Opinions

In its commitment to the Green Transition, if it wants to appear sincere, the world of packaging should perhaps take a wider view, and come to terms with the great moral and social issues of our society and, as Vittorino Andreoli seems to suggest, also the crisis of Civilisation which is in progress.

Paolo Maggi, chairman of Tetra Pak South Europe tells ItaliaImballaggio about the latest news of the food processing and packaging multinational, focusing on the offer that the company has developed with particular attention towards environmental impact and food safety, points of strength of Tetra Pack products and technologies.

Market operators, entities and institutions discuss the PPWR and its impact on everyday life, in production and beyond.

The president of Areflh: “I believe there are grounds for challenging the restrictions on fruit and vegetable packaging, in various contexts”

“We believe that the right approach is a constant increase in recycling combined with a savings logic, and these are issues in which Ferrarelle has been investing in R&D for some time, for the development of new materials and solutions that today make it possible to have a completely recycled bottle in PET”.

The chairwoman of Laminati Cavanna: “Our sector has been committed for a number of years to reducing the impact of packaging, aware of how strategic the sector can be with regards to both the climate crisis and environmental pollution”.

The CEO of the trade fair: “The challenges are many, including the fragmentation of the Single Market which derives from the numerous exceptions provided for in a discretional way for Member States”

The PD Member of the European Parliament: “In the provisional agreement on the Packaging Regulation, we can say that we have achieved important results for the environment, for the economy of all European countries and for Italy in particular, overcoming the contrast fuelled by some between recycling and reuse”.

“Chiesi’s approach towards the revision of the PPWR has been one of openness, albeit with some caution, because in the case of the pharmaceutical sector, in order to safeguard patients and medical staff, sustainability cannot ignore the specific characteristics of the product”.

The president of the Italian Packaging Institute and of the Ethical Packaging Charter Foundation: “The Institute, faithful to its technical role, can only observe from an impartial perspective and seek to exploit the opportunities that emerge from this new Regulation”.

Fiorenzo Mussi, born in 1954, is a graphic designer and has been working in the field of visual communication since 1976.

Originally from Comiso, in the Municipality of Ragusa, Salvatore Anelli (born 1951) lives and works in Calabria in Rende (CS).

«We demand justice for the body as well as for the soul». So wrote Aldous Huxley in a collection of essays published almost a century ago.

The keys to understanding the selective market proposed by an expert such as Anna Maria Tartaglia lead to interesting reflections: the search for out-of-the-ordinary quality and the capacity to arouse emotions remain the cornerstones of the luxury sector (packaging included) but the availability of new technologies makes it possible to dialogue with consumers in a more open and engaging way, with full anti-counterfeiting control. And a new path opens up.

[…] A life is empty of meaning unless filled with a risky and exhilarating commitment. Of course there’s only one such type of commitment, and that is work. The other work, invisible work, is the work of the soul, the spirit, talent, whose creations transform the world, making it richer, more just, and more human […](1).

Born in Valence in 1957, Véronique Champollion lives in Antibes.

For the world of food and, in particular, of fruit and vegetables, the vote on the Packaging Regulation has a considerable impact, especially in relation to exports and food waste, little considered in the green-inspired institutional debate which has been inflaming the packaging sector for months.

Focus on the entire production cycle of a cosmetic product, from the raw materials to process and packaging technologies and to contracts, all with the complement of innovation: Cosmopack 2024 confirms its unique character in the international trade fair panorama of events dedicated to beauty, offering a sure attraction for professionals from all over the world. Antonia Benvegnù talks to us about the event, anticipating some new significant developments that make the BolognaFiere Cosmoprof show “always unique and different”.

An "in progress" review of declarations made by supply-chain-related associations after the vote on 22 November by the European Parliament in plenary session.

Pina Inferrera ‘s research is focused on observation of the anthropized environment, nature, people and their relationships. She often works on artefacts of industrial consumerism, symbols of the human condition.