Sustainability

Principles of sustainability ahead of one’s time distinguish the activity of Menichetti, which has been producing organic glues for boxes, papermaking and bookbinding since 1950: faithful to a tradition that derives from the past, it puts its experience at the service of today’s packaging industry. Meri Menichetti, at the head of the family business, tells us about it.

To guarantee the recycling and remanufacturing process of post-consumer plastic materials, Aliplast (company part of Herambiente group, leader in the collection, recycling and regeneration of plastic) has obtained Eucertplast certification, in addition to ISO certifications on food safety and environmental impact assessments throughout the life cycle of a product.

Fondata nel 1939 a Bologna, Pelliconi è oggi leader mondiale nella produzione di tappi e chiusure in metallo e plastica per il Food&Beverage. E, nel nome della sicurezza, lancia una capsula metallica press-on twist-off per il baby food con una guarnizione priva di PVC.

A solid reference reality for single-dose packaging at national and international level, at 40 years of age Valmatic has embraced with conviction the issues of sustainability. Result? Personalized products, functional services and successful partnerships, respecting the environment. Also in the chemical field.

Reduce the environmental impact of your production cycle and provide packaging that is easy to dispose of and recycle. The good practices of the Lombard company Ved Carta, manufacturer of bags, trays, reels…

A growing number of companies in the food sector choose to make their packaging with monomaterials and paper compounds to facilitate recycling at the end of its life. These options, aimed at improving the sustainability of the packaging, however, raise some critical issues during sealing, which can be easily solved thanks to Herrmann Ultraschall’s technology.

The Spanish Company Volpak continues its expansion in the pouch market, which, despite the current situation, is experiencing a growing phase. Focus on SC+ and on the activities for sustainability.

Acma is developing numerous activities to support its vision, aimed at achieving complete sustainability of the supply chain through constant research on materials and the various phases of packaging.

Two technological excellences at the service of packaging experts: RKW and SAES Coated Films offer innovative solutions of high barrier films for recyclable flexible packaging 100% polyethylene.

Trinseo, a global manufacturer of polymers, additives, latex binders and synthetic rubber, has announced the development of an innovative material together with German packaging manufacturer Fernholz.

More than 3.5 million tons of post-consumer paper and cardboard packaging are translated into precious second raw material that feeds an increasingly virtuous and circular supply chain.

The “IMA ZERO” project includes the initiatives already in progress and those still to be undertaken to minimise the environmental impact of industrial production, as well as the promotion and creation of a working habitat that is “human centric”.

Confirmations, new appointments, results achieved and future objectives by the assembly of members of the Italian Packaging Institute, which was held last September 29 in webinar mode.

According to data provided by RICREA, with a 2019 collection at +4.7% and 399,006 t sent for recycling, Italy exceeds the European target for 2030. Thanks to the new Technical Annex of the ANCI-CONAI Framework Agreement more attention to waste quality and traceability.

For over 25 years Contital, a leading company in the production and trade of aluminium trays and rolls, has been analysing the market in order to offer its customers in the food industry and traditional wholesale different types of innovative and quality packaging.

Cold finishing becomes sustainable in a sleeve designed by Luxoro to clad an amaro bottle, a perfect synthesis between tradition and modernity.

Lockdown and steel collection. Italy among the best in the EU with a recycling rate of 80%. RICREA data: in the first quarter of 2020 more than 40 thousand t of steel was collected (+ 16%). The strongest growth in Italy’s South (+ 35%).
 

Once upon a time there was sustainability... and there will be once again in the "new" world after Covid-19. Rather, although the epidemic phase is still far from over, environmental issues in general and the circular economy will remain at the centre of government and industry agendas, exacerbated by consumers' growing emergency discomfort in the face of an increasingly uncertain future. Stefano…

The Best Packaging 2020 contest numbers 42 finalists. 42 products that have passed the first technical selection and that compete to win the packaging Oscar for innovation.

The innovation developed by ITP's R&D team for a green world in recent years is clear. It is a real rainbow revolution involving flexible films.