2024 marked another record-breaking year for the Italian automatic packaging and wrapping machinery industry, with turnover reaching over 10 billion for the first time ever. Total revenues reached 10.06 billion, marking a rise of 9% against the previous year.
Altopack, a Tuscan company specialized in the development of advanced solutions for industrial automation, particularly in the food sector, launches a new version of the AOD machine, one of its most successful models dedicated to the packaging of long pasta.
Metsä Board, a leading European producer of fresh fibre paperboards and part of Metsä Group, will present its premium lightweight paperboards and 360 Services at FACHPACK 2025, on 23-25 September in Nuremberg, Germany (Hall 4A, Stand 116).
London Packaging Week returns to the capital on 15 & 16 October 2025 to celebrate its 15th anniversary with a future-focused programme and a standout speaker lineup featuring globally recognised brands, disruptive innovators, and leading organisations.
CCL introduces EcoShear, a revolutionary adhesive technology developed specifically for single-use glass bottles. Traditional labels can compromise the quality of recycled glass or stick so strongly to the shards that they are rejected during sorting and recycling.
UFlex, Indias largest multinational flexible packaging and solutions company, has announced the launch of its latest innovation, an FSSAI-compliant single-pellet solution for the use of recycled PET in food and beverage packaging.
In 2024, Asian countries imported packaging machinery worth 6.5 billion euros, up 7.3% compared to 2023. Italy ranked third among suppliers in the region, with exports totaling 1.1 billion euros and a market share of 17.3%, confirming the strength of made in Italy technologies.
