Facts and data

Use and market trends of corrugated cardboard packaging, boxes and paperboard, large format paper bags and other cellulosic packaging types (product types taken up from “Packaging in numbers 2017”).

China and Europe power the recovery. Clothing, accessories and beauty the most performant categories. The consumption of personal luxury products close to 259 billion euros. Source: Monitor Altagamma on World Markets, carried out by Bain & Company in cooperation with Altagamma. A summary.

In this article, starting from basic chemistry, the subject of the interaction between aluminium and foodstuff is tackled, providing numerical data the result of experiments carried out with the greatest stringency. It is confirmed that Italian regulatory legislation on the subject, ratified by DM 76 dated 18/04/2007 safeguards consumers and provides clear indications to avoid improper use. We…

20-22 September 2017

The close of 2016 saw a 3.2% rise in production of packaging (in t), building on the +2.3% logged the previous year. The trend is driven by the domestic market, exports having stalled

A four-month survey of the packaging industry as of May 2017. The information relating to the global economy is based on Confindustria and Prometeia data.

A detailed look at product characteristics, packaging types and considerations on the Italian market, with notes on recycling.

Lumson consolidates its  leadership in prestige makeup after signing the agreement for the gradual integration of Leoplast into the Lumson group.

We already announced it in the June issue and in our webmagazine: the packaging and wrapping machine sector continues to turn out record figures. We have had further confirmation during the press conference organized 26 June at Baggiovara (MO), alongside Ucima’s annual assembly, attended by a hundred or so heads and top managers from machine builder companies. Choice titbits of news offering…

Italian packaging machinery turnover tops 6.6 billion euros. One of the driving sectors of Italian industry, it has posted further 6.6% growth. Exports make up 80.1% of sales, equivalent to 5.3 billion euros (up 5.8% on 2015). The domestic Italian market has seen an excellent performance with 10% growth in turnover to more than 1.3 billion euros. Food and Beverage are the main outlet sectors.

The Italian industrial processing and packaging industry is in good health, generating an annual turnover of over 44 billion euros, with future prospects that open up to interesting business opportunities, thanks also to the high propensity to export. Among the pitfalls perceived by companies, the competitive and macroeconomic scenario, commodity prices, labour costs and taxation. This is the…

An overview of the contents of the reports presented at the Economic Packaging Conference 2017, Venice, 7-8 June 2017

The fair interpack continues to mark an ineluctable time boundary for the packaging world, taking advantage of the opportunity to sum up years of work and development.

11-15 September 2017, Munich, Germany

Data and facts on the youngest packaging type currently on the market, which enjoys good health with the exception of some minor setbacks having mostly to do with less than stellar performance of certain target sectors.   Barbara Iascone

First quarter 2017: the turnover generated by the Italian market grew by 6.5% (orders + 9.9%). Exports are also up (+ 13%). Good growth prospects.

29 May - 1 June 2018, Milan

Market and packaging: facts and potential.

3 May 2017 - Sun Chemical has formed a commercial alliance with SAPICI SpA to market SAPICI's lamination adhesives portfolio under the Sun Chemical commercial brand name.

Notes and considerations on Cosmopack, which on 16-19 March gathered in Bologna the entire cosmetics supply chain, from raw materials to formulation, from machinery to packaging, to the creativity of The Wall, the Perfume Factory and Industry 4.0. The event’s director Rossano Bozzi speaks.