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For some years now CMI Industries has been going through a phase of growth and renewal, both in the technological field - thanks to the constant innovative research that is part of the firm’s DNA - as well as in its quality as a Group, in constant expansion in terms of product sectors and markets. Focus on the Beauty Tech Division and on the new brands.

February 9 2018 SATO Holdings Corporation - of which ALTECH srl is an Italian Premier Business Partner - announced changes to its corporate leadership.

Leader in the field of automatic packaging machines for tobacco products, GIMA TT closed 2017 with 151.8 million euro in earnings (+51.2% compared to the 100.4 million reported by the company on 31 December 2016), with an export share exceeding 72%, with excellent results in Europe and Asia. The company also fared very well on the domestic market, with 13% growth.

Exceeded mid-March 2018, there are only a few months left until the expiry of the transition period towards the new UNI EN ISO 9001: 2015 standards for the quality management system and UNI EN ISO 14001: 2015 for the environmental management system (the deadline to complete the certification passage to the new standard is September 15, 2018).

The “A Circular Future with Plastics” convention will be held on 24th and 25th May 2018, in Milan, where the Unionplast Rubber Plastics Federation (Italian association of plastic converters) and EuPC - European Plastics Converters (the association of European companies) will bring over 250 plastics converters from all over Europe.

On the occasion of the opening of MECSPE, Senaf (organizer of the show focused on manufacturing 4.0 at Fiere di Parma, 22-24 March 2018) announced that it has given the Department of Design of the Milan Polytechnic an assignment.

Veolia, international company that operates in waste management, has recently launched a program for the collection and recycling of used coffee cups, in collaboration with some of the major chains of coffee shops in the United Kingdom, where every day 7 million coffees are consumed in disposable cups.

Born out of the partnership between Solvay Specialty Polymers and Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd. (global supplier of injection moulding machines and services for the plastics industry), the new high barrier Verian™ PET (HBP) is an innovative line of recyclable polymers, enabling the creation of a new generation of sustainable solutions for bottles and films, while ensuring maximum…

The hard copy of the PackBook Yearbook 2017-2018, on page 139, contains a phone number of the company Lirmaprint that is no longer active. The correct phone numbers are: +39 3394184279 - 3484708444. Our apologies for the to those directly involved and to our readers.
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On 10 - 11 March 2018 the Umberto Veronesi Foundation will be in 100 piazzas throughout Italy for the first edition of “The Tomatoe. Good for you, good for the research”, a fundraiser for financing scientific research in the pediatric field in order to ensure the best possible care for children with cancer, increasing recovery expectations.

Cosmetics is a standout sector of excellence in Italian industry. Made in Italy cosmetics grew by +4.4% in 2017, with turnover approaching 11 billion euro and a surprising trade balance (2,500 million euro). For 2018, the sector expects to grow by 5%.

Meeting on 19 February under the Presidency of Alberto Vacchi, the Board of Directors of IMA S.p.A., world leader in the production of automatic machines, viewed the preliminary estimates of the main management data for the year 2017, which indicate a year showing further growth over the previous one, thanks to the successful sales performance of automatic machines and complete lines in the…

The ineluctable rise of the Internet of Things and industry 4.0, with the resulting networking of a large number of systems and objects, has shed light on the indispensability of securing facilities and data against hackers. ICS Forum tips for starting off on the right foot. Maurizio Cacciamani

Founded in the heart of the Emilia-Romagna’s industrial district, over the course of 38 years in business Valmatic has established itself as a go-to operator in the international single serve packaging market. From a bold inception to global expansion, the story of this enterprise is as implausible as it is inspiring. Stefano Lavorini, Chiara Giannangeli

Valorizing the environmental sustainability of packaging. This is the ultimate meaning of the Conai Prevention Call*, aimed exclusively at Conai members - be they producers or users - that plan to innovate a packaging solution or its life cycle by altering its environmental impact, saving energy, facilitating recycling, optimizing production and logistics, reducing waste and so on.  L.G.

The priority commitments taken on by Europe for the development of a green and circular economy were at the center of discussions during the four days of Ecomondo and Key Energy 2017 (7-10 November 2017, Rimini Fiera).

Ipack-Ima, Meat-Tech, Plast, Print4all, Intralogistica Italia 29 May - 1 June 2018, Fiera Milano, Milan (I)

In the Fanta brand update process, Sidel actively participated in the development and industrialization of the new bottle for the Coca-Cola Company (TCCC).

In an end of year 2017 survey, COOP asked Italians which words best represent their expectations for the coming year, and the results were very positive. Words like “crisis” dropped to the bottom of the ranking, replaced by optimistic expressions like hope, recovery and change. And with rising spirits comes rising consumption: +15.6% at Christmas.

In the first half of 2017, the total number of tubes delivered by all manufacturers which are members of the european tube manufacturers association (etma) amounted to nearly 5.4 billion. This mid-year figure is two percent higher than the corresponding figure in 2016.