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Strategic acquisitions give further impetus to Marchesini Group’s rapid expansion strategies in cosmetics packaging.

Thanks to projects aimed at reducing, reusing and recycling water in all production activities, the Sanpellegrino Group has achieved overall savings of 83 million liters of water in 2018, compared to an average use of 1.70 liters of water per liter of water bottled.

Wayne, Pa, July 2, 2019. Tekni-Plex has purchased Italian healthcare packaging company Lameplast SpA from Milan-based private equity firm Aksìa Group. Lameplast will become part of Tekni-Plex’s global Tekni-Films business.

An agreement for the transfer of the majority of shares of Tiposervice (Calenzano-FI) to the Bologna-based paper converting company Renografica, led by the Baccolini family and specialised in the production of paper packaging for pharmaceutical products, was signed on 10 June.

Food packaging. The agreement brings together the expertise of two market-leading companies, which present themselves as a genuine “one-stop-shop” and with a complete offer: from the prototyping of the packaging to the production of the plastic film in the perspective of a circular economy. Four logistics and production locations, for a total of 430 employees.

Is it possible to solve the huge problem of marine plastic pollution by using biodegradable and compostable alternatives to plastic?

PET Engineering celebrates its 20th Anniversary in the business of PET packaging.

If it is true that there is strength in numbers, what is often almost impossible for a single company may not be so if you are a “group” ... This is the meaning of the network contract, which opens the way “to a virtual company with variable geometry” able to better respond to the global market, sharing knowledge, technology and services. And the fact that it can work is demonstrated by the…

Revenue generated by packaging machinery manufacturers sees further 9.4% growth to 7.85 billion euros. The strong growth both in Italy and in international markets confirms the Italian industry’s world leadership position.

Focus on sustainability for the 2019 edition of the now historic Italian Packaging Oscar, the contest organized by Packaging Meeting, and promoted by the Italian Packaging Institute in partnership with Conai.

 A book by Piero Capodieci Edizioni Ambiente, October 2018

The winners of the 2019 Accademia del Profumo award were revealed on May 14 at Milan, in the elegant setting of the Palazzo Mezzanotte. The prestigious event, now in its 30th edition, renews its mission every year: enhancing and promoting the culture of perfume, promoting the development of the industry in Italy.

Focus on the market and types of coffee and tea packaging, products that belong to the large “beverages” area.

Made with different laminated materials - cellulose, plastic, aluminium films, metallized - or from the coupling of a single material, even in times of general recession, the packaging area represented by flexible converter packaging has always featured positive growth. And this thanks in particular to its ductility that makes it ideal for packaging a variety of products, and its  being…

According to the first quarterly survey conducted by the Centro Studi Ucima, 2019 opens with some shade. The months of assured production, stable with respect to the average of the year just ended, and the trend of production prices substantially confirm the good health of the sector, but it is the decline in the order collection in the first quarter that requires some attention.

Driven by demand from the food and e-commerce sectors, the Italian corrugated cardboard packaging industry grew by 3.62% in 2018 to reach a total sales volume of more than 7 billion m2 (6.75 billion m2 in 2017).

From 1 May 2019, the Robatech Group is presenting itself to the market with a new corporate identity: an image renewal that posits the values and the mission of the Swiss company in a clearer and more incisive manner, showing the strongly felt link between industrial gluing, respect for the environment and responsibility in the use of resources.

Following the acquisition of Telerobot SpA in 2016, IMA significantly strengthened its presence in the market of the automatic assembly platforms, and positioned itself as one of the most innovative world leaders in the Automation sector.

After the confirmation of the dates of the next editions of IPACK-IMA and MEAT-TECH, scheduled at Fiera Milano in 2021, the renewed Board of Directors of Ipack Ima Srl, which met last June 4, named Valerio Soli (Coesia Group) as President of the company, a joint venture between Ucima and Fiera Milano.

The RICREA Consortium announces record data relating to the national recycling of steel packaging in 2018: the rate is the highest ever, equal to 78.6% of that released for consumption (+ 5% compared to 2017) for a total weight of 386,895 t, equal to that of 13 medium-sized aircraft carriers.