Facts and data

Encouraging figures for the Italian automatic machine sector, confirmed by the reports by the Ucima Study Center: forecast end of the year closure 7.6% up compared to 2012, with a turnover of 5,920 billion euros. A comment by Giuseppe Lesce.
 

Bresso December 10th. Hundreds of people paid a moving tribute to Giuseppe Meana, president of Pusterla 1880, during the funeral rites that were held in the Parish of San Nazaro and Celso. A simple, touching ceremony, composed as he would have liked it to be, but also marked by much disbelief, dismay and sincere pain.

The Architetto, that is what they called him in the world of packaging, suddenly left us Saturday December 7th. President of Pusterla 1880, he was 64 years of age.
Luciana Guidotti and Stefano Lavorini
 

Double Italo-American open house at Uteco, which presents its Crystal New Series globally: a totally equipped flexo printing machine specifically designed for flexible packaging.

With two different credit lines, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is making available to BNL BNP Paribas Group a total of EUR 350 million for financing Italian SMEs and midcaps, including through leasing schemes.

61.5% of world consumption of spirits is in the Asia-Pacific region where, however - after the sharp increase between 2007 and 2011 (+74.31%) - growth should slow down, stabilizing from now to 2016 at the figure of +13.63%.

Release of the official figures for the harvest of 2013. In a joint statement, Agrinsieme, Federvini and Unione Italiana Vini estimate that for the current year Italy produced around 45 million hectoliters, an increase of 7% compared to 2012, and of good quality throughout the country and for all types of grapes.

FACTS AND FIGURES Pallets, industrial packaging and crates are still essential to the manufacturing sector, despite the sharp decline experienced in 2012. Pallets and crates for transporting bulky merchandise still hold sway.

Una combinazione di esperienze nella cartotecnica di lusso, capacità e storia: Pusterla 1880 (di proprietà della famiglia Meana) e The London Fancy Box Co Ltd (Dover, UK) hanno annunciato un’alleanza strategica, da cui nascerà uno dei più grandi gruppi cartotecnici europei, focalizzato sul packaging in cartoncino di alta gamma.

According to a report by Finat, the demand for self-adhesive label materials in Europe stands at 5.78 billion sqm, up 1.7% compared to 2011.

Bio shoppers by decree on 13th September the standstill period required by the Directive 98/34/EC in relation to DM 18th March 2013 (Identification of the technical characteristics of bags for taking away goods) expired.

The Plastice project: how to implement the technology transfer in the field of bioplastics. The Aster contribution.

The guidelines for the documentary avowal of GMP are now available. Developed under the CAST project, they are the result of a longterm project that, through knowledge sharing, becomes a common platform for dialogue between packaging producers and food control bodies.

The Coop 2013 Report describes an Italy in the tunnel of the crisis and with household budgets under pressure.

drinktec 2013, the Munich show for the liquid beverage industry, has gone beyond all expectations: the presence of over 66,000 visitors form 182 Countries (on the increase the flows from Russia, Asia and America), the quality of the technology and the innovation proposed by 1445 exhibitors from all around the world have reconfirmed the value of the key engagement.

Doing business in the Middle Kingdom, effectively managing relations with reps, customers, suppliers and co-workers. ItaliaImballaggio proposes a series of information and analyses (drawn up by Alessandro Zaccarini, expert in Italo-Chinese relations) on the main negotiation tactics and the modes of the typical relations between entrepreneurs and “local” managers. Offering relative advice on how…

Trends In terms of lifecycle, the flexible segment is one of the few areas of the market in the packaging sector showing progressive and interesting growth, for the most drawn on by exports. Focus on materials.

Datalogic announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets and high power pulsed fiber laser technology based on the “MOPA” system of the Portuguese Multiwave Photonics S.A.; this technology is currently the most advanced in the fiber laser sector for industrial marking and processing materials such as steel, plastic and glass.

The Tetra Pak® group has published the results of its fifth environmental study, which shows how consumers around the world increasingly appreciate more renewable materials and expect clear environmental labeling.

Europe leads the world in paper recycling, with a rate of 71.7%. In paper and board packaging, the percentage rises to 81.3%.