Marketing and industry

The battle for guaranteeing the safety and to avoid the adulteration of food oil on restaurant tables now at last finds support in the “banning” of the so-called cruets. Indeed the Italian Chamber of Deputies last June 11th approved an amendment to EC law that had in fact up to now vetoed the labeling and the obligation for restaurants and public businesses to use bottles with anti refill tops.

Communication and sharing: these are the ideals on which Antonio Feola, newly elected president of Istituto Italiano Imballaggio for 2014-2016, intends to operate, marking his presidency’s continuity with that of his predecessor Angelo Gerosa.

From June 1st, in line with the combination wished for by Confindustria and specified during the last special assembly, Acimga and Assocomaplast have unified their headquarters and started the process of merging their technical/standards, study and service and information technology offices.

Coop (Expo Milano 2015 food distribution partner) - along with the MIT - has the task of co-planning the “Supermarket of the Future.”

The Swiss concern Interroll, world supplier of intralogistical products and solutions, is reinforcing its presence in Russia thanks to a distribution agreement with Kifato MK. The Russian trading house trades dynamic storage solutions including rolls, motors and drives for transport systems, as well as conveyors and sorters, even though not exclusively.

The contribution of young people; the enterprise as a shared asset; the meaning of internationalization; the orientation of innovation... Reflections of Alfredo Aureli, president of Aetna Group, in an interview at Interpack, in which the entrepreneur explains why it’s reasonable to be optimistic.

CIESD Srl was founded in 1979 as the realization of a dream of Francesco Petrillo, who with it created a family company that is now renowned in Italy as well as internationally, and who has managed to pass on the values that have always distinguished his concern on the market not only to his daughters Manuela and Marica, but also to all CIESD’s employees.

The online survey “Best Employer 2014”, conducted in Germany by Focus magazine, has elected Ensinger GmbH (a plastics converter) as the best employer among candidates in the category of machine and plant engineering/multi-technology industrial sector.

An extremely positive atmosphere was created from the very first day among the 2,700 exhibitors and 175,000 operators who animated the 19 halls of the Düsseldorf Exhibition Centre from 8th to 14th May, at the world’s most important packaging fair, fully booked out.

April 2nd the Milan chamber of commerce hosted the conference “Technological innovation of Italian industry towards a European vision of the coming future”.

At Hannover 19th to 23rd May last an increasingly international CeMAT proposed over 4,000 innovations from 1,025 exhibiting companies (58% foreign) to about 53,000 visitors, a third of which international, featuring as many as 65 the countries of origin, mainly involving Europeans but also Americans: the US has doubled exhibitors and visitors.

The thirteenth international innovation technology show, organized by Senaf on 27th-29th March in Fiere di Parma, brought together 1,087 exhibitors and 31,625 visitors (+12%).

The upcoming Ailog conference “Diversify, Enhance, Protect: Sustainability in the Supply Chain” will be held by morning at Milan’s Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore.

The exhibition of technologies for packaging and logistics organized by MTP has grown, establishing itself in time as a landmark event in Eastern Europe.

The 27th salon of luxury packaging expands with an additional pavilion and inaugurates “LUXE formulation”: a new space dedicated to the services of formulation, packaging, filling, full-service, private label and related services. In such a way, the fair, organized by the Monegasque Idice, extends its representation to the entire supply chain, from the formulation right up to the finished and…

In order to more clearly communicate how this Parisian event brings together the entire packaging supply chain, from 2016 on it will be known as “all4pack”, but this year it retains the title of Emballage, held in tandem with Manutention, dedicated to handling, warehousing and logistics.

A precious, elegant, exclusive limited edition. Thinking of the world of luxury, Arjowiggins Creative Papers has come up with A+S61, a “jewel” of creativity to support a high-end image.

Investments for 1.5 billion euros in the development of smart logistics solutions: a “revolution” in the world of shipment, that improves the life of the citizens.

Stora Enso announces the winner of the design competition Recreate Packaging 2014:  the beauty products “ Have a good trip” the work of German designer Arthur Schmidt, who won the first prize of 8,000 euros.

According to the French firm Vente-Privee Consulting (consulting service in digital strategy) the scenario of the “digital ecosystem” features the need to involve evermore aware users, favoring a satisfying shopping experience. This involves five phenomena that need to be studied, with considerations valid aboveall for the fashion field, but useful for all sectors.