RadiciGroup, a Bergamo, Italy-based company specialising in the chemicals, technopolymers and synthetic fibres business, posted a record €1.211 billion revenue in 2018 (+6%).
Plastics and the challenges of sustainable packaging in general were the subject of a roundtable discussion held in Milan on 24 June during the presentation of the Ferrero group’s 9th corporate social responsibility report.
After announcing its intention a year ago to shed its Packaging Technology unit, Bosch recently signed an agreement to sell its packaging machinery business based in Waiblingen to a newly incorporated entity managed by Luxembourg-based private equity fund CVC Capital Partners.
Nissin Food Products, Japan’s leading instant noodle company, is planning to redesign the containers of its flagship Cup Noodle brand to reduce the use of petroleum-based products.
Antares Vision,a multinational producer of visual inspection systems, track & trace systems and smart data management, has signed an agreement with international pharmaceutical group Recordati.
The company based in Venegono Inferiore (Varese) continues to grow and strengthen its presence in the luxury market with an increasingly comprehensive and tailor-made product portfolio.
The environmental results achieved by Coca-Cola HBC Italia and presented on 27 June in its 15th Sustainability Report are truly exceptional. The four manufacturing units use exclusively energy from renewable sources and packaging is already 100% recyclable.
The week before last, the shareholders of Etipack S.p.A. signed a notarized contract with Possehl Mittelstandsbeteiligungen GmbH as they have acquired all shares of the company.
Unterberger (Belluno), a company specialising in the production of speck ham and since 2013 a member of the Bonazza Group, is investing in its Perarolo facility to meet market demands.
Following the announcement in March, RPC Group Plc (UK), one of Europe’s largest producers of plastic packaging, has officially handed over the reins of the company to US firm Berry Global Group (NYSE: BERY).
Bormioli Pharma, a leading producer of glass and plastic pharmaceutical packaging, has announced a call for startups on the theme of sustainable packaging for the pharmaceutical sector.
ILPRA (ILP:MI), a Pavia-based company operating in the field of packaging machinery for food, cosmetics and medical products, has completed the acquisition of a 70% interest in I.P.T. S.r.l. from ILPRA’s subsidiary Unimec.
Mondelēz International has signed an agreement to acquire a majority interest in Perfect Snacks (California), a pioneer in the refrigerated nutrition bar segment with a 2018 net revenue of approximately $70 million.
Tekni-Plex has purchased Italian healthcare packaging company Lameplast SpA from Milan-based private equity firm Aksìa Group. Lameplast will become part of Tekni-Plex’s global Tekni-Films business.
The largest agro-industrial unit in Mozambique, a massive chicken breeding and egg-laying unit with a complete value chain attached, is due to open at the end of June.
Two of Japan’s biggest beer producers, Sapporo and Suntory, are working together to make cans lighter by designing almost 10% thinner lids. The aim is to cut aluminium usage by up to 3% and consequently reduce wastage and CO2 emissions.
An agreement for the transfer of the majority of shares of Tiposervice (Calenzano-FI) to the Bologna-based paper converting company Renografica, led by the Baccolini family, was signed on 10 June.
The Riverside Company, a US private equity firm with a portfolio of more than 90 companies, has acquired Galvanina, a Rimini, Italy-based producer of premium mineral water and traditional and organic soft drinks owned by the Mini family.
Aptar Group (Illinois) has acquired two leading pharma analytical services companies, Nanopharm Ltd. and Gateway Analytical LLC, for a combined enterprise value of approximately $50 million.
