Marketing and industry

Thanks to the action of the Union of Italian Automatic Packaging and Wrapping   Machine Manufacturers the Chinese proposal to establish a new international standardization committee on the pharmaceutical machines has been rejecteed: in fact it has prevented the establishment of a further standardization within ISO (International Organization for Standardization) for “Pharmaceutical preparation…

According to the AWA Global Wine Label AWAreness™ Report 2016 (that describes the trends in volume growth and materials technology by region and identifies the main drivers for these trends)  the market for wine labels across all formats is forecast to grow by 2% between 2016 and 2018, reflecting increasing levels of wine production around the globe.

Nearing its tenth year in business, the reseller of the best brands of side channel vacuum pumps, compressors and blowers, Service Air (Cesano Maderno, MB) is expanding its operations with new storage facilities, proving that, after a difficult period, the low pressure and industrial vacuum services sector is recovering.

Sidel*, a company that interprets the theme of sustainability holistically, contributes with a critical look at how packaging is designed and distributed, and the effect on purchasing trends and the development of PET containers.
* Nicholas Bloch (Executive Vice President, Communications, Sidel)

From the partnership between ICE-Agenzia and Edizioni Dativo, the column for Italian packaging enterprises considering possible development abroad. ICE-Agenzia’s network of foreign offices gives periodic updates on the short and medium term growth of the packaging industry in various countries.

Economic assessment of the sustainable production of glass containers shows that making the containers thinner and recycling them carries immediately quantifiable environmental advantages. The study was conducted by researchers at the Department of Management of the Sapienza University of Rome.
Andrea Esposito, Giuliana Vinci

The jury headed by Gérard Caron chose the winners of the International Pentawards 2016, which go to the best packaging design solutions worldwide, divided into five categories (Beverages, Food, Body, Other Markets, Luxury). The celebration of the 10th anniversary of the event coincided with a massive participation of members: 1,843 entries from 54 countries covering the 5 continents. In addition…

15 - 17 November 2016, Milan

Closing of registrations on 9 December 2016

The Innovation Alliance, 29 May - 1 June 2018, Milan

This column, dedicated to Italian companies operating in packaging with a keen eye to the possibilities of growth and development abroad, is born out of the collaboration between ICE-Agency and Edizioni Dativo. The network of ICE offices abroad will provide a regular update on packaging developments in the short/medium term in given countries.

Why are major Italian packaging machinery manufacturers returning to Ipack-Ima after years of absence? We asked them directly about the reasons behind their decision, inviting them to also brainstorm about the value and meaning of a complex fair event: Innovation Alliance, resulting from the banding together of numerous, diverse entities, is shaping out to be a hub of ideas and information,…

Food & beverage 2015: market structure, consumption trends and packaging types.

A European survey commissioned by All4Pack Paris and conducted by ObSoCo explains.

Production in the packaging industry in 2015 (final data) is seen to have risen by 2.3% compared to 2014. Foreign trade is also seen to be expanding, exports showing an increase of 2.9%, the increase in imports standing at 9.5%. Turnover is seen to have grown by 3.4%.

Quarterly packaging chain observatory. Situation at the end of August 2016.

Among European producer countries, Italy has a prime position, standing in second place in the corrugated board and printed packaging segments. The final report for 2015 gives a balance of the different segments

In 2016 Ensinger achieved two important goals: if in June the Group celebrated half a century of activity, together with staff from all branches, long-time part-ners and guests of honour from the world of German politics and economics, the following month, together with its employees, Ensinger Italia celebrated 25 years of the life of the branch.

Supporting European manufacturers of flexible packaging in their adhesive challenges, sharing experiences, inspiring ideas to accelerate innovation and transfer technologies from one market to another.

2 - 5 November, Istanbul