Markets

Machinery / First-half 2021 sales returns to 2019 levels

The growth with respect to the first half of 2020 was 21%. The sector held its ground in 2020 with turnover of almost 8 billion euros.

Index of EU Packaging Production in May 2021

Production in May / A robust growth in all countries

Packaging production in the EU 27 increased by 9.1% against the same month in 2020

Production / All the major economies are expanding

Packaging production in the EU 27 over the first six months increased by 9.5% compared to the same period the year before

Automation / EU machinery market poised for recovery

According to the estimate by the consulting firm ASEtudes, packaging machinery production in the EU recorded a 5.7% drop in 2020, following a 2% decrease in 2019

Converting / An 'impactful' language for the packaging industry

Impactio makes the difference, transmitting and enhancing your company values

Sectoral Report – European Packaging Production

Europe / January confirms return to pre-Covid levels

Packaging manufacturers in Italy have adapted to the constraints imposed by health measures

Biotec / Bioplastics…The way forward

Bioplastics can reduce plastic waste and create compostable biomass. What are the challenges in achieving that end?

Sectors

Aseptic packaging

Consists of packaging a food product immediately after sterilization

Aseptic

In the food sector, 100% absolute sterilization is never reached

Bag in box

Packaging system involving a flexible bag and a rigid outer folding carton box

Biomass

Organic material that has not been transformed by geological processes

EPD-Environmental Product Declaration

A document that communicates information about the environmental performance

Organic

Produced according to organic cultivation principles, without the use of chemical synthesis products

Climate Declaration

The declaration signed by over 200 international experts in climatology during the COP-13

Robot

An automatically controlled, reprogrammable, multipurpose manipulator, programmable in three or more axes

Robot palletizer

Thanks to its free six-axis motions, a multi-articulated robot can provide high flexibility

Palletising machine

Packaging machine that assemble a layer of products, groups of packages or rigid containers according to a specific layout

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