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  • Corrugated cardboard: Grifal acquires the operating division of Cornelli

    The group has now signed an agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of a newco called Cornelli Brand Packaging Experience to which the Cremona-based company Cornelli will transfer its operating division devoted to the production of corrugated cardboard boxes, as well as the design and implementation of new branding techniques applied to packaging.
  • Italian data science arrives in Israel

    Ammagamma, a data science company based in Modena, Italy, has opened its first foreign branch in the city of Haifa, Israel, an industrial centre of excellence.
  • Pepsico for the planet: climate goals doubled

    PepsiCo steps up efforts to build a more resilient and sustainable food system and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by more than 40% across the entire value chain by 2030.
  • Coverpla supplies packaging for La Chênaie

    Coverpla, a French packaging company specialising in the perfumery and cosmetics sector, has been commissioned to design and produce the 50 ml bottles (including caps, pumps and pump covers) for La Chênaie’s new Eau de Toilette in the men’s Chêne Noir and women’s Chêne Blanc versions.
  • Circular management of EPS in the fishing industry

    On 12 January, Alessandro Augello, chairman of AIPE (Italian Association of Expanded Polystyrene Producers and Processors), and Luigi Giannini, chairman of Federpesca (Italian National Federation of Fishing Companies), signed a memorandum focusing on sustainable use of expanded polystyrene (EPS) isothermal packaging for fish transport in the context of good circular economy practices in the…
  • Südpack acquires high barrier film producer LPF

    Südpack (Germany) has completed another step in its long-term growth plan with the acquisition of LPF Flexible Packaging from the Clondalkin Group, in turn owned by private equity investor Egeria.
  • Marchesini Group invests in the beauty segment

    Marchesini Group is preparing for the expected post-pandemic surge in demand for makeup products with the opening of its Beauty Division, a new 5,000 square metre facility built at the headquarters in Pianoro to house the offices and production department of the Group’s entire cosmetics division.
  • Grifal acquires the operational arm of Tieng

    Grifal Group, a Bergamo, Italy-based SME listed on the Aim Italia market that designs and produces innovative eco-sustainable packaging, has further strengthened its position by signing a binding agreement for the purchase of 100% of a newco to which Zanica (Bergamo) based company Tieng, already a Grifal supplier, will transfer its resin bonding and packaging automation business.
  • New solutions from Melegari Technology for the milk sector

    Melegari Technology, a longstanding Parma-based company that has been manufacturing machines for the bottling industry for over 50 years, is introducing a new range of filling monoblocks designed specifically for milk (fresh and ESL), with capacities ranging from 2,500 to 40,000 bph.
  • DS Smith invests in Italy

    The sustainable packaging company has announced large-scale investments in new production facilities. The new Italian plant located in the Emilia Romagna region will be ready within the next two to three years and will give a big boost to the region’s economy.

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