Facts and data

On June 5th, World Environment Day, Lake Maggiore Meeting Industry organized the conference “Save food.

The Istituto Italiano Imballaggio will be organizing the international conference on food contact.

Three concrete actions to get a virtuous circle moving again: with the customer at the centre, will things look up for the company?

The strength and the value of a brand (Pedon) fully interpreted by a cardboard pack, masterfully made by Lucaprint.

At the wonderful Mastroberardino wineries at Avellino, July 21st, Arjowiggins Creative Papers organized an event dedicated to creative papers designed for the world of labels, which open new prospects to the market for wines, champagne, spirits and delicatessen specialties.

Lunch in the office can turn into an opportunity to eat healthy and tasty food.

Positive reactions to the RPC (Retail Ready Packaging) Wood Like crate, proposed by Polymer Logistics for salespoints that wish to give their fresh produce section a traditional market image. From the studies carried out with consumers a full 86% are seen to prefer Wood Like RPC to the usual industrial type solution.

According to figures released by Comieco, despite the effects of the economic crisis on consumption and overall production of waste, Italian collection of paper and cardboard stands at just under 3 million tonnes, with a per capita rate of 48.4 kg. Southern Italy (+4.8%) increased more than Central Italy (+4.6%), Northern Italy being affected by the decline in consumption (-1.7%). This has…

The P.E.T. Engineering design team was chosen by Devin, the best selling and best known mineral water brand in Bulgaria, to develop the new bottle for the launch of its Devin - Crystal Line a water intended for the HO.RE.CA sector.

Quarterly update on the Italian packaging industry as of the end of June 2014.
by Plinio Iascone

After the contractions recorded in 2012 in production (-5.1%), domestic demand (-4.6%) and foreign trade (exports -5%, imports stable at low levels ) 2013 too shows a downtrend, even though featuring a progressive abatement of the rates of degrowth.

“Smart” and cutting-edge new mobile devices to scan GS1 barcodes. Using the Google Glass platform, they allow users to scan the code printed on the pack to receive various types of information on the product - from nutritional contents to recipes, going by way of special offers or consumers’ views, perhaps for instant sharing with a simple voice recording on social media.

This is a largescale experiment supported by the Regione Emilia Romagna and was presented by Cesena Fiera to the Italian Minister for Agriculture, Food and Forestry on 18th July last.

With an important ceremony, involving 600 guests including representatives of culture, society and economy, at the end of May Wittenstein opened its Innovation Factory in the manufacturing hub of Igersheim (D) .

During the course of 2013, the Italian and European economies continued to undergo a recession that has shown signs of improvement only in the last two months. On the basis of Istat data processed by Assografici’s research center, the graphics industry (to which cellulosic packaging belongs) saw negative growth compared to 2012: -11.7% production and -7% turnover. The sector in Italy. Plinio…

In the paper-graphics sector market study, during the first six months of 2014 the aspects of stability prevail over those of growth. And the Federation calls on Politics: no to new taxes on energy efficiency; yes to anti-cyclical maneuvers in favour of investment in advertising.

Krones, global leader in the beverage filling and packaging industry, has been included in the list of 50 most reputable companies in Western Europe drawn up by the prestigious U.S. business magazine Forbes.

In June, Marco Pedroni (current President of Coop Italia) was elected to the presidency of GS1 Italy | Indicod-Ecr, the Italian association which groups 35 thousand companies active in the manufacturing and distribution of consumer goods and that deals with the spread of identification and communication standards adopted worldwide.

Beginning 2014 with optimism, riding the positive performance of 2013 and following the opening of three new branches in Canada, Taiwan and the Czech Republic, the growth of Pilz continues in production and sales, as shown by the construction of two new facilities in Germany and China, in which the concern has invested approximately 25 million euro.

Despite the unhappy economic situation, Innova Group filed away a successful 2013 and begins 2014 showing further growth. Here is how.