Packaging

In response to market forces, consumer preferences and product evolution, the Dutch company Coroos - one of Europe’s top producers of preserved fruit, vegetables and pulses in jars, cans and flexible packaging - has accelerated the transition towards sustainable production and distribution.

From the synergy between PET Engineering and COMEP comes COMPETEK-Sustainable Packaging Solutions, a new international player in the supply of complete services to food, beverage and homecare producers.

Si chiama SunCure® 44HC150 la nuova vernice di sovrastampa UV lucida a sua volta sovra stampabile di Sun Chemical, contenente il 25% di carbonio proveniente da materiali biologici rinnovabili e il 12% di materiali riciclati post consumo.

The Austrian group Schur Flexibles, a specialist in packaging solutions for the food and pharmaceutical industries, is expanding into Italy with the formalisation of the acquisition of Termoplast (Gambassi Terme, Florence), a European pioneer in the production of sustainable and 100% recyclable MDO-PE films used in the food, industrial, media and pharmaceutical sectors.

Fedrigoni SpA, global group leader in the production of high value-added special papers for packaging, publishing and graphics, as well as premium labels and self-adhesive materials, has completed the acquisition of Acucote Inc., a company headquartered in Graham, North Carolina, which develops, manufactures and distributes self-adhesive materials, with a leading position in the US market, a…

Marco Checchi is the new chairman of Anfima, the Confindustria-affiliated association which represents manufacturers of metal packaging and related products

COIM, an Italian multinational company that has been manufacturing speciality chemicals since 1962, has introduced a new solvent-based compostable food packaging adhesive.

Trayforma by Stora Enso is a new wood fibre-based material composition designed for microwavable food tray packaging.

The Associazione Amici del Museo del Patrimonio Industriale (Friends of the Industrial Heritage Museum), a non-profit organisation set up in 1997 to act as a meeting place between the worlds of culture and industry in Bologna, elected its new Board of Directors on 27 May.

A single machine model to produce both single-dose containers in recycled plastic film and paper containers from 1 to 100 ml.

The recently rebranded IM GROUP (formerly Inkmaker Group) has announced the completion of a major installation in Western Europe.

Nell’anno della pandemia il sistema circolare italiano del riciclo del legno ha dimostrato solidità e resilienza, garantendo costantemente sia la raccolta attraverso le 421 piattaforme sparse sul territorio nazionale, sia la capacità di assorbimento da parte delle industrie del riciclo consorziate.

Paptic® is an innovative packaging material launched onto the market by the eponymous Finnish company, which was founded in 2015 to address one of the greatest global environmental challenges, that of plastic waste.

As part of its ongoing efforts to meet demand for new sustainable packaging solutions, Greiner Packaging is once again working with its longstanding customer Henkel on a fresh challenge.

Gualapack has acquired the Modena-based Easysnap Technology, a company known worldwide for its patented, innovative Easysnap® technology for easy opening of single-dose sachets suitable for liquid or semi-liquid products.

 

A Ferrero-related Company today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Burton’s Biscuit Company from Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board.

In the ongoing work to challenge conventional packaging, BillerudKorsnäs and Aisa are launching a collaboration that opens up outstanding new possibilities in tube packaging made of paper.

RoboIT è il primo dei Poli Nazionali di Trasferimento Tecnologico che CDP Venture Capital SGR finanzierà attraverso il Fondo Technology Transfer per valorizzare i risultati della ricerca scientifica e tecnologica e supportare la nascita di nuove startup ideate all’interno delle Università e nei Centri di ricerca di eccellenza.

The results and new trends in the development of digital commerce in Italy were presented at the Netcomm Forum. The shopping basket strongly favours the products category (+45% on 2019)

The Oxy Capital private equity firm and illimity Bank will be the pivotal players in the debt restructuring agreement (pursuant to Article 182 bis of the Italian Bankruptcy Law) between the Gpack Group, a leading manufacturer of boxes and cases made of cardboard and similar materials for the luxury, pharmaceutical, cosmetics and food & beverage markets, and its creditors.