ItaliaImballaggio May 2024

The concept of Vitalism (living stronger and longer) is the main theme of the second edition of CosmoVision. The study offers a predictive insight into macro-social trends and their effects in the beauty sector until 2029, with the objective providing strategic insights into the sector.

The awards ceremony of the 6th edition of Cosmoprof & Cosmopack Awards, the “Oscar della Bellezza” (Beauty Oscars), was held on 22 March in collaboration with the Beautystreams international agency.

SMC – pneumatic and electronic components for industrial automation – has always worked closely with its customers and supports them by providing advanced technological solutions and dedicated services, to get the most out of all production processes.

Beckhoff offers highly efficient and low-consumption automation solutions for packaging machines thanks to PC and EtherCAT-based control.

News about B&R’s offer, which has been enhanced thanks to the collaboration with Microsoft to integrate the power of AI in various application contexts.

Bosch Rexroth new developments on show at SPS Italia 2024 (Pav. 05, Stand E35)

2024 is a special year for D.C.M. (the sale trade and installation of paper folding and automation machinery), which celebrates 50 years of activities in the world of packaging.

Generating added value thanks to an open automation architecture, digital services and a collaboration based on the sharing of objectives. This, in short, is the philosophy of Lenze, as emerges from the statements of the CEO Andrea Barbolini, who sets out the guidelines of the (winning) approach to the market.

Eliminating non-recyclable elements from the package; guaranteeing the perfect preservation of chocolate truffles; reducing the product’s overall carbon footprint: these are the goals achieved by Sun Chemical, Qualvis and Whitakers, whose collaboration has led to award-winning packaging, in which inks and coatings make a significant step forward in food packaging safety and sustainability.

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

The president of Areflh: “I believe there are grounds for challenging the restrictions on fruit and vegetable packaging, in various contexts”

“We believe that the right approach is a constant increase in recycling combined with a savings logic, and these are issues in which Ferrarelle has been investing in R&D for some time, for the development of new materials and solutions that today make it possible to have a completely recycled bottle in PET”.

The chairwoman of Laminati Cavanna: “Our sector has been committed for a number of years to reducing the impact of packaging, aware of how strategic the sector can be with regards to both the climate crisis and environmental pollution”.

The CEO of the trade fair: “The challenges are many, including the fragmentation of the Single Market which derives from the numerous exceptions provided for in a discretional way for Member States”

The PD Member of the European Parliament: “In the provisional agreement on the Packaging Regulation, we can say that we have achieved important results for the environment, for the economy of all European countries and for Italy in particular, overcoming the contrast fuelled by some between recycling and reuse”.

“Chiesi’s approach towards the revision of the PPWR has been one of openness, albeit with some caution, because in the case of the pharmaceutical sector, in order to safeguard patients and medical staff, sustainability cannot ignore the specific characteristics of the product”.

The president of the Italian Packaging Institute and of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation: “The Institute, faithful to its technical role, can only observe from an impartial perspective and seek to exploit the opportunities that emerge from this new Regulation”.