After supporting the work undertaken by FEFCO (the European Federation of Corrugated Board Manufacturers) in the development of its new design style standards, Esko has also become the first to bring to market the new standards as parametric tools...
It was 2011 when about forty box factories met in front of a notary in Milan to start a new representation project. In this way was born the Italian box manufacturers consortium, later transformed into the Association that today...
The findings of a new European consumer packaging perceptions study reveal that climate change (68%), cost of living (66%), and warfare (56%), are the three largest issues affecting consumers. In parallel, despite these significant global concerns, 62% of European...
We reached the end of the journey with Michele Bondani of Packaging in Italy, two years of articles where we deepened the knowledge of the world of packaging from a different point of view, with valuable advice and successful...
Patrick Dejager, CEO of at Europal Packaging NV in Moeskroen, Belgium, has confirmed the start-up of a new 2.5m doublewall Quantum corrugator line in his new factory in Blandain/Tournai. Europal Packaging, which is part of the D.I. Group, offers...
Koenig & Bauer has signed a cooperation agreement with the printing ink specialist hubergroup Print Solutions, forming a partnership covering conventional printing inks specifically for Rapida sheetfed offset presses.
Extensive tests using hubergroup’s printing inks were conducted before the agreement...
With the official approval for foreign direct investment (FDI) in Italy, the partnership and acquisition of 49 percent of the shares in the Italian Celmacch Group S.r.l. by the German Koenig & Bauer AG, announced on July 22, 2022,...
A somewhat thorny and debated topic among marketing and positioning experts, the extension of a successful brand line, if well studied and applied, can instead create new market opportunities. And the packaging in these operations has always to draw...
MM Board & Paper, a leading provider of sustainable packaging solutions, proudly announces its innovative, new “ALASKA ® BARRIER GREASE” cartonboard, which is now available for order. This game-changing, best in class hard sized, virgin fibre product offers superior...
The European Carton Makers Association (ECMA) has released an updated version of the ‘Good Manufacturing Practice’ (GMP). The GMP 2.0 is for companies which manufacture folding cartons that are intended to come into contact with food.
The GMP 2.0 under-pins...
