Materials

In February this year, Henkel’s Adhesive Technologies division launched Technomelt Supra ECO, a line of bio-based adhesives developed with the goal of promoting innovation and setting a new standard in sustainable packaging.

The new blends created by Mixcycling®, a spin-off of the Vicenza-based closure company Labrenta founded in February 2020 by Gianni and Amerigo Tagliapietra, originate from the processing of chamomile and lavender fibres.

Ineos Styrolution, one of the leaders in styrenics, has recently confirmed its decision to invest into a pilot plant for advanced recycling of polystyrene. With regard to that, it is possible to observe that this material is largely used in the packaging industry, indeed it can be found in several applications for food such as meat and semi-liquid food such as yogurt.

As a child of our times, the issue of sustainability has also entered by force into the shopping bag of Italians who, on supermarket shelves, want to find not only products but also packaging that can be identified as eco-friendly. Contital’s many solutions are largely made of recycled raw materials.

More sustainability in the packaging sector: this is the goal that ETIMEX Primary Packaging GmbH has been pursuing for several years now.

In The winners of the “Best Packaging 2021. The Packaging of the Future” contest were announced on 19 October during the Re-Economy Summit, a livestreamed event organised by Il Sole 24 Ore.

Sun Chemical is pleased to invite industry professionals to the upcoming webinar on sustainable and recyclable solutions for paper and board packaging to be held on 2 December 2021.

This all-Italian technology, the first of its kind in the world, enables the capsule to preserve all the aroma of freshly roasted coffee.

Aroma+ is an innovative food packaging system patented by Siad that maintains the desired aromatic profile of a protective atmosphere while enhancing the product’s flavour and eliminating undesirable volatile compounds.

New eco-refill format with low environmental impact (developed by Arcade Beauty) for Elvive Color Vive shampoo by L’Oréal.

Lumson, a leader in the field of primary packaging for skincare and make-up, is presenting Re Place, a new glass jar with refillable inner cup. The innovative refill solution is designed to be easily removable and replaceable and offers an effective response to market demands.

From the collaboration between Pusterla 1880 and IGB - companies from Lombardy with an international outlook that share a similarity in terms of territory and values - comes a line of boxes with an anti-counterfeiting and anti-shoplifting seal, designed and patented for luxury perfumery and the beauty world in general.

Ticinoplast’s commitment to the development of sustainable packaging solutions - recyclable and mono-material - continues in partnership with different players in the supply chain: from resin producers to converters and packaging machine manufacturers.

Dow, HP, Reifenhäuser, Cadel Deinking and Karlville have joined forces in a project focusing on close-loop recycling of digitally printed PE-based barrier pouches. The first phase has been concluded with the development of initial prototypes.

I 10 valori della Carta Etica del Packaging hanno preso vita nelle soluzioni dei 27 finalisti del contest Best Packaging 2021; e con la presentazione dei primi Ambasciatori, la Fondazione fa dialogare l’ideale con il reale.

Monthly showcase of packaging solutions to communicate, protect and distribute commonly used products.

Yoga: Brik for vending
L'Oréal: Refill for shampoo, 100% PP or PE
Valfrutta: Prize for “anti-waste” recipes

From the synergy between PET Engineering and COMEP comes COMPETEK-Sustainable Packaging Solutions, a new international player in the supply of complete services to food, beverage and homecare producers.

COIM, an Italian multinational company that has been manufacturing speciality chemicals since 1962, has introduced a new solvent-based compostable food packaging adhesive.

Monthly showcase of packaging solutions to communicate, protect and distribute commonly used products.

COOP water in 100% R-PET bottles - COOP
Mutti: Industry 4.0 with augmented reality - Mutti
Award to Nature Fresh - Fabbri Group

Trayforma by Stora Enso is a new wood fibre-based material composition designed for microwavable food tray packaging.