Marketing and industry

Special papers for packaging, barrier paper for better food protection, new functional paper packaging with excellent gravure printing results: all Sappi's future-oriented solutions will be presented (and not by chance) at a "virtual fair" from 6 to 31  May on the website www.sappi‑interpack.com.

Leading group in Europe in the production of special papers, products with high added value for packaging and graphics and self-adhesive labels, Fedrigoni SpA has completed the acquisition of the Ritrama group, an Italian multinational company of self-adhesive products with factories in Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Chile and China (the preliminary sale was signed in October 2019). 

Specialized in the lamination of solvent, solventless and water-based flexible packaging, Laminati Cavanna is equipped with seven lamination lines; it also offers further services on demand, such as rubber cylinder grinding and reel cutting.

Opened in November 2019, “Hive” is the € 85 million hub that will lead the Dutch Unilever’s global food innovation programmes for brands like Knorr, Hellmann’s, The Vegetarian Butcher and Calvé.

In 2019, turnover slightly down: a drop in exports is offset by the stability of the internal market.

Monthly showcase of packaging solutions to communicate, protect and distribute commonly used products.
Frozen in Ecobag - Frosta
Ultra-light and recyclable for fruit and vegetables -Sorma
Cardboard laminated to new barriers - Stora Enso

The Chairman of the Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Association has sent a letter to all Italian and international customers.

Gruppo Fabbri, a historic Modena-based company and market leader in the field of food packaging machinery and films, is expanding its range of action with the acquisition of CA.VE.CO., a company based in Palazzolo sull’Oglio (BS).

The Swiss giant Nestlé will invest up to 2 billion Swiss francs to implement the transition from virgin to recycled plastic for food use, in accordance with the objective set to make 100% of its packaging recyclable or reusable by 2025 and reduce by one third, the use of virgin plastic.

Based on the first available evaluations, the packaging sector (closely linked to the trend of manufacturing activity) should register a turnover for 2019 of +1%, reaching over € 33.5 billion.
Foreign trade is still on the up: although down compared to 2018, the value of exports is expected to grow by approximately 2.3%. Still in terms of  value, imports are up by around 5%. Despite the drop…

Four-monthly observatory of the packaging chain: situation at the beginning of December 2019. First results of the year and growth anticipations.

The typical aggregation capacity of design is confirmed by the account given of the “The Future of Packaging Design” Symposium: an open discussion on innovation in design but, above all, on the drivers that support its development in a sustainable key. Good premises for the establishment of a Permanent Observatory, coordinated by the Advanced Design Unit of Bologna University.
Flaviano Celaschi…

The 2019 of Italian packaging machines was positive, with over 8 billion euros in turnover (+ 1.8% on 2018). Together with the global results of the sector, the Ucima Studies Office provides growth forecasts for the cosmetic machinery market at the macro area level in the three-year period 2019-2021.

Looking to the future, at Simei Enoplastic unveils its new product features that will conquer the public and markets.

At the end of September 2019, Boxmarche (Corinaldo, AN) signed an exclusive agreement with Packable B.V. for the production and marketing of Halopack, the first tray in Europe consisting of 90% recycled cardboard for the packaging of food in a protective atmosphere and skin.

As part of a partnership aimed at developing responsible packaging solutions, the French beauty giant L’Oréal and global cosmetics packaging leader Albéa have announced the development of the first paper-based cosmetic tube in which plastic is mostly replaced with a new bio-based and certified paper-like material.

The latest picture painted by the “Coop Report 2019 - Italian consumption and lifestyle trends” reveals a sharp increase in environmental awareness amongst Italian consumers in terms of their purchasing behaviour and lifestyles.

Market data and development prospects for primary packaging glass. Strengths: transparency and naturalness.

Great participation, last October 3rd, at the Omron Collaborative Day, an event organized by Omron Italia (branch of the Japanese giant specializing in the field of industrial automation) in collaboration with Schunk, among the groups with greatest experience in gripping systems and tightening technology.

«A factory that opens is a safe haven in a rough sea. In an increasingly globalised and dematerialised economic scenario, Marchesini is today sending out an important signal of strength and commitment to the community, a message that extends from Monteriggioni to the whole world». This was expressed by Carlo Calenda, who spoke at the inauguration of the Corima Division plant, also recalling the…