capital goods sector to see an upturn

Meeting on 22 July in Milan, the new Board of Directors of the National Packaging Consortium CONAI unanimously elected Luca Ruini as its chairman for the three-year period 2020-2022.
Ruini, 55, served as a member of CONAI’s Board of Directors from 2002 to 2008 and from 2011 to 2017. He participated in all the working groups involved in developing the Italian Packaging Waste management system and…

Specialized in Brand Strategy, Brand Identity and Packaging Design, the new independent design agency Gentlebrand is the result of an original project, "signed" by Sidel Group and PET Engineering. Target: create feasible solutions to support brand awareness.

PET is much more than a material for simple bottles. That’s why Sidel has decided to contribute to the circular economy with an end-to-end approach, thanks to a 360° view on packaging and production machines.

Sturdiness, barrier to external agents, perfect conservation of contents, recyclability: these are the strengths of metal packaging, containers with a long history and wide diffusion. Data on the performance of the national market, which in 2019 recorded a slowdown in production.

Having filed away a good 2019, the global health emergency has disrupted the performance and forecasts for 2020 of the detergent sector, assigning it a crucial role.

Enrico Aureli’s successor at the helm of the Italian packaging machinery manufacturers’ association for the two-year period 2020-2022 will be elected during the Annual Members’ Meeting in July. He will be succeeded by Riccardo Cavanna as chairman for the two-year period 2022-2024.

The start of the fateful and longed for "Phase 2" in Italy has foreseen a generalized recovery of production and commercial activities. The national (and international) packaging industry has never actually closed the doors of its factories, but has indeed responded with determination to the requests of the community, asserting its strategic value on the field in times of the Covid-19 emergency.

Recently published, Sun Chemical's "Guide to compostability" presents itself as a simple and comprehensive working tool for packaging converters, useful to clarify the meaning of a term often misrepresented or misused.

Pandemic-proof and "Phase 2" packaging
Graziana Tassinari, sales manager of Valmatic, a key concern in the international single-dose packaging market.

Operate in complete safety, and onward with confidence
Alberto Vacchi, President and CEO of IMA, design and production of automatic machines for the process and packaging.

Financial statements and perspectives from IGC
Patrizia and Maura Tuzza, IGC Srl (Busto Garolfo, MI), pioneers in the production of heat-sealed single-dose sachets.