Packology, the show organized by the Italian packaging machine manufacturers, is going ahead in a very good way.
The new event, that will open the doors on the 8th June next in Rimini, has already gathered consents and positive reactions from the companies operating within the industry.

An important agreement has been reached upon with PMMI (Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute), the prestigious U.S. category association counting 500 associated companies: PMMI will attend the show and will supply its associates with all useful and exhaustive information about the new Rimini show.
Thanks to this agreement, the US market, representing one of the main targeting markets for the Italian exporters, will so constantly be involved and up-dated about Packology.

Also, the exhibition lay-out has been finalized: it contemplates three macro-sectors: food & beverage; cosmetic, chemical and pharmaceutical industries; end-of-line technology, handling logistic and packaging.

U.S. export figures of packaging machines show a continuous growth : this is stated in a recent survey carried out by the category association PPMI (www.pmmi.org).
As a matter of fact, 2008 has recorded a sensible increase in the export, with a 9,5% growth: this outcome is led by the emerging countries such as China, India and Latin America (Mexico, Brazil and Venezuela)

Secondary packaging is now under the magnifying lens.

The US association PMMI (www.pmmi.org) has conducted a research by interviewing packaging operators from consumer packaged goods (CPG) firms in the food, beverage, dairy, electronics and personal care markets; materials suppliers; and contract packagers.

The result of this research titled ‘Secondary Packaging Market Research Study’ outlines how sustainability represents the top-of-mind for the 70% of the interviewed.  Or better, the survey states that sustainability  often represents a way to reach a target more than a goal itself.

Among tendency outlines by the interviewed, a progressive growth in the use of alternative materials jumps out, such as corn-based bio-plastic polylactic acid (PLA); Hexacomb, a honeycomb product made from container board and starch; thin-seal polypropylene; reductions in flute construction and micro flutes; and folding boxes in new ways to reduce corrugated fibreboard.

Needless to say, these new solutions impact on all the chain of machines (fillers, unscramblers and cappers) utilized in the primary packaging.