Sustainability

At the beginning of May, the data relating to the IX and X reports on segregated collection and recycling, produced by ANCI* as part of the ANCI-CONAI** framework agreement, was presented. By Stefano Lavorini

1.9 million tons produced in 2019 globally, 47% of which will be used for packaging production: bioplastics numbers are set to grow.

The commitment to adopt sustainable packaging declared on product labels convinces Italian consumers, leading to an increase in sales. This is confirmed by the data collected by the eighth edition of the Immagino Observatory of GS1 Italy, of which we report an extract.

Aliplast, a Hera Group company specialising in the production of plastic materials, and  Panariagroup, a leading ceramic tile producer, have launched a virtuous partnership.

With the product diagnostics service, Arcoplastica offers itself up as the benchmark for food packaging users aiming to convert to green to win new market shares. High performance and environmental sustainability: the perfect mix for a superior quality tray.

Lumson has chosen to head down the road of sustainability. The company increasingly invests in processes that optimize resources to achieve the most ethically and economically sustainable solutions.

The new 200 ml Tetra Crystal® brik from Valfrutta for the vending channel contains more paper and less plastic and aluminium.

Always attentive to environmental sustainability, Valmatic has developed a new range of thermoformed paper containers.

Zuivere Koffie collaborated with Metsä Board - leading European producer of premium fresh fibre paperboards - and with the converter, Remmert Dekker Packaging, in order to create a packaging capable of drawing the attention and supporting the special story of its new range of organic coffee: the first one in the world roasted in a prison.

At Guala Closures, the development of innovative and sustainable closures has led to the Blossom™ range.

The Tetra Pak Index 2020 (13th edition) investigates the relationship between food safety, environment and global pandemic.

Long engaged in the R&D of packaging with a lower environmental impact, Ticinoplast has collaborated with Novamont, SunChemical Group and Uteco Group to develop a new flexible film for food packaging, able to combine recyclability and eco-design requirements with very high performances.

In the Anagni plant in Lazio, Alpla Group  has invested over five million euros in an extrusion plant for recycled PET suitable for foodstuffs, obtained from post-consumer PET bottles.

Awarded as the best “New Entry 2020” in the Beverage category at the Brands Awards 2020* edition, Acqua Frasassi presents a renewed visual identity, adopted to launch the call to action “Let’s think about the future responsibly”.

The ecofriendly packaging for pellets designed and manufactured by Stora Enso, in collaboration with Finnish packaging designer Karoliina Pennanen, has received the prestigious Worldstar award.

Amcor Eco-Tite® R is the first PVDC-free, recyclable barrier shrink bag suitable for packaging processed meats, poultry and some cheeses. 

Made with 34% of biaxially oriented polypropylene film produced and regranulated in-house, ECO+tape by Irplast is an adhesive tape that combines functional advantages (strong tack and long-lasting adhesiveness) with a green component: -18% of CO2 in the atmosphere compared to a standard BOPP tape.

Informative note published by Conai on January 5, 2021: what the Decree of September 3, 2020 provides for and the changes introduced by the Decree "Milleproroghe 2021" regarding the environmental labeling obligation.

The new brand PackRevolution created by ITP includes a range of innovative and sustainable films for food packaging, the result of a constant research and development work that has engaged the company in recent years, with the aim of achieving the “green revolution” able to transform the future of flexible packaging production.

The expansion of the Covid-19 and the consequent spread of food delivery on the one hand and smart working on the other, have pushed many Italians to consume meals in their homes.