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The Italian multinational company will expand its portfolio of software solutions and cloud services for end-to-end traceability, increasing its international presence in Europe and the USA

Travagliato (BS), 12nd November 2020 – Antares Vision announces that it has been selected by the French judicial authority as the winner of the tender for the purchase - directly or indirectly through its subsidiaries - of the assets of the French company Adents High Tech International ("Adents"). 
Adents, currently in liquidation, has developed a traceability and serialization software platform for the management and exchange of data between companies and regulatory authorities (level 5) and a complete offer of cloud services (both single-tenant and multi-tenant). Mainly focused on the pharmaceutical sector, the platform is strategic in other sectors such as food, beverage (especially in the champagne niche) and luxury goods.
The transaction will allow Antares Vision to expand its portfolio of software solutions able to track and trace the end-to-end supply chain, enabling all the supply chain players (distributors, CMO's, 3PLs, hospitals and pharmacies) to be compliant to the traceability of medicines regulations and able to ensure the transparency and sustainability of the production and distribution chain in several industries. 
In addition, through the transaction, some Adents’s staff will be hired and the R&D team will also be strengthen by including highly specialized resources in the Antares Vision staff. 
Thus, Antares Vision will enhance its service capacity with greater capillarity in technical and sales support, as well as its international presence, mainly in France, UK, Ireland, Sweden and in the United States. 
Emidio Zorzella, Chairman and CEO of Antares Vision: “We are very satisfied with this operation which will allow us to continue to strengthen our strategy and to implement a complete, digital and scalable solution for the supply chain traceability. The operation is particularly strategic in terms of acquiring new software solutions, new skills, strengthening the geographical presence and expanding into new industries. The expertise in traceability for beverage will allow us to accelerate our diversification in new industries, as in the champagne segment." 
The closing will take place within the maximum term of 2 months; the value of the transaction, equal to 1.5 million euros, will be paid in cash. It should be noted that the transaction is not significant pursuant to art. 12 of the AIM Italia Rules for Companies, none of the applicable class tests is exceeding 25%.

Antares Vision

A company listed on AIM Italia since 2019 through a business combination with ALP.I, a SPAC promoted by Mediobanca, Antares Vision guarantees the protection of products, people and brands during their life cycle through inspection systems for quality control, tracking solutions to fight counterfeiting and control of the supply chain, smart data management for production efficiency and consumer engagement, in all the most demanding industrial sectors, from pharmaceuticals to biomedical devices, from food and beverage to cosmetics and fashion. Antares Vision has a presence in over 60 countries worldwide with comprehensive and flexible hardware and software solutions, and related services: it has 5 offices in Italy (Brescia, Parma, Piacenza, Latina and Vicenza), 15 foreign branches (Ireland, Germany [2], France [2], USA [2] Brazil [2], India, Russia and Hong Kong), 30 Innovation and Research centres (Italy and Ireland), as well as a network of over 30 partners worldwide. With 20 years of experience in vision technologies, Antares Vision supplies 10 of the world's 20 leading pharmaceutical companies: over 25,000 inspection systems assure the product’s safety and quality each day, while 6,500 inspection tests and over 3,500 serialisation lines installed all over the world guarantee the traceability of over 5 billion products throughout the entire distribution chain. With the aim to continue supporting its growth and development strategy, in 2019 shareholding agreements were perfected with T2 Software, a Brazilian company specialising in smart data management solutions, and Orobix, Italian leader in artificial intelligence services, in addition to acquiring 100% of FT System, a leader in checks and inspection in the beverage sector. In April 2020, Antares Vision acquired 82.83% of Tradeticity, a Croatian company specialised in software management of advanced traceability processes, wheres on 30 June it acquired 100% of Convel, an Italian company specialising in automated inspection in the pharmaceutical industry. In 2019, Emidio Zorzella and Massimo Bonardi were awarded the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year award of innovation. www.antaresvision.com

For further information:

Issuer
Antares Vision S.p.A.
Via del Ferro, n. 16
25039 – Travagliato (BS)
Alioscia Berto (CFO & Investor Relator)
Tel.: + 030 72 83 500
E-mail: investors@antaresvision.com

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One of the leading providers of brake technology, TMD Friction, has incorporated a new tamper evident label from security printing specialist Eltronis onto its Textar brand parts, to better protect its customers from a rise in counterfeit goods.

The PROriginal safety seal was designed together with Eltronis from its enSeal range following discussions with TMD which had identified tamper evidence and authentication of Textar brake parts as being key to its brand protection programme. 

A sophisticated label design has been created which is clearly visible on Textar boxes, and instantly signals that the contents are protected. Eltronis used its experience of materials, gained in protecting pharmaceutical goods, to ensure that the labels would adhere firmly to the packaging. 

The label is placed over the top and side of the box and must be broken to access the part. An easy to tear strip device helps users open the box and provides effective tamper evidence. At the same time, the removal of the strip reveals a unique security code that enables instant verification of the Textar part. 

Consumers are presented with both a QR code and a 12-digit alphanumeric code, both of which are uniquely linked to the product. Scanning the QR code using the Textar app or entering the 12 digit code into a dedicated website provides instant confirmation as to whether the part is genuine, and details the steps to take if it is identified as being fake or if the code has already been used.
Marco Loth, Vice President at TMD Friction, said: “Counterfeits are becoming an ever-greater threat in the brake industry. They often contain prohibited materials such as asbestos or do not offer the same performance or comfort as original brake pads. 

“Poor brake performance can quickly lead to road traffic accidents and we therefore advise users to only fit brake pads by a trusted garage and to rely on brand quality, as this is the only way to have one-hundred percent confidence that the brakes will work when it really matters.”

To underline this message, the PROriginal safety seal is being launched under the slogan ‘Safety Starts with the Packaging.’ TMD Friction also plans to extend the range of brands protected with enSeal and will add the PROriginal safety seal to cover all their major brands including Nisshinbo.

Pete Smallwood, Business Development Manager for Eltronis, said: “We are increasingly seeing brands across many different sectors look at labels as a means to validate and protect their goods. Effective protection and authentication build confidence in a brand and enable it to stand out from the competition.  
“It is great to see TMD work so hard to protect its customers and take a clear stand against product piracy, and we are delighted to deliver this practical and impactful solution.”

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ABOUT ELTRONIS
Founded in 2003, Eltronis is a privately owned speciality security printer which has established itself as a trusted partner for a wide range of global brand owners, pharmaceutical suppliers and automotive manufacturers alongside its various long-standing governmental projects.

Headquartered in the UK and with manufacturing in Eastern Europe, Eltronis combines all forms of traditional security print with digital and holographic technologies. By identifying the key issues faced by each customer, the business ensures its unique and often patented solutions meet the specific needs of each project. 

As an established supplier of security solutions for governments worldwide, Eltronis offers a single source supply for security documents such national IDs, voter programmes, tax stamps and driving licences. 

Production is within a guarded and patrolled environment with full access control, CCTV, secure storage and waste destruction. Eltronis is ISO certified for Quality, Environmental and Health and Safety and is a member of the IHMA.

Visit online at www.eltronis.com 

For Eltronis sales enquiries please contact:
Pete Smallwood, Business Development Manager
Tel: +44 (0) 1473 356544 
Email: pete.smallwood@eltronis.com 

For Eltronis media enquiries please contact:
Simon Wildash, Nielsen McAllister 
Tel: +44 (0)1332 293939        
Email: info@nmpr.co.uk 

LEATHERHEAD, Surrey, UK and AKRON, Ohio, USA – November 10, 2020 – The global metal packaging and coatings market will reach $112.4 billion in 2020. This represents a fall of $4.8 billion compared to 2019; as the industry, and especially industrial segments, reacts to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Critically it will return to positive growth in 2021, and stronger than before Covid-19.

This insight is drawn from the new Smithers study – The Future of Metal Packaging and Coatings to 2025 – its most detailed ever examination of this sector.

It finds that the coronavirus will impact demand for different metal packaging formats differently. Overall a post-Covid tailwind will raise the 2020-2025 industry compound annual growth rate (CAGR) to 3.1% – almost twice that predicted in pre-pandemic forecasts. This will push worldwide value to $131.2 billion in 2025, at constant prices.

The imposition of lockdown orders in Europe and North America in H1 2020 has caused a surge in demand for food cans of around 10%, as consumers stockpiled tinned foodstuffs. There has also been a rise in demand for beverage cans as drinkers move away from bars and restaurants to socially distanced home consumption. In contrast, disruption to international trade is impacting bulk metal containers, fabricated steel boxes, and shipping barrels & drums seriously; with 80% of the 2020 demand drop confined to these formats.

Smithers’ analysis sub-divides the market into five segments: cans (beverage, food, aerosol, and other cans); metal closures; industrial bulk containers; industrial drums and barrels; and other aluminium containers. The largest sector by value is cans, and in 2019 represented 56% of total value. With beverages accounting for 70% of this by volume, future developments – including for soft drinks, energy drinks and beer – is seeing can makers invest in adding capacity as they enter the 2020s.

This will be supported by parallel trends, including the demand for more sustainable, recyclable packaging; a criterion on which aluminium and steel perform well compared to PET bottles. Consumption of carbonated soft drinks (CSDs) is being slowed by healthy eating trends and taxes on high-sugar products; but growth is strong for all other non-alcoholic drinks, fuelling use of speciality cans. Aerosol demand will be relatively flat in developed markets, but see appreciable growth in developing regions across 2020-2025 – especially in Brazil and China.

Sustainability targets, and cost, favour further lightweighting of metal packaging. For cans the priorities moving forwards will be wider use of lower weight can ends, and replacement of three-piece cans with two-piece constructions. In aerosols, weight savings are being enabled by the use of alloy slugs, and there is new interest in bag-on-valve designs for both single and dual-dispensing products.

In congested consumer applications, there is an impetus for brands to invest in enhanced decoration. To deliver this conventional metal packaging print equipment is being enhanced and supplemented by more inkjet installations; which are allowing more variated and innovative designs, improved matte or glossy finishes, and tactile effects.

In coatings, food can makers have largely moved to replace epoxy phenolic coatings, in response to pressure from legislators and public health lobby groups over bisphenol-A (BPA). This is despite the substance being cleared in that application by regulatory authorities in the US and EU. The substitution process will potentially extend into less mature economies over the next five years.

The full impact of Covid-19, and other market and technology trends is examined in depth in the new Smithers report – The Future of Metal Packaging and Coatings to 2025. This includes Smithers’ most comprehensive ever dataset for this market (by value and volume). Presented in over 200 tables and data figures, it segments the market by metal packaging format and end-use application across 27 geographic regions and leading national markets.

This essential business strategy guide for metal packaging suppliers and converters as they enter the 2020s is available to purchase now priced $6,500 (€5,250, £4,750).

About Smithers

Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Smithers is a multinational provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services. With laboratories and operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, Smithers supports customers in the transportation, life science, packaging, materials, components, consumer, and energy industries. Smithers delivers accurate data, on time, with high touch, by integrating science, technology, and business expertise, so customers can innovate with confidence. www.smithers.com

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Material properties as part of the solution for more resource efficiency 

Düsseldorf, 10th November 2020 - In addition to the overarching COVID-19 discussions, the topics of resource efficiency, sustainability and recycling remain high on the agenda of packaging manufacturers, brand owners and consumers. 

Efficient product protection ensures supply to the population 

In the course of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it became clear, as if under a magnifying glass, how important packaging is for the smooth supply of the population with food, pharmaceutical products as well as hygiene and personal care items. 

In order for the articles to reach the consumer in perfect condition, effective product protection through the packaging is essential. The material aluminum offers an absolute barrier against external influences such as light, oxygen or germs and thus provides a convincing solution for optimal product protection. At the same time, aluminum packaging efficiently helps to protect the resources contained in the packaged product. "This is all the more important as product damage or loss during transport and storage destroys far more resources than are necessary for the production of the packaging," says Johannes Schick, Chairman of the GDA Division of Tubes, Cans and Impact Extruded Parts. 

Recyclability of packaging as a prerequisite for a functioning circular economy 

In the current report by the German Umweltbundesamt (Federal Environment Agency) on the generation and recycling of packaging waste in Germany, the importance of the recyclability of packaging was underlined. As a yardstick for measuring the recycling-friendly design of packaging, the minimum standard for determining the recyclability of packaging can be used which was recently updated by the German Zentrale Stelle Verpackungsregister (German Central Agency Packaging Register). The minimum standard requires that the environmental impact of the products over their entire life cycle and, in particular, their subsequent disposal be taken into account when designing and manufacturing products 

The manufacturers of aluminum packaging have been pursuing a consistent strategy of reducing material input and the "design for recycling" for more resource efficiency for years. Thanks to the existing collection, sorting and recycling infrastructure, aluminum packaging remains in the value chain after use in Germany. In this context aluminum benefits from its intrinsic value and the fact that, as a so-called permanent material, it can be recycled again and again without any loss of quality. 

"In this context, GDA welcomes the current “Mülltrennung wirkt” ("Waste separation works") campaign by the so-called dual systems in Germany, which aims at an even more efficient collection and separation of packaging materials by consumers so that a comprehensive and high-quality recycling of materials is ensured," emphasizes GDA managing director Marius Baader. 

90 percent of aluminum packaging is recycled in Germany 

Even if, according to a GVM/denkstatt study from 2019, packaging is only responsible for an average of 1.5-2.0 percent of the CO2 footprint of a European consumer, the manufacturers of aluminum packaging face their responsibility for ample climate protection. 

Thanks to the nationwide equipping of German sorting centers with eddy current separators, which enable easy sorting of the valuable aluminum fraction from the packaging material flow, a recycling rate of 90.1 percent for aluminum packaging was achieved in Germany in 2018 (latest available figure). Thus, the recycling quota for aluminum packaging of 90 percent required by the German Packaging Act for 2022 was already met in 2018. 

“In the case of aluminum, we can rightly speak of an almost closed material loop. And at the same time, the recycling of valuable materials creates urgently needed jobs and investments in these difficult times,” summarizes Johannes Schick. 

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Contact:

Gregor Spengler
Gesamtverband der Aluminiumindustrie e. V. (GDA)
T + 49 211 4796-144
gregor.spengler@aluinfo.de

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AGI glaspac to generate around 600 of Direct employment & around 4000 of indirect employment for its new plant in Telangana
AGI glaspac will evaluate to engage with startups that can meet the international standards of printing and decoration for its new speciality glass plant

Hyderabad, 9 November 2020: AGI glaspac, a leading global manufacturer of integrated container-glass, today inaugurated its new plant work and announced that with the manufacturing of speciality glass, the company foresees topline growth in its revenue by not less than 15-18 per cent by 2022-23. The company last week raised an investment of INR 220 crores to manufacture special glass for premium segments, such as cosmetics, perfumery, personal care, carbonated water and high-end spirits. These special glasses require an additional layer of printing decoration, design and detailing work, which is possible only using specific technologies. AGI glaspac aims to attract further investment to complete the work.

For the printing design and decoration of the speciality glass, AGI glaspac will evaluate engaging with Indian start-ups that can meet the international standards of printing and decoration. 
The company has been serving its customers in the liquor, wine, food, chemical and pharma industry worldwide with commercial and Type1 glass quality for over 40 years. The addition of clear speciality glass to its portfolio will cater to a new customer segment.  

Rajesh Khosla, President & CEO of AGI glaspac, said, “The pandemic has resulted in geopolitical disengagement with certain countries. It will leave the glass industry with a huge void and a shortfall of suppliers or importers in the future. We believe that it is a huge opportunity for Indian manufacturers and start-ups for various industries to increase exports and reduce imports. It is a golden opportunity to raise the bar in the international markets for the ‘Made-in-India’ products. AGI glaspac’s entry in the new segment of manufacturing speciality glass is a strategic decision. It will allow us to cater to the much-expected rise in the global demand after the pandemic subsides.”

The first phase of investment of INR 220 crores will go towards four levels of expenses – civil construction of the plant, machinery and a new furnace, utilities and finally new team for the development of the newly launched ‘AGI Speciality-Glas Division.’ The company will engage more than 4600 people, including direct and indirect employees. The total strength of the team is 14,700, and it will be 19,300 by the end of 2022.

Sri KT Rama Rao, Minister for Municipal Administration & Urban Development, Industry & Commerce, Information Technology, at Telangana state said via Twitter, “Happy to welcome new investments from the HSIL Group into its glass business AGI glaspac, along with plastic pipes business. Many thanks to good friend and Managing Director of HSIL Limited Sandeep Somany for his continued support towards the Telangana state.” 

Early this year, the company had announced a geographical expansion with an estimated investment of INR 700 crores in the eastern part of India. However, due to the pandemic, the company envisaged investment opportunities to expand its existing plant at Bhongir, Telangana. With the ease of doing business at Telangana, the company has chosen the state for the new segment launch. The plan to geographically expand to service the trade-sensitive regions will be taken up later. 

About AGI glaspac:
The Packaging Products Division of HSIL Ltd., AGI glaspac (better known as AGI), was established in the year 1972 and is one of the leading container-glass manufacturers in the country. AGI has two state-of-the-art facilities, one in Hyderabad and the other in Bhongir, Telangana. They are engaged in the manufacture of high-quality glass containers to meet the stringent and demanding quality standards of the packaging needs of the food, pharmaceuticals, soft drinks, spirits, beer, wine and other industries. With an in-house design studio, mould manufacturing and ACL (Applied Ceramic Labeling) facilities, AGI has fully integrated operations, which enables the manufacture of quality products and ensures timely deliveries. With the Hyderabad and Bhongir facilities put together, AGI melts around 1600 tonnes of glass per day. With four furnaces, AGI can commit to availability of flint, amber and green glass throughout the year.  Apart from the host of the multinationals who comprise a part of AGI’s Indian market, it also has a large customer base in North America, Europe, Africa and the APAC regions.

For more information, visit https://agi-glaspac.com/

Lala Saheb

Account Executive-PR

T-Hub Building, 3rd Floor

IIIT-H Campus, Gachibowli,

Hyderabad, Telangana 500032

M: +91-8099822318

Cost-effective integrated GT 1600 X.ONE Granulation Suite meets
 large-batch requirements while offering premium flexibility and precision. 

Piscataway, NJ – ACG Engineering – one of the four businesses of ACG Group, the only supplier in the world offering end-to-end oral solid dosage manufacturing solutions for the pharmaceutical industry – has introduced a line of integrated granulation equipment designed to meet increasing needs for high-volume production. Combining the company’s HSM 2000 X.ONE high shear mixer and FBE 1800 X.ONE fluid bed units, the new GT 1600 X.ONE is a best-in-class granulation system for high volume batch production.

The GT 1600 X.ONE’s efficiency and cost-effectiveness stems from its well-engineered mechanical and process integration. Among other benefits, the successful marriage of two reliable and robust process units enhances overall efficiency while eliminating the frequent shortcomings of conventional granulation approaches, such as significant production space, longer processing time and lower yields. Overall production efficiency is also heightened, as the combined unit creates a comprehensive solution providing the best of both the HSM 2000 X.ONE and FBE 1800 X.ONE. 

The GT 1600 X.ONE features a highly efficient Z-shaped impeller to ensure optimum material flow and improved content uniformity of the granulation. To assist with effective discharge and cleanability, a compressed air system enhances the reliability of the discharge valve seal, and bag-type mechanical shaking filter on the fluid bed offers a more effective product retention and higher yields compared with alternative blow-back style systems. Transfer of the wet granulated material into the fluid bed is also optimally configured through the selection of a tangential charge port, ensuring effective product transfer and a consistently repeatable drying operation.

The integrated line can be configured for a “through the wall” installation that further optimizes process room layout while improving access for calibration and maintenance and enabling GMP compliance. It is also safety-centric: the GT 1600 X.ONE is equipped with ACG’s Maximum Operational Safety Technology (MOST), an advanced engineering approach to 12-bar safety that ensures complete security for the customer’s investment.

Other benefits of ACG’s GT 1600 X.ONE Granulation Suite include contained product handling for improved industrial hygiene; Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (GAMP®)-based documentation and 21CFR Part 11 compliant controls for conformity to global regulatory norms; and complete systems integration of the process controls based upon a common platform for intuitive, user-friendly operation.
    
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About ACG
ACG group is the world’s only integrated pharma manufacturing solutions company absolutely committed to delivering exceptional solutions to the global pharmaceutical industry. The company’s diverse product range of Capsules, Films & Foils, Engineering, and Inspection systems meets international regulatory requirements.  ACG is committed to just one goal:  to offer everything needed for efficient capsule and tablet manufacturing.

ACG has over 5 decades of experience and is present in over 100 countries, with more than 4,500 associates around the world.  Our customer-centric approach has won us many loyal, satisfied customers and partners by nurturing relationships. 

For communication issues, contact ACG media relations management team at 
press.office@acg-world.com
9871830883/8879793484
 

Featuring accurate, repeatable torque control, the company’s 
Acrobat Chuck Capper deftly handles a wide variety of caps and bottles – ideal for manufacturers producing multiple SKUs.

Mount Vernon, NY – TurboFil Packaging Machines LLC, an equipment specialist dedicated solely to the design and development of liquid filling and assembly machines, has introduced a servo-driven chuck capper offering precision torque and gentle handling without costly bottle change parts. Ideal for manufacturers producing multiple SKUs, the company’s Acrobat Chuck Capper is available in single and dual-head formats capable of processing up to 90 units per minute. 

The new capper’s proprietary technology and parallel belts eliminate the expense of making and storing change parts for most bottles; for the smallest bottles, only minor, inexpensive parts are needed for fast, easy changeover. Regardless, the Acrobat’s servo motor operation provides accurate, repeatable torque control and, for difficult threads, also can perform counterclockwise thread seating.

The module’s two-chuck system features a novel “chasing chuck” that automatically locates the next bottle along the belt. This mobile, adjustable chasing chuck allows the belt itself to serve as a spacing tool, eliminating the need for costly, time-consuming change parts.

Gentle handling is assured through positive placement and cap-specific stainless steel serrated pneumatic chucks. This differentiating combination eliminates erosion between the chuck and the cap ridges, mitigating the risk of generating particulates that can contaminate the machine surfaces as well as bottle contents. (For smooth caps, urethane-lined chucks are also available.) By contrast, simple spindle cappers drop caps onto bottles, frequently resulting in misfeeds, cross-threading and rejects.

The Acrobat Chuck Capper is versatile as well as precise: the unit can handle a wide variety of caps up to 3” in diameter, including flat, port, hinged, child-resistant, continuous thread, twist top, metal lug, tilt top and tamper-evident varieties. It can be used to process bottles 1-12” in height and of nearly any shape, including round, square, rectangular, oblong and F-style.

The machine’s touchscreen, recipe-driven HMI can validate and store torque settings, and
provides easy electronic changeover of cap placement, torque parameters, cap
orientation and bottle height, and other settings and options. The only factor requiring mechanical adjustment, which is performed via scaled turn-wheel, is belt gap.

Compact for optimized floorspace, the capper’s footprint is just 73” X 75”. The module can fit with existing conveyors, or be supplied with an integrated conveyor. Other standard features on the Acrobat Chuck Capper include ethernet for remote diagnostics, a light tower indicator, a container counter and an integrated hopper/elevator sorter. Available options include a crooked cap/high cap sensor with reject; a cap lining sensor; custom chucks for unique caps; 21 CFR Part 11 compliance; and spare parts kits. 

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About TurboFil Packaging Machines LLC

TurboFil is an equipment specialist dedicated solely to the design and development of liquid filling and assembly machines for the pharmaceutical, medical device, health & beauty and chemical industries. Since its inception in 1999, the company has created novel, durable production solutions for some of the industry's most challenging applications, consistently setting new benchmarks for filling precision and operational simplicity.

TurboFil's equipment portfolio features a broad range of standardized equipment, and the company also frequently collaborates with customers to develop, design and construct customized, built-to-spec machines. This versatility has made TurboFil a leader in supplying reliable, efficient and cost-effective filling and assembly systems that fit seamlessly into existing operations.

For more information, visit www.TurboFil.com 

client:    TurboFil Packaging Machines LLC
contact:    Christopher Dale
    Turchette Agency
    (973) 227-8080, ext. 116
    cdale@turchette.com
    Deborah Smook
    TurboFil
    (914) 239-3878 
    debbie@turbofil.com
                

LEATHERHEAD, Surrey, UK and AKRON, Ohio, USA – November 9, 2020 – Worth $859.9 billion in 2020; long-term trends will support future growth in demand for packaging over the next 10 years 2030, yielding a total market value of $1.13 trillion in 2030.

Smithers’ new in-depth market and technology analysis in The Future of Packaging: Long-term Strategic Forecasts to 2030 rates the impact of 30 trends on the packaging industry across the new decade; including their individual outlooks across different packaging materials, end-use segments, geographic regions and national markets.

The most immediate economic trends in 2020 are the Covid-19 pandemic, its impact on global supply chains and consumer purchasing; and the need to emerge from any post-pandemic recession. Smithers’ analysis involves modelling these via multiple scenarios. Overall it is mostly likely the market will see a contraction of 6.0% in 2020, but return to growth in 2021, although some segments notably food packaging have seen a spike in consumption in 2020.

Smithers market analyst Georgy Cameron says: “In 2020, Covid-19 has had a severe impact on the global packaging market that we have not really seen before, even in the 2008 financial crisis. It has applied pressure across the whole supply chain affecting supply and demand. From 2021 onwards we expect to see overall global packaging growth return to and continue to face the challenges that were there before the pandemic.”

As and when recovery becomes a reality, future packaging market growth will continue due to population growth and ongoing urbanisation in developing regions. Other important demographic changes involve aging populations requiring more pharmaceutical and innovative over-the-counter drug packaging; the deeper adoption of healthy living trends; and shifts in consumer shopping habits fuelling demand for premium and e-commerce formats.

Sustainability has established itself as a pan-industry mega-trend. While this has been eclipsed in the short-term by Covid-19, demand for recycled materials to enable a circular economy in packaging and adhere to new legislative targets will be among the most important drivers Smithers’ analysis concludes.

This will inform many other strategic technology demands across 2020-2030; with converters offering alternative, greener packaging formats, and developing new barrier technologies. The industry is also poised for a wider use of active and intelligent packaging through to 2030; especially the latter, to enable tracking and monitoring of shipments through the supply chain and integration with digitised logistics and warehousing platforms.

Traceability and protecting against counterfeiting are also among the emergent priorities for brand owners and retailers, the Smithers survey finds. The greatest influence from packaging buyers however, will come from the wider use of e-commerce sales and automation in distribution, as Industry 4.0 and Internet of Things (IoT) concepts permeate multiple segments. Other important trends from this sector through to 2030 include, communicating brand identity, enabling greater customer convenience, and integrating with marketing strategies that leverage social media channels. 

The influence of each of these trends is examined critically in the new Smithers study – The Future of Packaging: Long-term Strategic Forecasts to 2030. These are quantified in an exclusive market data set giving historic, current, and future market forecasts over the next ten years; including specific scenarios for the impact of Covid-19.

With 150 data tables and figures this provides an indispensable guide to current and future evolution across the global packaging market.

It is available to purchase now priced €5,250 ($6,500 £4,750). Orders placed before 30 November 2020 will receive a 10% discount.

About Smithers

Founded in 1925 and headquartered in Akron, Ohio, Smithers is a multinational provider of testing, consulting, information, and compliance services. With laboratories and operations in North America, Europe, and Asia, Smithers supports customers in the transportation, life science, packaging, materials, components, consumer, and energy industries. Smithers delivers accurate data, on time, with high touch, by integrating science, technology, and business expertise, so customers can innovate with confidence. www.smithers.com

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Novacel Business Director, Dimitris Spyropoulos says, “We are delighted to go forward with this partnership.

Wolfertschwenden, 3 November 2020 - As Executive Vice President for Manufacturing, Dr Christian Lau becomes responsible with immediate effect for manufacturing within the MULTIVAC Group. As part of this function, he also becomes Managing Director of the two subsidiaries, MULTIVAC Lechaschau and MULTIVAC Bulgaria Production, as well as Chairman of the Board of MULTIVAC Taicang (China). MULTIVAC is an important employer in Tyrol: The specialist packaging company has had a production site for more than 45 years in Lechaschau, where it currently employs around 340 staff.

Dr Lau has been at MULTIVAC since July 2010, and in his most recent role as Executive Vice President he has been responsible for the Thermoforming Packaging Machines Business Unit. He studied Business Administration and Engineering at the University of Karlsruhe, and he subsequently gained his doctorate in Production Technology at Munich's Technical University.

“One of MULTIVAC's main features has always been its high level of in-house vertical manufacturing, which enables it to meet the requirements of highest quality and greatest innovation. It is for this reason that the company's Manufacturing Division with around 1000 staff has a very high status,” explains Guido Spix, Group President of MULTIVAC. “Working in close cooperation with all our manufacturing business units, Dr Lau will drive forward our supply chain strategy to the ongoing benefit of our customers.”

As a consequence of the management change, Mr Andreas Schaller, who had previously held the role, is leaving the company. “We would like to thank Mr Schaller for his many years of successful work at MULTIVAC. He was responsible from 2003 for running the business in Lechaschau, as well as from 2005 for successfully managing the Manufacturing Department at MULTIVAC, and in 2018 he made a significant contribution to the successful establishment of our new production company in Bulgaria.”

MULTIVAC Maschinenbau Ges. m.b.H. & Co. KG was founded in 1974 in Lechaschau as an additional production site, in order to meet the growing demand for packaging machines. Since then the factory has been continuously expanded and has taken on new areas of responsibility. The activities there today include the production of stainless steel machine components, as well as the manufacture of basic machine frames, film punches and sealing gaskets. About 340 employees currently work at the Lechaschau site. Its own Training Center, which was opened in 2014, is responsible for training apprentices in technical professions.

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MULTIVAC is one of the leading providers worldwide of packaging solutions for food products of all types, life science, and healthcare products, as well as industrial items. The MULTIVAC portfolio covers virtually all requirements of processors and producers in terms of pack design, output, and resource efficiency. It comprises a wide range of packaging technologies, as well as automation solutions, labellers, and quality control systems. The product range is rounded off with solutions upstream of the packaging process in the areas of portioning and processing, as well as bakery technology. Thanks to our extensive expertise in packaging lines, all modules can be integrated into complete solutions. This means that MULTIVAC solutions guarantee a high level of operational and process reliability as well as efficiency. The MULTIVAC Group has approximately 6,500 employees worldwide, with some 2,300 based at its headquarters in Wolfertschwenden. With over 80 subsidiaries, the Group is represented on all continents. More than 1,000 sales advisors and service technicians throughout the world use their know-how and experience to the benefit of customers, and they ensure all installed MULTIVAC machines are utilised to their maximum. Further information can be found at: www.multivac.com. 

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