The triennial IPACK-IMA is one of the main hubs for the processing and packaging sector

A complete, cross-cutting range of offerings catering for the entire mass market and consumer durables industries IPACK-IMA is a system exhibition showcasing each step of the production chain: from processing to packaging, from design to innovative materials, from labelling to end-of-line, from automation to digitization. With over 74,000 visitors, IPACK-IMA is the international reference event for market professionals and a privileged meeting place for the buyers of the food and non-food industry. An unmatched appointment in Milan that will mark the real restart for all the represented sectors.

PHARMINTECH and IPACK-IMA together in Milan in 2022

Ipack Ima and Pharmintech announce an innovative collaboration that will see the 2022 edition of Pharmintech Exhibition organized in conjunction with IPACK-IMA in Milan from May 3-6, 2022. cal industry. - declares Sergio Dompé, President of Pharmintech 2022 - In this area are concentrated the production, the Contract Development sector and the Manufacturing Organizations, which represent a global reference point for the entire industry. Milan is the capital of this productive and research ecosystem. Internationally connected thanks to the main airports in northern Italy and with a hotel capacity suitable to host industry professionals from all over the world, Milan is the perfect location for Pharmintech".

“We are very positive about this collaboration - comments Valerio Soli, President of Ipack Ima srl - which we consider strategic to better answer to the needs of the sector and its related industries with a single exhibition moment specifically built on the demand for processing & packaging technologies and which integrates perfectly in the development strategy of IPACK-IMA ". "We have defined this innovative collaboration - adds Antonio Bruzzone, General Manager of BolognaFiere - to give continuity to the Pharmintech project. We are convinced that a collaborative approach among major exhibition organizers is the best strategy to increase the competitiveness of our brands".

Pharmaceutical, parapharmaceutical, nutraceutical but also cosmeceutical, medical devices and biotechnology are the priority targets of the next edition of Phramintech powered by Ipack Ima, which will present the most advanced solutions for processing, packaging, instrumentation, clean rooms and applications for plant management, as well as digital and automation technologies applied to the sector, from IoT - Internet of Things - to Artificial Intelligence systems and data governance.

Renewed the sponsorship with AFI, Associazione Farmaceutici Industria, which will collaborate for the technicalscientific coordination of the conferences during the show. "We learned with interest of the new project Pharmintech powered by Ipack Ima - highlights Giorgio Bruno, President of AFI - and immediately we took the opportunity to renew the collaboration that will be synergic also at the AFI Symposium that will return in presence from 8 to 10 June 2022 in Rimini".

Pharmintech powered by Ipack Ima is therefore positioned at the heart of a production chain open to innovation, technology transfer and to the investments

needed to meet the requirements of the Pharma 4.0 revolution. The exhibition offer will focus on process technologies, packaging solutions and materials in a renewed strategy of integrated production chain that includes automation, distribution, supply chain management and digital, enriched by an articulated program of events and special initiatives aimed at anticipating trends and innovation in the Life Science field.

The show will benefit from strong synergies and the added value of the contemporaneity with IPACK-IMA, scheduled on the same dates from May 3rd through 6th, 2022, the most awaited international event for industry operators regarding process technologies and packaging solutions and materials.

A complete system exhibition project and an appointment not to be missed for attractiveness and product consistency, with unique possibilities of 'cross-contamination' between different production sectors and which confirms Milan as a center of attraction at an international level for the manufacturing industry.

IPACK-IMA 2022 hosts the WorldStar global packaging Awards

Innovation, international vision and sustainability for a global event devoted to industrial goods and FMCG manufacturers. IPACK-IMA 2022, scheduled at Fiera Milano from 3 to 6 May 2022 will host the prestigious event WorldStar competition, the Global Packaging Awards promoted by World Packaging Organisation (WPO).

"It is important for us to be present in Italy, one of the world's leading countries in the production of packaging technologies and materials," says Pierre Pienaar President of WPO "Bringing our award to IPACK-IMA means highlighting innovation and design in a highly technological hub with strong international appeal. The applications we are collecting from producers from all over the world, food and non-food, are of the highest level, with unique ideas. The goal of the WorldStar Awards is to raise awareness of the importance of packaging and recognize the efforts of brand owners, manufacturers, designers and branding agencies in creating solutions that address new global challenges and trends such as sustainability, hygiene and safety." "We are delighted to host at IPACKIMA 2022 an event of such importance, which confirms the international attractiveness of the event. IPACK-IMA represents a crucial moment for suppliers of processing and packaging solutions at the service of a market that every day asks for more and more advanced technological solutions: a trade fair supporting a supply chain that needs to get back together and talk to its partners", adds Valerio Soli, Ipack Ima President.

IPACK-IMA will also celebrate the winners of the Best Packaging Awards 2022 organized by the Istituto Italiano Imballaggio (the Italian Packaging Institute) to highlight the innovation proposed by the Italian industry.

Today was also announced the next appointment of the program "On the road to IPACK-IMA", which resumes the networking activity addressed to international buyers and exhibitors. "Processing & Packaging Stories by Ipack Ima", scheduled in Dubai on November 8, will be a talk show, organized in collaboration with Packaging Mea, where Almarai, Della Toffola, Green Etichs, Spinneys, UCIMA and Unilever will take part.

An international vision consistent with the performance of the packaging machinery manufacturers' sector, whose turnover in 2020 stood at 7.81 billion. The turnover developed abroad by Italian manufacturers is 78%, for a value of 6.8 billion, with shares in destination markets ranging from the European Union at 41%, followed by Asia, which accounts for 19.4%, and North America, in third place with 14.4%.

EIMA 2022: global market and Mediterranean agriculture

The 45th edition of this major exhibition, scheduled in Bologna from 9 to 13 November, is a platform for innovation in agriculture. The spotlight will be on technologies for specialised and high added value crops typical of the Mediterranean area. The Agrilevante and Enoliexpo exhibitions are fully integrated with EIMA International.

The world market for agricultural machinery is growing in all the main countries. Sales of tractors in 2021 recorded increases of 10% in the United States (318 thousand units), 13% in India (900 thousand) and 17% in Europe (180 thousand). In the "old continent", the performance of the markets of the Mediterranean area was particularly strong, with Italy leading the way with a substantial +36%, the highest level since 2010. Double-digit progress was also recorded in Turkey (+24%) and Greece (+32%), while Spain posted +9.3%, followed by France (+9.2%). Despite the positive indicators in Southern Europe, the overall balance for the Mediterranean region must take into account the downturns seen in those North African countries that have not yet caught up with the recovery. In the absence of definitive data on sales in these markets, a significant indicator is that of import data in value, since local demand is mostly satisfied by the purchase of machinery from abroad. With the exception of Tunisia (+10%), all of North Africa saw a decline in imports in 2021. More substantial for Algeria (-34%) and Egypt (-11%), more contained for Morocco (-4.5%).

Data on Mediterranean countries, provided by FederUnacoma's Studies Office, were presented this afternoon by the federation's director general, Simona Rapastella, during a press conference held as part of the Enoliexpo exhibition. As she explained during the conference, last year's trend shows a "dual-speed Mediterranean".

However, future prospects are encouraging, since the typical products of this region - wine, oil and fruit and vegetable crops with high added value - are gaining more and more space, also due to new food consumption styles. Market analysts by Exportplanning forecast that between 2022 and 2025 imports of tractors to North African countries could grow