THE cardboard packages they are the great protagonists of the holiday giftsbut now also all year round because they are the container of objects, from the most precious to the most common ones, packaged to guarantee safety and sustainability. Accomplice thee-commercewhich is increasingly present in holiday purchasing choices, the corrugated cardboard – this is the correct name for packaging cardboard – is enjoying a moment of great popularity.
While we are now familiar with the stylized “smile” stamped on the cardboard packages of the world’s largest delivery provider, few know that the corrugated industry is today at the cutting edge, aexcellence of Made in Italy and that this material is a point of reference for the entire sector packaging.
According to the latest Gifco data the Italian marketwith a value of over 4 billion euros and a production of almost 8 billion square meters in 2023it is in fact the second European market of this material, appreciated throughout the world for its quality and technological level. Not only that, Italy is also at the top in the ranking of exporting countries.
VERSATILE AND SUSTAINABLE
The characteristics of versatility of corrugated cardboard allow this material to take on unique shapes and qualities. From the packaging of perfumes and essences to those of excellent food products, from consumer electronics to protective packaging for shipments, in fact, its ductility makes it part of the product, an essential moment to gratify the senses and a unique opportunity to discover the beauty of the asset that protects and enhances. If we add to this the characteristics of sustainability which make a point of reference for the recycling and the reuse, its advantages are even more evident.
In fact, corrugated cardboard is biodegradable And 100% recyclable and in Italy the80% of the fiber used to produce it has a second life because comes from recycled materials. The 20% instead it is derived from forests managed according to rigorous environmental sustainability criteria, thus guaranteeing maximum respect for our planet (Source: Comeco).
THE FUTURE OF CORRUGATED CARDBOARD AT PRINT4ALL 2025
This world and all manufacturing and packaging technology are at the center of Print4Allthe event organized by Milan Fair with sector associations Argi And Acimga that will be held from 27 to 30 May 2025. On the occasion of the fair dedicated to printing technologies, the excellence of corrugated cardboard will be described and enhanced through Corrugated Experience which, thanks also to the collaboration with the transformers’ association represented by Gifcowill be a point of reference and aggregation in which to discover the applications and learn about the most significant trends in efficiency, sustainability and innovative materials for the entire supply chain.
An area of great interest with an unprecedented experiential and training path that looks at every phase of the process up to the finished product: an ideal “tour” through which to discover the potential of corrugated cardboard from its production to transformation and printing.