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P.E. Labellers is celebrating the major milestone of 45 years of business, a period of uninterrupted growth driven by continuous investments in research and development, human resources, production technology and infrastructure.

The “Pharma 4.0 round table: excellent processes and enabling technologies for the future of the Italian pharmaceutical industry “(Milan, 26 February) was one of the stages in the approach SPS Italia 2019, the principal fair for automation technologies of Messe Frankfurt Italia, which organized the event in collaboration with ISPE - the largest global non-profit association dedicated to…

IMA Group posted consolidated revenue of €326.1 million in the first quarter of 2019, 6.5% up on the €306.3 million in the same period in 2018. EBITDA also increased from €36.9 million to €38.7 million. EBIT totalled €21.9 million (compared to €28.1 million in the first quarter of 2018) and pre-tax profits €18.2 million (€24.8 million to 31 march last year).

Pregis LLC (Illinois), a provider of innovative protective packaging materials, equipment systems and surface protection, has restructured its business operations in Europe where it operates through Pregis Ltd.

Sea Vision launches the yudoo software suite dedicated to the world of 4.0: designed for the pharmaceutical sector, it offers itself as an irreplaceable tool to revolution the manufacturing environment, driving it toward the future where machines, devices, computer systems are interconnected.

Market and types. The most used in the “packaging for the transport of goods” category, wood packaging is widely used across the entire manufacturing sector. Which is why the sector trend has always been closely related to industry trends. Barbara Iascone

After announcing the acquisition of a 60% interest last December, on 13 May this year Marchesini Group closed the acquisition of CMP PHAR.MA, a company based in Costabissara (Vicenza, Italy) specialising in inspection systems for the pharmaceutical sector.

By 18 July Amazon will cease operation of its online store in China (Amazon.cn), which allowed Chinese consumers to purchase goods from local sellers.

CFT Group, an international leader in the production of turnkey plant and machinery catering mainly for the food & beverage segment, is continuing its growth in the packaging sector.

Unigrà, an agri-food group based in the province of Ravenna that specialises in the transformation and sale of vegetable oils and fats, is expanding in Italy through the acquisition of the entire share capital of Olfood (BS), a producer of margarines and food oils for professional use (annual revenue €40 million, including 10% from exports).

Ilpra (ILP:MI), a Pavia, Italy-based producer of packaging machinery for food, cosmetics and medical products, has acquired an 80% stake in Varese-based firm Veripack, a manufacturer of thermoforming machines for food and medical packaging.

After a period of 10 years, the pasta maker Delverde is returning to Italy in a 100% acquisition by the Newlat Food group. The Reggio Emilia-based group led by Angelo Mastrolia paid €9.25 million to the Argentine multinational Molinos Río de la Plata, which had purchased the pasta maker in 2009.

Travagliato (BS), 18 April 2019. Antares Vision, a Brescia multinational operating in the field of visual inspection, tracking solutions and data management for the pharmaceutical sector, debuted today on Aim Italia, the segment dedicated to small and medium-sized businesses of Piazza Affari. The transaction was formalized thanks to the business combination transaction that took place last…

Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna 2019: the event continues to grow, and the results confirm that it is a landmark event exhibition the global beauty  industry.

The contest Cosmoprof e Cosmopack Awards - the initiative of Cosmoprof Worldwide Bologna curated in partnership with Beautystreams - involves all the beauty sectors, and is increasingly gaining recognition among opinion leaders and key players in the world of cosmetics.

Manufacturer of industrial packaging, specialist in sustainable corrugated cardboard solutions, Grifal is the first Italian company to be included in the Amazon Packaging Support and Supplier Network (APASS), the network of international suppliers certified by Amazon, which have demonstrated a proven experience in the design, production and certification of packaging suitable for the delivery of…

La Doria, a leading private-label producer of tomato derivatives, ready sauces, legumes and fruit juices and drinks, posted consolidated revenues of €688 million in 2018, 2.8% up on the previous year’s €669.1 million.

Foreign trade of automatic packaging and wrapping machines. Data from January to December 2018

European tube market maintain steady course.  In 2018, the overall production by all European tube manufacturers totalled a remarkable 15.5 billion tubes. With 10.9 billion tubes  manufactured, the member companies of etma contributed around 70% of the total, showing a growth of 1.4% compared to the previous year.

These figures reflect 6% annual growth in 2018 and a total 31% growth over the period 2013-2018. Between 2013 and 2018 the growth in dog food sales by value was similar to that of the pet care sector as a whole at 6% per year, while growth in volume was smaller (1.5% per year).