Facts and data

The SIT group continues to grow in the flexible packaging world. Figures to hand, it is surprising how the San Marino based concern has managed to maintain the balance, year after year, between results and investments, innovation and tradition. The secret?... Energy and intelligence and the capacity to dream with ones eyes open.

Mineral water bottlers and recyclers have created a voluntary consortium that will effect a closed supply chain in order to recover more PET and produce raw materials with food safe properties. Called Coripet, the new consortium brings to the table original ideas to involve supermarkets and award virtuous consumers.

Steel and aluminium containers enable bringing out the full potential of a product’s value. These completely recyclable packaging types offer many advantages in production. A testimonial by Mirato.
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The Quality design of Italian packaging will go on show from 8th to 13th April in Milan. Among the fringe events in the Brera Design District this year, there will in fact be a space set up at the Mediateca Santa Teresa (via della Moscova 28), dedicated to the 15 finalists of the contest organized by the Istituto Italiano Imballaggio. The awards ceremony will be on April 9th.

In memory of Bruno Gnudi, representative figure of that Bolognese technical-practical culture formed in that extraordinary school-workshop of Aldini-Valerini, that brought Italy’s machine industry to greatness.
Editorial by Stefano Lavorini

5th February last saw the holding, at the Espace Champerret in Paris, of PCD (Cosmetic Packaging Design) and ADF (Aerosol Dispensing Forum), respectively focused on packaging systems for beauty and personal care, and on the aerosol industry with its evermore varied market outlets.

SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN Revitalizing consumption of fresh produce in largescale retail distribution goes by way of the rationalisation of packaging and logistics along the entire production-consumption chain. The sustainable development of the segment in the conference organized by Ipack-Ima for promoting Fruitech Innovation 2015.

In the November-December issue of ItaliaImballaggio we anticipated the characteristics of the state-owned Chinese company and the differences compared to the private ones, with the consequences at the negotiations table for the European supplier. Now we tackle the subject of negotiations, illustrating a typical situation, the misunderstandings that can arise and the approaches one needs to take.

The Italian companies that work upstream of pharmaceutical production have filed away a positive 2013.

Scandolara changes tack increasing the onus placed on quality and service. The Italian producer has in fact set up a Beauty Division and proposes lines of tubes specifically for high-end cosmetics.  l.g.

Despite the drastic reduction of household consumption and industrial production (-6.3%), in 2012 the waste recycling industry continued to grow.

Sustainable, appealing, intelligent, ergonomic…the packaging of the future in the projects of the big multinationals that lead the way is illustrated in a white paper “Tendances Packaging: Comment produirez-vous demain?” available also on Amazon in paperback format.

For the fifth consecutive year Acqua Minerale San Benedetto wins the innovation prize “Elected Product of the year 2014”, and the right to use the relative logo, known to consumers in over 35 countries.

In an interview with Anfima, Aldo Sutter talks about packaging, drawing attention to the advantages which steel and aluminium packaging carry for concerns, consumers... and the environment.

During a journey in the world of plastics that has lasted many years, AMB SpA has managed to constantly renew its enthusiasm following the evolution of packaging close to.
On the occasion of its 45 years of activity, February 18th 2014, the shareholder’s meeting unanimously deliberated the transformation of AMB Srl into an SpA or joint-stock company, also deliberating the raising of the company…

Grow and then grow some more. Like a mantra, this formula sums up the future of Lameplast Group, an outstanding player in the European sector of production and filling of plastic containers destined for the pharmaceutical and cosmetics industry. And the numbers confirm it: +25% turnover in 2013, with an export share exceeding 40%. Stefano Lavorini

Integrated with the entire range of B&R automation technologies, the APROL EnMon system for recording and measurement of the main causes of energy consumption is now installed and operational at Proplast (a technology and research center active in the conversion of plastic materials).

P.E. Labellers celebrates 40 years of activity (1974 - 2014).

On February 4th, 2014, IMA SpA signed a preliminary agreement (antitrust approval pending) with the shareholder of Transworld Packaging Holding B.V. (“TWP”), a holding company of the Ilapak Group, concerning acquisition of a further 30% share of TWP: IMA’s ownership of Ilapak thus rises to 81%.

The food industry remains stable for the most part during the fourth quarter of 2013, according to a study conducted in December among concerns of the food industry’s Ismea Panel.