Sustainability & Energy Saving

As regards Italian consumers, a green packaging more and more frequently defines the purchase choice of food and beverage. Despite a difficult economic climate with a rapidly rising inflation rate and skyrocketing energy costs, in the last year 65% of Italian families put a product into their cart because its packaging was more sustainable as […]

From manufacturers to consumers. It is the function of tertiary packaging, representing the third level of packing. Thanks to end-of-line industrial systems, now highly automated, goods are loaded on pallets while wrapping systems secure the load to be carried and delivered to general merchandise stores or other channel specialists in perfect condition. Security is paramount; […]

As everybody knows, sustainability will lead the future economic development for environmental protection and not only. Talking packaging, sustainability is a pre-requisite, since packaging, because of its nature, turns into waste the moment we buy a product. That is why its proper disposal is a must. The difficulty of untangling materials and waste separation systems […]

Sustainability drives evolution in the food & beverage packaging, both primary and secondary, that go directly into consumers’ homes, and tertiary, that mainly influences transport and logistics. The lion’s share goes to the materials, with paper and cardboard replacing plastics, wherever possible, and aluminium that, thanks to its high recyclability, is entering the preserved food […]

In 2022, Italy is one of the European countries with the lowest cost of packaging recycling.  This was revealed by a study conducted by Green (Centre for Geography, Resources, Environment, Energy and Networks) of Bocconi University and by Wuppertal Institut, recently presented at the European Parliament in Brussels.  Increased sensitivity for environmental protection and the more restrictive […]

Food sustainability goes hand in hand with environmental sustainability, a strategic priority of institutions and governments and, more and more, a citizens’ lifestyle choice.  Every day, 89% of Italians make sustainable choices and for 84% of Italians sustainability regards food product choices. For 28% of Italians, sustainable packaging drives such choices. These are the summary data […]

The processing & packaging supply chain is one of the most dynamic and complex industries in Italy, considering various actors involved, i.e. processing, packaging technology, packaging solutions and materials that create a real business ecosystem, unique in Europe.  We are talking about an industry that, as regards packaging machines, is 8.2 billion Euro worth in 2021,with a progress […]

Reduction of waste, sustainability in packaging processes, less use of plastic in secondary packaging and greater recyclability of the package: these are some of the challenges being currently faced in the canned food packaging industry. This topics were discussed during a recent round table, moderated by Corné Huijben, Manager Knowledge Development & Projects NVC Netherlands […]

In Opem, the decision of being a “green company” means orienting its whole production activity – from the designing phase to single processing, and from the in-house manufacturing to the choice of machines – towards a drastic reduction of energy consumptions and a tangible positive impact on the surrounding territory. In this course, Opem neatly […]

Designing, monitoring, materials consumption: Cama Group maximizes the sustainability level of products and processes in multiple ways. “We are a company focusing on secondary packaging”, the Sales Executive Manager Cristian Sala explains, “and we ensure that the packaging materials used are 100-percent made of cardboard, which is experiencing a growing demand in the market, if […]