Marketing and industry

  • Nutraceutical products: market and packaging

    The subject of this analysis are two specific categories of nutraceuticals, ie enriched foods and supplements, for which we give an in depth analysis of their market positioning and the types of packaging adopted.
  • Courageous changes


    From Cosmografica Albertini to Albertini Packaging Group: following the leitmotif of a solid entrepreneurial story, Michal Sobieski, son of Emilio Albertini and now head of the family business, explains how to grow in the global market and tells of his business idea: dynamic, wide-ranging and with a human face.
  • Bormioli Pharma: the new order

    More than a year after entering the ownership of the Triton fund, Bormioli Pharma is carrying out a thorough review of its corporate policies, redefining brand identity and objectives, while underling its loyalty to the core business of a specialized supplier of the pharmaceutical market, with integrated containers of hollow and plastic glass, tamper evident closures and accessories.
  • Partnership. COIM Group and Nordmeccanica together for an adhesive technology solution

    Nordmeccanica (major manufacturer of coating, laminating and metallising systems) and the COIM Group (manufacturer of chemical specialties, including adhesives and coatings which with the Novacote brand, are used to make multilayer laminates in flexible packaging) have joined forces in a cooperation aimed at the development of an adhesive technology enabling  high production and quality.
  • The packaging ecosystem in the Ville Lumiere

    Respecting the expectations of the organizers of Comexposium, from 26 to 29 November 2018 All4Pack Paris brought together 79,000 operators, including 1,350 exhibitors.
  • When plastic is circular

    Organized by the Graphic Committee of Como, the conference “Circular Economy, sustainability and future of packaging” was held on 13 November at the Unindustria headquarters.
  • A link between fashion and beauty

    Nastritex (Busto Arsizio, VA) is a leader in the production and marketing of innovative fabrics and materials in support all the production technologies of compact cosmetics.
  • Italian cosmetics: the most loved in Hong Kong

    Over 100 Italian companies animated the 2018 edition of Cosmoprof Asia and Cosmopack Asia, which took place in Hong Kong according to the formula “1 Fair 2 Venues” and where the Association Cosmetica Italia* promoted an Italian collective participation made up of 36 companies.
  • The positive trend of packaging

    The positive trend of the national packaging sector also confirmed for 2018, in line with a trend that persists since 2014. Average prices of raw materials and production.
  • Packaging machines still show growth

    With a turnover of 2018 close to 7.7 billion euros, the industrial sector belonging to Ucima (Union of Italian Manufacturers of Automatic Packaging and Wrapping Machines) confirms its international leadership.
  • Italy of Recycling 2018

    Waste recycling is confirmed as a true Italian excellence and even in 2017 it shows growth in almost all sectors. The Report by the Foundation for Sustainable Development and by FISE Unicircular.
  • Traceability and biomedical devices: the EU turning point

    The integrated systems for inspection, coding and marking for the biomedical devices market were the focus of a training seminar organized on October 12 by Nimax (leader in Italy in the field of coding and marking) and by the Brescia based Antares Vision (global supplier of  visual inspection, tracking and intelligent data management systems).
  • Metal: recycling is forever

    A European campaign promotes the sustainability of aluminium and steel packaging which, by virtue of its characteristics, fully meets the principles of the circular economy. With the involvement of CIAL and Ricrea, Anfima coordinates the initiative in Italy, which includes the diffusion of a registered trademark to be affixed to boxes, jars, cans, cans, drums, buckets... to guarantee the complete…
  • Precious thermal boxes

    The range of Laminil sandwich panels proposed by Isonova is enriched by a novelty for high-end packaging: the luxury substrates Silver, Gold and Nero Lam are the basis for realizing luxury boxes in various models (according to FEFCO codes) and in different combinations (white/black inner foam combined with white/black paper surfaces, gold/silver metallic or, on request, with alternative finishes).
  • PET: iconic design and problem solving

    Nowadays, packaging is required to be a meaningful object able to create a union between product and consumer, between values and needs, between brand and collective imagination.
  • Seeds of innovation in the agrifood supply chain

    Sustainability, e-commerce and omnichannel: the food & beverage segment will necessarily have to make these three concepts their own to continue on the path of innovation. But take note: innovation must be increasingly shared among all the actors in the supply chain, in order to be able to provide adequate responses to the new needs of the planet and consumers. This the leitmotiv of the…

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