ItaliaImballaggio November-December 2023

“Hurry up slowly”, said Svetonio, and personally, I would add, without artifice or ornament: this seems to be the invitation that CONAI has made to Italian industry for the tenth edition of Ecopack, the Eco-friendly packaging competition aimed at awarding, with 600,000 euros, the most innovative and eco-sustainable packaging solutions issued on the market in the 2021-2022 two-year period.

News regarding Oriental Motor’s already wide offer range, starting from the EH Series electric gripper, today available in two versions, with 2 or 3 fingers.

Production and the types and uses of hollow and tube glass packaging. 2022 market data and facts.

To foster a simple and efficient shift to recycled PET, the French Group, Sidel, has created the RePETableTM global platform of services which enables customers to use up to 100% of rPET without any impact on the production of bottles or a reduction in the performances required of the packaging.

Officially opened on 14 October, the new site in Costabissara (Vicenza) is where CMP Phar.ma (Marchesini Group) will produce inspection systems for the pharmaceutical world, aiming to extend its already well-established product range.

All’s well that goes well… even more so if you get to celebrate, as is the case of Lucaprint, the 70th anniversary of its foundation, with a well-organised event that was able to provide opportunities for reflection on the capacity for cultural (as well as technical) renewal of one of the most important enterprises in the graphic-paper industry.

Sustainable cosmetics packaging: the guidelines of Cosmetica Italia and Aliplast in a White Paper, drawn up to guide the sector towards packaging in fully recyclable and, if possible, recycled plastic.

Direct exchange with a panel of consumers invited to assess the consistency of the visual and communication messages has enabled the Consorzio di Tutela Patata di Bologna DOP (Consortium for the protection of the Bologna PDO Potato) to bring to supermarket shelves the values of a unique Italian variety of potatoes.

Analysis of available technologies and development prospects, when the models of artificial intelligence and industrial automation will be increasingly interconnected and interdependent. Powered by data acquired from the field in real time and data produced by intelligent models and simulators, they will implement processes by means of cyber-physical systems.

Accompanying producers in the food industry in the transition to sustainable and compostable packaging is the objective of Metsä Board, which has developed safe and high-performance cardboard solutions that are able to protect foods from deterioration and damage during storage, transport and shelf placement.

Cybersecurity is an increasingly topical issue, not only for the quantity of daily attacks perpetrated at various levels, but for the variety of contexts affected, ranging from the individual citizen to large corporate groups, from public bodies to industrial supply chains.

Important news in the European Parliament’s Environment Commission (ENVI), which has voted a series of amendments to the PPWR - Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation text.

The collaboration between Luxoro and the Kurz Group has given rise to decoration solutions based on the best “Life Cycle Thinking”, developed with full respect for people and the environment.

The winners of the prestigious annual competition were announced in Amsterdam. The high number of participants in the “prototypes” category confirms the creativity and innovative spirit of European flexible tube manufacturers, represented by ETMA – the European Tube Manufacturers Association

The company presented on 10 October its results for the 2022 financial year which are the best ever, to the great satisfaction of all the management. The year was characterized by the substantial strategic investment plan and celebrations for its 50 years of activity.

“Rapporto Coop 2023 - Consumi e stili di vita degli italiani di oggi e di domani”* (Coop 2023 Report – Italian consumption and lifestyles of today and tomorrow) envisages several possible worlds, which are currently rather gloomy. The high cost of living is reducing consumption and forcing Italians to make new sacrifices which, in part, also includes food. Yet, what Italians are not willing to give up is a calm, stubborn optimism.

Conversation on sustainability with a leading beverage company, covering consumer trends, technical innovation, packaging design and recycling. An open dialogue with Cristina Miele, Administration, Finance and Control Director of Ferrarelle.

A complete technological trade fair for the Life Sciences industries on show in Pharmintech - Powered by Ipack Ima. Simone Castelli, CEO of Ipack Ima, talks to us about the new edition.

When a product originates from the combination of innovation, market knowledge and respect for the environment and the community, it’s the best possible expression of an idea of sustainability that determines the very way of doing business.

Menichetti has been producing organic glues, both jelly and in dried powder, for box factories, papermaking and bookbinding firms since 1950: faithful to the principles of sustainability before its time, it offers its experience to the modern packaging industry and, it goes without saying, the circular economy