Facts and data

Bestack (Italian national consortium of corrugated cardboard manufacturers for fresh fruit and vegetables) has published the results of a German study conducted on a sample of consumers through eye tracking (a system that tracks movement of the pupils and enables identifying what a person is looking at and how carefully).

For the ITEM m6 brand of stockings and compression undergarments, by “medi” (German manufacturer of hygienic articles and orthopedic aides), rlc | packaging group and Sappi Europe have created a premium packaging solution that combines the silky consistency of Sappi’s Algro Design paperboard with a practical snap closure.

As deliberated November 25 2015  by the Conai Board of Directors, starting from January 2016 the Conai Environmental Contribution (CAC) for glass packaging will drop to 17,30 euros/t. This is a further reduction on the preceding communication of October 14 2015 (that set the CAC at 19,30 euros/t), made necessary by the strong swings over the last months of glass cullet  quotations, that has led…

Each year, the Anuga Awards recognize the excellence of packaging for marketing and communication. This year, in the category “preserves”, the award went to “Rizzoline” by Rizzoli Emanuelli of Parma, which since 1906 has marketed quality fish products.

With farsightedness and an openness to new markets, the Arborea milk cooperative won over international buyers, trade professionals and horeca operators in the food & beverage sector at Anuga (Cologne, 10-14 October, 2015).

Published by Beverfood in partnership with Mineracqua, the 2015/16 edition of Bevitalia, the yearbook that offers an overview of the Italian packaged water, flat and carbonated soft drinks and fruit beverage market.

Four-month report on the packaging industry as of late November 2015.

Overriding success at the 26th edition of SIMEI, the biennial winemaking and bottling machine show.

On 29 October, Saint-Gobain announced that it has clinched the sale of Verallia to Apollo Global Management LLC and Bpifrance, who now  respectively hold 90% and 10% of its capital.

The Massilly Group has announced its acquisition of two companies active in the production of General Line cans: Stebler Blech AG (Nunningen, CH) and the Italian firm Eurograf Srl (Saccolongo, PD).

«After the buy-ups in Spain and Brazil - CEOs of the Aetna Group Enrico and Valentina Aureli comment - we are consolidating in strategic areas like the US, integrating experience, technological skills and the strong presence of TopTier (Portland, Oregon) that now joins the US branch of the Aetna group based in Atlanta, Georgia».

H.B. Fuller Company (NYSE: FUL) has devised a complete range of universally compatible adhesive solutions, targeted specifically to improve the effectiveness of e-commerce packaging.

In the wake of reflections instigated at Expo on food waste, a joint project is being launched in the Veneto region by the Ministry of the Environment, Unioncamere Veneto and CONAI (National Packaging Consortium).

Exponential growth over the last decade, increasing popularity among consumers thanks to its recognized qualities, especially protection and recyclability. These were the findings of a workshop organized by EAFA (the European Aluminium Foil Association) during SIMEI on the benefits of aluminium closures for wine.

100% Italian, it embodies the values of circular economy and bioeconomics.

Social responsibility and respect for the environment for Tetra Pak constitute the foundations of a longterm strategy that cannot be tackled with sporadic initiatives. In particular, the Sustainability Report presented in early November by Tetra Pak Italia (Rubiera, RE) at the Ecomondo fair, Rimini, figures to hand, shows the manufacturer’s constancy and commitment in reducing the environmental…

The two main pulp recovery and recycling associations, Unionmaceri and Federmacero, have decided to merge to create a new association called Unirima - the National Union of Pulp Recovery and Recycling Enterprises. Giuliano Tarallo will serve as president of the new association, which belongs to Fise Unire (Confindustria’s National Union of Recovery Enterprises) and has the objective of more…

Alessandro Beltrami has been elected President of Taga Italy for the next two years, supported by the Vice-Presidents David Serenelli and Adalberto Monti.

Representation, training, knowhow and qualification in the flexo field: Sante Conselvan is tackling his second mandate as President of the Italian flexographic association with the objective of giving solidity and continuity to the initiatives started up over the previous three years.

Representatives of various food & beverage firms spoke at the ACIMGA conference, but also those in the packaging sector (producers of paper and board, flexible packaging and labels) and vending machine operators, who interpreted the changes reported by the experts and offered some innovative proposals. Their success is proof of the accuracy of their findings.