This January 2013, in Hannover, Germany the signing of a business agreement took place between Deutsche Messe AG and Ipack-Ima Spa for the creation of the new exhibition INTRALOGISTICA ITALIA 2015, planned for May 19-23, 2015 at the FieraMilano exhibition center in Rho. The show will be held in conjunction with IPACK-IMA and the EXPO – two extremely prestigious, public-drawing events. In order to offer an even more comprehensive exhibition portfolio in line with market needs, Deutsche Messe AG and Ipack-Ima Spa will cooperate in the creation of an event capable of giving proper visibility to a

Milan, December 2012- At the end of November 2012, WPO (World Packaging Organization) signed a cooperation agreement with Ipack-Ima Spa to support and promote the exhibitions East Afripack (9-12 September 2014 – Kenya) and IPACK-IMA (19-23 May 2015 – Italy). "The agreement focuses on formulating common programs and concrete actions to promote both shows globally and to recognize the packaging education projects developed by WPO", explains Thomas Schneider, WPO President. According to Schneider, this support means authorizing the use of WPO logo in all promotional materials and promoting both

Italy's Coesia Group has signed an agreement for the acquisition of 100% of Oystar North America, Inc. from Oystar Group, subject to customary antitrust approvals. Oystar NA has revenues of over USD 200 million (approx. Euro 160 million), two U.S. based sites in Davenport, Iowa and Covington, Kentucky over 550 employees and more than 70 patents worldwide. Oystar NA is the leading North America player in Food and Consumer Goods packaging machinery, through its seven brands: Jones (pouch filling and cartoning), KartridgPak (Chub Packaging), Autoprod and Holmatic (Cup filling and sealing)

Vetroelite SpA has announced the opening of its newest subsidiary company, Vetroelite Inc. which will have its office in New York City.“This is a great step for us”, says General Manager Daniele Feletto. “The opening of a new company in the US was a core point of our international growth strategy and we finally made this dream come true”. The New York office will help better understand the needs of customers on the United States and Canada as well as better serve overseas clientele. Along with the establishment of the main headquarter in the Big Apple, Vetroelite Inc has opened a warehouse

Sorma USA, a division of The Sorma Group of Italy, has decided to put down roots in Visalia California. Visalia is an ideal location for the company which manufactures packaging and palletizing lines for the fresh fruit and vegetable industries."We want to be close to our customers, even at the expense of higher costs," explained CEO Marco Bini. "We recognize how important it is to be at the center of the prominent agricultural area in the world, a modern system that requires fast response and a great level of service." Bini sees the California location as an opportunity that "will allow us

Cavanna Packaging USA entered the U.S. through a sales office in Oradell, N.J. but moved to Duluth, Georgia last November to open a plant making machines that produce wrappers for cookies, crackers, granola bars and other products. The Duluth headquarters employs 11 and has 21,000 feet including factory floor and office space, according to Barbara Headrick, accounting manager for the U.S. branch. Attendees to the May 24, 2012 event will be treated to Italian snacks and a tour of the new facility. Riccardo Cavanna, CEO of the Prato Sesia, Italy-based parent company Cavanna SpA., will be on hand

Goglio leads the pack-a history of innovation in packaging: Italian company Goglio has lived the history of coffee packaging and remains a market leader of materials and machines that have as much relevance today as they did 50 years ago. Over the years, coffee bags have evolved from simple paper structures, offering little to no protection from moisture, light and oxygen, to today's high barrier films that are often comprised of three to four layers. Founded in Milan in 1850, Goglio has ridden the wave of changing packaging materials to be recognized today as one of the leaders in flexible

Located in Sebastopol, CA, tea marketer Traditional Medicinals operates 20 hr daily, four days/week to produce 2 million teabags per week. Raw materials are brought in from around the world in already tea cut form, reinspected, and repackaged into barrel containers to feed into the blenders via a hopper system. Once the formulas are blended, they are transferred to the packaging area where they are gravity fed from a mezzanine level to machines from IMA SpA that process between 135 and 185 teabags per minute.

More outstanding news will be in store as IPACK-IMA announces the presence of UNIDO director-general, Kandeh K. Yumkella, at the upcoming edition of the exhibition. He accepted the organizers' invitation to hold the opening speech to the international convention titled PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES TO ENHANCE FOOD SAFETY AND FOOD SECURITY IN AFRICAN COUNTRIES, staged with the cooperation of experts from UNIDO, WFP, FAO and IFAD and set to be one of the key events held during IPACK-IMA's 2012 edition. UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) is a UN agency specializing in promoting