Packaging and logistics
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Packaging and logisticsTetra Pak among the top 50 leading companies for its commitment to sustainability and climate
The “50 Sustainability and Climate Leaders” project, promoted by the international business community
Tetra Pak has been identified as one of the 50 leading companies in the world for sustainability and climate. The recognition of the multinational, one of the world leaders in food processing and packaging... more
Packaging and logisticsVirosac conquers Rapid
The Italian pole of conservation and freezing is born
Food storage: Virosac, an Italian company from Pederobba (TV) which produces bags for garbage, curacasa and food, has acquired 100% of Rapid, a Brescia-based company that produces items for the kitchen... more
Packaging and logisticsSchur Flexibles acquires Termoplast
The company increases its capacity for innovation in recyclable packaging
Schur Flexibles acquires 100% of the company shares of Florentine Termoplast. In accordance with the group's integration strategy, the previous owners and third generation of the family Barnini will continue... more
Packaging and logisticsUni and EthicsGo together for ethical and sustainable labels
Agreement signed for the granting of the "Verified Claim" brand
Companies now recognize that focusing on sustainability is a strategic element to attract consumer confidence! Looking at the advertisements and labels it would seem that all companies and all products... more
Packaging and logisticsVerallia adopts Sapi's sustainable printing
The company will achieve a saving of 43203 kg of Co2
The circular economy has now penetrated into every business logic, and beyond. Actions, products and services of our daily life can become circular overcoming the linearity of "produce, use and throw away"... more
Packaging and logisticsIlpra approves 2020 financial statements with strong growth in profits
Approved dividend for shareholders of € 0.06
The Shareholders' Meeting of Ilpra, an innovative Lombard SME active in the packaging sector with a wide range of machines and technological solutions for the packaging of food products, met under the... more
Packaging and logisticsThe circular economy enters in fast food
Comieco webinar on sustainable packaging
On the occasion of Paper Week 2021, McDonald's, Comieco and Seda International Packaging Group address the theme of the circular economy and sustainability applied to the world of catering by analyzing... more
Packaging and logisticsBerlin Packaging acquires ltalian Glass Line
The Ligurian group had a turnover of around 6 million euros in 2019
Berlin Packaging has announced the acquisition of Glass Line, an Italian supplier of glass and metal packaging specialising in the wine and olive oil markets. The deal – which was made for an undisclosed s... more
Packaging and logisticsIlpra closes 2020 with a jump in profit
The share of turnover abroad is also growing, equal to 69% of the total
Ilpra's Board of Directors approved the draft financial statements and the consolidated financial statements at 31 December 2020. Revenues amounted to Euro 32.4 million, + 1% compared to Euro 32.0 million... more
Packaging and logisticsWisecap: a new brand is born for Cds
Expression of growth and innovation process of recent years
The Cds group, active in the production of plastic capsules for beverage, consisting of Cds Srl of Piacenza, Viroplastic of Calenzano (Fi), Viroplastic Cz in the Czech Republic, Manufacturas Inplast in... more
Packaging and logisticsSustainability. The cardboard industry presents a ten-year roadmap
70% recycling rate set for beverage packaging by 2030/Annex
Ace (The Alliance for Beverage Cartons and the Environment), and its members Sig Combibloc, BillerudKorsnäs, Elopak, Stora Enso and Tetra Pak, have set the industry's vision for the future: to provide... more
Packaging and logisticsFerrarelle launches "champion of recycling", on the dedicated world day
Objective: to make future generations aware of the importance of recycling more than what is consumed
Initiative part of the project "At the recycling school: impact - 1" more
Packaging and logisticsVerallia (glass), new plant inaugurated in Mantua
The French group has invested 60 million for the new oven
The French multinational Verallia, a specialist in the production of glass bottles and containers, has strengthened the Mantuan hub of Villa Poma with an investment of 60 million euros in the new production... more
Packaging and logisticsIlpra reduces CO2 emissions
The environmental mission continues thanks to the use of self-produced clean energy
Ilpra, an innovative Lombard based SME active in the packaging sector with a wide range of machines and technological solutions for the packaging of food, cosmetic and medical products, continues its plan... more
Packaging and logisticsBeverage, UNESDA launches Circular packaging vision
The focus is on completely sustainable material by 2030
The Union of European Soft Drinks Associations (UNESDA) aims to make soft drink packaging in the European Union completely sustainable by 2030. The new packaging will be of the rPET type, therefore it... more
Packaging and logisticsBerlin Packaging also acquires Sodis-Uhart and Audoubert
Expands the offer of glass and metal packaging in France
The acquisition of Sodis-Uhart and Audoubert is the eleventh transaction of its kind concluded in Europe by Berlin Packaging since 2016, reflecting the company's strong commitment to offering packaging solutions in all segments of the European market more
Packaging and logisticsCds (caps) takes over the Polish company Viki Plast
The acquired company is the European leader in mineral water dispenser closures
Cds Srl, a Piacenza-based company among the main European producers of closures for the beverage industry, has acquired 100% of the capital of the Polish company Viki Plast Sa, the European leader in closures... more
Packaging and logisticsGoglio: 30 million in new technologies
Sace, Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit support the company in international growth
Goglio Spa, an Italian company operating in the flexible packaging sector, receives a EUR 30 million loan from Intesa Sanpaolo and UniCredit and guaranteed by Sace, a publicly held Cassa Depositi e Prestiti... more
Packaging and logisticsEcoTensil launches the new AquaDot cardboard cutlery range
Project for EU ban on the use of single-use plastic items
Among the first European groups to choose the new solution is Hilcona Ag, a food processing company based in Liechtenstein more
Packaging and logisticsItalmobiliare sells Petruzalek and Sirap GmbH to Zeus
Packaging in France and the United Kingdom remains at Pesenti
Italmobiliare sells Petruzalek to Zeus. Sirap Gema, 100% controlled by the Pesenti family holding, and the Irish Zeus Packaging have signed a binding agreement in the food packaging sector: Sirap Group... more
Packaging and logisticsChep for sustainable freight transport
Conversion of two routes by ship and by road into south-north railway routes
They are called "green kilometers" because, according to data from the European Environment Agency, only 0.5% of emissions in the transport sector in Europe are attributable to the train. Much less than... more
Packaging and logisticsThe Peak Rock Capital fund takes over the majority of Amb
The Friulian company will continue to be managed by the current management
AMB Spa, San Daniele del Friuli, Italy, a leader in food packaging products and services announced today it has reached a definitive agreement for a majority controlling investment from an affiliate of... more
Packaging and logisticsItalian recyclers, recover 7 out of 10 packages
Eurostat data published on the occasion of the day against food waste
Italians recycle almost 7 out of 10 packaging (68.3%) like the Germans, better than the French and above the EU average. This is what emerges from an analysis of the European Union of cooperatives (Uecoop)... more
Packaging and logisticsSustainability: paper and cardboard among consumers's favorites
Waste Watchers 2021: -11% of food waste nationwide
11% less food waste on a national scale, this is the figure that returns the Waste Watchers 2021 report on the eighth day against food waste, demonstrating how during the pandemic Italians have developed... more
Packaging and logisticsNestlé: 96% of packaging produced in Italy is just recyclable
Published the "Sustainable Packaging Commitment: road to 2025" report
96% of the packaging used by Nestlé for products made in Italy is already recyclable. This is one of the main points that emerged from the "Nestlé Sustainable Packaging Commitment: road to 2025" report, p... more
Packaging and logisticsGerman Südpack acquires the laminates of Lpf Flexible Packaging
Operation expected by 1st February, with immediate integration
German packaging company Südpack has agreed to acquire Netherlands-based manufacturer LPF Flexible Packaging from the Clondalkin Group. Founded in 1907, LPF is a manufacturer of flexible packaging for... more
Packaging and logisticsLarge Consumption Packaging Observatory
New evolutionary scenarios presented by Nomisma
The Nomisma survey conducted on over 1,000 consumers aged 18 to 65, presented today on the occasion of the third appointment of the Largo Consumo packaging observatory, reveals how the health emergency... more
Packaging and logisticsPro Carton chooses #Greensource
Renewable materials and eco-friendly products for climate neutrality
The European Association of Carton and Cartonboard manufacturers, Pro Carton, has joined the #Greensource initiative as a co-leader of the campaign. #Greensource was established in 2020 as part of a Europe-wide... more
Packaging and logisticsFruit and vegetables: Ifco rewards the commitment to sustainability
Certification awarded for the fourth consecutive year
Ifco, a company engaged worldwide in the supply of reusable plastic packaging for fresh food (Rpc), has awarded distributors and producers of fruit and vegetables in Europe and North America for the fourth... more
Packaging and logisticsCrown (packaging), the sixth Brazilian beverage cans plant is coming soon
The site will have an annual production capacity of 2.4 billion units
Packaging manufacturer Crown has announced that its Brazilian subsidiary Crown Embalagens plans to build its sixth beverage can plant in the country. The new facility will produce two-piece aluminium cans... more
Packaging and logisticsStop the "cork flavor" in wine, with Epiq di Ganau
The "Tca Free" one-piece natural cork closure
The company is the first to use Vocusò technology in Italy more
Packaging and logisticsNovamont acquires the Norwegian BioBag Group
Bases for the expansion of the Italian B-Corp in North Eastern Europe, North America and Australia
Italy’s Novamont, a world leader in the development and production of biochemicals and compostable bioplastics, announced today it has acquired BioBag Group, a Norway based leading supplier of low-impact s... more
Packaging and logisticsGreensan Limited designs new factory in Italy
The group specialized in compostable packaging has a partnership in JV with Competitive Green Technologies
Greensan Limited Srl, a leading Italian company in the production of compostable and biobased materials for packaging and disposable (shopping bags, pods, capsules and stirrers for coffee, cutlery, glasses,... more
Packaging and logisticsNewCold is consolidated in Italy
The acquisition of Pacaro Logistica has been signed
The Pacaro structures near Rome thus complement those of NewCold that will be built in Milan area. more
IndustryFive italian companies join forces for a new compostable packaging project
Initiative led by the Ima Flx hub, concretely testify the Ima "Zero philosophy" of the Group
Five companies of excellence in the Italian supply chain are playing an important role as technological innovators in the transition process towards the circular economy, and they are Ima, Novamont, Saes... more
Packaging and logisticsItalmobiliare advances Plastic Tax and sells Sirap Gema assets to Faerch
Packaging sold in Italy, Poland and Spain for 162 million
Italmobiliare anticipates the Plastic Tax and achieves the sale of the packaging assets in Italy, Poland and Spain. The subsidiary of the Pesenti family holding company , Sirap Gema, sold to the Danish... more
Packaging and logisticsBerlin Packging acquires Novapack
To strengthen the glass offer in the Italian wine sector
Berlin Packaging, a world leader in the supply of glass, plastic and metal containers and closures, has announced the acquisition of Newpack, an important company in the glass packaging sector, based in... more
Packaging and logisticsBC Partners has launched an offer over Milan-listed IMA
The tender at 68 euros per share will close on 14 January 2021
The tender offer by IMA BidCo spa (100% indirectly controlled by Sofima spa) on IMA spa started on the 14th of December. IMA is a Milan-listed group active in the design and production of automatic machines... more
Packaging and logisticsAgreement between Guala Closures and Oceanworks
The corks of wines and spirits with plastic recovered from the oceans
Guala Closures Group has entered into an agreement with Oceanworks, the largest global marketplace for sustainable materials, in order to develop a line of closures produced using oceanic plastic. Based... more
Packaging and logisticsFerrero pilot project with Loop and Carrefour in Paris
To develop the new jar of Nutella, the first of its kind, which meets all the necessary criteria for reuse
The Nutella brand starts a collaboration with Loop, a platform committed to reuse, and Carrefour, for a pilot project in Paris. Thanks to this initiative, shoppers will be able to purchase a specially... more
Packaging and logisticsBerlin Packaging continues to expand in Europe
Acquire Repli and Pentapackaging
Repli, based in Barcelona, Spain and Pentapackaging, based in Bergamo, Italy, will significantly expand Berlin Packaging's product portfolio. more
Packaging and logisticsIfco: solidarity initiatives to support food banks around the world continue
Donated 360,000 Rpc since the start of this program
Ifco, a leading company in the supply of reusable plastic packaging for fresh food (Rpc), confirms its social commitment also in 2020, continuing to support the programs of food banks around the world... more
Packaging and logisticsRomagnoli: Potatoes 100% eco-friendly
Experimentation with the University of Tuscia and Legambiente
Romagnoli F.lli Spa continues the path of research and innovation with a view to sustainability for the entire potato supply chain, in which the company operates from sowing to marketing and announces... more
Packaging and logisticsBrambles: regenerative supply chains by 2025
New vision and new objectives in terms of sustainability
Brambles, the supply chain solutions company operating under the Chep brand, has launched a new five-year sustainability program. Using its circular operating model, the company intends to transform the... more
Cheese and dairy productsGranarolo launches new Tetra Stelo
Plant-based packaging made up of 87% renewable sources
Great news for the Granarolo Group, which chooses the sustainable packaging "Tetra Stelo Aseptic Edge Wingcap" for the milk line of the "Accadì High Digestibility Lactose Free" range. This is a package... more
Beverage"Recycle me again": new Coca Cola slogan for a circular economy
The bottle with 50% recycled plastic
"Recycle me again" is the new Coca Cola slogan, printed on the labels of the new bottles of the company. A packaging made with 50% recycled plastic (rPET), a sign of the Group's commitment to support a... more
IndustryNestlé invests $ 30 million in the circular economy
Green choice to reduce plastic consumption and to zero net greenhouse gas emissions
Nestlé chooses the path of the circular economy and decides to invest 30 million dollars in the Closed Loop Leadership Fund. It is now widely known how much plastic damages the planet earth, in particular... more
IndustryGuala Closures pay the consequences of Covid impact in the half year
Revenues of 282 million (-3.2%) and a net loss of 7.3 million
Guala Closures, world leader in the production and sale of closures for the alcohol, beverages and food industry, closed the first half of the year with revenues of 281.8 million euros, -3.2% at constant... more
Packaging and logisticsSacmi acquires Velomat
The Imola-based Company is the world’s leading provider of closures-beverage solutions
Italian Sacmi Imola, the world’s leading provider of closures-beverage solutions, purchased Abruzzo-based Velomat, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-speed assembly machines for caps, micro-pumps a... more
Packaging and logisticsEuropean Parliament says yes to EU stop to the plastic single-use
If approved in final manner, the regulation in effect from 2021
National targets to reduce and recycling for the products in plastic not banned. Specific measures on missing and abandoned cigarettes filters and fishing tools more