Italy-based Stevanato Group, a leading producer of pharmaceutical glass containers and integrated provider of drug delivery systems, continued its growth in 2019, recording a positive trend on key financial indicators. Indeed, the Group's consolidated revenues reached € 570.3 million, an increase of +10.9% compared to 2018.

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Global flexible packaging and lidding films supplier KM Packaging is meeting the demand for mono-material food packaging with mono polymer structure lidding films. KM Packaging offer mono polymer lidding films for all food tray types including PP, Alufoil, CPET and APET.

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To give voice to their customer needs and reach out companies’ requirements, IPACK-IMA is rescheduled from May 3rd to 6th, 2022. “The decision to reschedule our event, IPACK-IMA, was not easy, comments Rossano Bozzi, CEO of Ipack Ima srl, but after careful evaluations and insights we preferred to give priority to the needs of our exhibitors and visitors who are currently engaged, and we expect they are still for many months, in the management of a very tricky period”. IPACK IMA will be held at the same time as ALL4PRINT and INTRALOGISTICA ITALIA.

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Pregis is expanding its customer experience portfolio with Inspyre™ paper. This custom branded tissue paper is dispensed from the Easypack Quantum™ on-demand, void-fill system. By using an automated packaging system that dispenses paper directly into the box, Inspyre paper offers the high throughput required by operations while delivering the branded unboxing experiences sought after by marketing.

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For the 2020 edition of the biannual Award for Innovative Adhesion Science, organized by FEICA (Association of the European Adhesive and Sealant Industry) and EURADH (European adhesion societies), ten candidates submitted inspirational papers in innovative adhesion science.

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Following consultations with member companies, the Designation Committee of Ucima (Italian Automatic Packaging Machinery Manufacturers’ Union) has opted for an arrangement in which two business leaders will take turns as Chairman during the four-year period 2020-2024. Matteo Gentili, Chairman of TMC (Tissue Machinery Company), has been designated as the new Chairman for the two-year period 2020-2022. He will be succeeded by Riccardo Cavanna, CEO of Cavanna Packaging Group, for the two-year period 2022-2024.

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The new Treasured Blend is the first 25-year-old expression in the Royal Salute portfolio. Created by Master Blender Sandy Hyslop, it has been inspired by the Crown Jewels of England, bringing together precious and powerful whiskies first laid down a quarter of a century ago, and today fit for modern royalty.

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International beauty packaging manufacturer and provider Quadpack has started operating in Japan, with the opening of a commercial office. With a strong presence in the Asia-Pacific region, with facilities in Australia, mainland China and Hong Kong, Taiwan and Korea, the company lands in Japan with high expectations for one of the most promising markets in the beauty packaging industry.

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Domo Chemicals, a leading producer of high-quality engineering materials for a diverse range of markets, has announced plans to stop and close its third line of Biaxally Oriented PA films (BOPA) from Domo in Leuna (Germany), effective from August 2020.

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The RI20 palletizer developed by Flexlink is suitable for palletizing closed boxes within fast-moving consumer goods industries. The unit includes enhanced safety features that allow a safe coexistence between the robot and operators on the production floor.

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SIG’s newly built, state-of-the-art and fully automated AutoStore® spare parts warehouse for SIG filling machines, implemented by Hörmann Logistik, has now been put into operation and ensures that its customers receive highly efficient supplies. Located at the company’s machine assembly site in Linnich, Germany, the new AutoStore warehouse plays an integral part in SIG’s global spare parts management.

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Sun Chemical, a leading producer of printing inks, coatings and supplies, and its parent company, DIC Corporation, have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Sensient Imaging Technologies, and certain other assets related to the production of inks.

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Berry Global Group announced its collaboration with longtime customer, Mondelēz International to supply packaging containing recycled plastic for Philadelphia, the world’s most popular cream cheese. The package contains plastic material recovered using advanced recycling technology from Berry’s partnership with SABIC, announced earlier this year.

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Fady Gemayel, co-owner & Honorary Chairman at Gemayel Freres, a family owned corrugated cardboard company, was elected FEFCO President for a two-year term. He is succeeding Dr. Jan Klingele (Managing Partner, Klingele Papierwerke) who has been in duty for four years and will now act as FEFCO Vice-President.

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Covid-19 has changed the rules and the needs. MG2 introduced a series of technological projects useful in managing situations that impose the distance between people, by always focusing on one goal: to be as closer as possible to its partners.

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Screen Graphic Solutions has finalized development of its PacJet FL830, a new high-speed, water-based inkjet system specifically designed for the flexible packaging market.

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Nestlé is piloting reusable and refillable dispensers for petcare and soluble coffee as part of its efforts to reduce single-use packaging. The in-store dispensers offer consumers a shopping experience that is free of single-use packaging, along with flexibility and variety of product choice. Consumers can bring reusable containers to purchase different types of Purina cat food and Nescafé soluble coffee. They can also digitally access product information that is typically found on packaging, such as ingredients, nutritional values and shelf life.

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Kristel Ons succeds Philip Bruce as Secretary General of FEICA, the Association of the European Adhesive & Sealant Industry. FEICA’s President, Roland Albers, announces that this unanimous appointment by the FEICA Executive Board will be effective from 15 June 2020.

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Siegwerk, provider of printing inks for packaging applications and labels, and APK AG, a specialist in the production of high-quality plastic recyclate from packaging waste, successfully completed de-inking trials of twofold printed LDPE-films. The strategic cooperation of the two companies, which started in October 2019, contributes its first ground breaking insights to facilitating the efficient recycling of flexible packaging applications.

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As the world’s supply chain for pharmaceutical drugs comes under increasing scrutiny for safety and quality, Chromatic Technologies Inc. (CTI) has introduced printable thermochromic technology that is free of Bisphenol A, F and S. The development meets the stringent regulatory standards for pharma packaging.

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Tekni-Plex has announced that Michael Reed has joined the company as vice president of market development. In this newly created position, he will develop strategies and business plans to deliver solutions to customers in new markets where Tekni-Plex’s capabilities can provide unique value.
“Tekni-Plex is committed to finding mission critical solutions for the markets we serve, including specialty and food packaging. Michael will be using his significant expertise to create marketing plans for these and adjacent markets,” said Steve Penn, senior vice president of sales and marketing.

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The supplier in reusable packaging and supply chain solutions introduced its reusable grocery totes to U.S. retailers last April. The solution enables grocers to quickly implement and streamline their e-commerce operations with containers specifically designed to simplify the instore picking and delivery process.

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The manufacturer of protective packaging develops a method to measure the environmental impact of products damaged in transit. For years, Pregis has been able to help companies quantify the cost of damage to their bottom line, but now the company has taken that a step further by developing EcoGuage, a proprietary calculator that quantifies the environmental impact.

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PTI, a leader in plastic package design and development, has manufactured and donated 5,000 face shields to 15 healthcare facilities in Northeast Ohio.

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Leading pharmaceutical outsourcing partner, the Wasdell Group (Wasdell), has announced a multi-million-pound investment in new packaging equipment across its sites in the UK and Ireland.

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Optima Machinery Corporation announced to be representing Rianta Packaging Systems in the United States.

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As industries, businesses and politicians make strong commitments to initiatives like the European Green Deal and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, consumers all over Europe are taking more and more steps to reduce their environmental footprint – and latest figures from the glass industry show that awareness of recycling and environmental impact is increasingly driving everyday purchasing decisions.

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With the TPU paper form, fill and seal machine from Syntegon Technology, formerly Bosch Packaging Technology, and the BillerudKorsnäs 3D formable FibreForm® paper, a new solution is born. Shaped Paper Pods is a packaging system for uniquely shaped and right-sized packaging, with a tactile feeling reflecting the brand and product content. The new sustainable solution is ideal for product samples, inserts, refills, portion packs and disposable packaging, long awaited by brand owners with high environmental ambitions.

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Sacmi announced the purchase of Abruzzo-based Velomat, a leading designer and manufacturer of high-speed assembly machines for caps, micro-pumps and medical devices.

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Industrial automation specialist HAHN Group announced the acquisition of DAHL Automation, a supplier of robotic solutions, cobots, AMR (Autonomous Mobile Robot) and AGV (Automated Guided Vehicle).

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