Packaging

Il video promozionale, presentato durante l'ultima Assemblea Generale UCIMA, racconta, attraverso le immagini, tutta la tecnologia dietro al prodotto finito, tecnologia frutto di continua Ricerca e Innovazione, caratteristica costante del settore del packaging.

Nestlé has pledged to move beyond protecting forests to an approach that involves restoring them and helping them thrive with the aim of reaching net zero emissions by 2050.

Eviosys is the name of the new smart and sustainable packaging brand created by KPS Capital Partners. The incorporation of the new brand follows the private equity fund’s acquisition of Crown Holdings’ EMEA food and consumer packaging business, capitalising on its 200 years of experience in metal packaging.

More sustainability and flexibility for printers and packaging manufacturers - that is the promise of HYDRO-X Green Line Premium, the new water-based ink mixing modular system from hubergroup Print Solutions.

A small vial that looks like glass, but is not glass. This new, one-of-a-kind 2 ml thermoformed single-dose unit designed by Valmatic (San Prospero, MO) and produced on the company’s Form-Fill-Seal lines is a small, eye-catching, customizable, transparent or coloured squeezable stand-up container.

Berlin Packaging, the world’s largest hybrid packaging supplier, announced the acquisition of the Juvasa Group, a group of companies focused on the supply of glass, plastic, and metal packaging for the food and beverage industry.

Sealed Air, a global leader in protective packaging solutions, has set a new standard in sustainability and protection with the launch of a range of mailers that contain more recycled material than any similar product on the market.

IMA Automation, the IMA Group division that designs and manufactures plants and complete lines for micro- and macro-assembly, has launched a new hub that will bring together all the group’s companies operating in the field of industrial automation with a view to expanding its range of technological offerings.

PepsiCo has announced the sale of Tropicana, Naked and other North American juice brands to French private equity firm Pai Partners.

The Morato Group has completed the acquisition of RO.MAR., a historic company specialising in the production of packaged sliced bread based in the province of Venice.

Providing adhesive solutions that improve products and processes in various industrial contexts, packaging in primis, and that allow to solve customers' sustainability challenges. The expertise of H.B. Fuller, a leading manufacturer of adhesives, is at the service of the increasingly complex world of packaging.

Latteria Soresina is unveiling its new brand image following a restyling programme involving the marketing department, the retail trade and market research among end consumers.

DS Smith is expanding in the digital space with the launch of ePack, the industry’s first e-commerce platform, in Italy and Spain. This decision follows unprecedented growth in online sales in the UK, where the company has reported a 700% upturn in demand over the last twelve months.

Sales suffered a double-digit decline in 2020, but the results for the first half of 2021 are already showing a strong recovery, with order intake climbing by 67.1% and revenue up 21.4%. The sector is expected to return to pre-Covid levels in 2023.

IFFCO, a leading multinational in the aseptic food packaging sector, has installed a new cogeneration system that has enabled it to cut energy costs by 30% at its site in Marcianise (Caserta), an industrial district of excellence for the Food & Beverage sector.

Givaudan has posted above-expected growth, including a 16.3% increase in net income in the first half of 2021 (CHF 481 million or approximately €444 million) compared to the first six months of 2020.

The Austrian group Lenzing, a leading global producer of wood-based specialty fibres, has teamed up with Orange Fiber, an Italian company that has patented the pulp production process for citrus by-products.

Turnover in the first half of 2021 fell by just 1.8% compared to the same period in the record year 2019. The growth with respect to the first half of 2020 was 21%. The sector held its ground in 2020 with turnover of almost 8 billion euros. The food and cosmetics segments performed well.

In its virtual showroom, Pfeiffer Vacuum presents a variety of different leak testing methods for pharmaceutical packaging (container closure integrity testing or CCIT).

Unicorn’s innovative functions add to the benefits already created by the development of a wide range of automated laser guided vehicles. The system can lift reels weighing up to 3 - 5 tons, with a diameter of 3 meters, and stack them vertically up to three levels, reaching a final height of 9 meters.