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PMMI Business Intelligence: Mexico Packaging Market

Investment in Packaging Machinery Maintains Positive Growth Trend in Mexico

The most recent business intelligence report drafted by PMMI about investment in packaging operations in Mexico confirms growth during the second quarter and projects significant increments for the following months.

“Our customers not only have the experience of managing their balance through a virtual wallet and seeing the environmental impact it has but can also keep track of the credits they generate by reutilizing, check expiration dates, and controlling each product they are buying”, says Business Development Director of Algramõ.

Chile's Algramõ, a Heavyweight of Circularity

With a successful model of packaging refill and reuse, the Chilean company is expanding its operations in Latin America and the United States. Currently present in New York, in 2021 Algramõ is targeting Indonesia, Mexico, Colombia, and Peru, and Europe.

In 2019, Special Dog Company inaugurated an ultra-modern pet food factory with automated processing and packaging.

100% In-line Seal Inspection of Retort Pouches for Wet Pet Food

Special Dog Company, one of the top pet food producers in Brazil, innovates with in-line inspection of its retortable pouches.

Dr. Suppen is the Vice President of the Life Cycle Analysis Committee at the International Organization for Standardization, ISO, and serves as its liaison with this organization´s Circular Economy Committee.

The Circular Economy and ISO

Mexican expert Dr. Nydia Suppen discussed the progress made in defining four new ISO standards for a worldwide application and acceleration of the circular economy concept at EXPO PACK Mexico Webinar.

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Thanks to the quality achieved in the printing process, the client, Saudi Goody, granted authorization for the label to be entered this year in the annual national print quality competition organized by the Colombian Association of Graphical Industry Communications -Andigraf.

Innovative Label for Colombian Coffee Sold in Arabia

Colombian converting company, Suprapak, overcame an important series of technical challenges to create a shrinkable sleeve printed in flexography that exceeds expectations in a vertical market characterized by very high-quality printing demands.

Fruta-Exporta is a second-generation family business that currently holds a 15% share of total exports of fresh Mexican mangoes to the United States, with annual sales of more than 6.5 million boxes.

Traceability for Mangoes in Mexico

This Mexican company, leader in the export of fresh mangoes, has automated the traceability process in its secondary packaging and made it profitable, by integrating the latest generation Squid Ink printing equipment with automatic data collection.

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Latin American CPG Challenges from COVID-19

Based on the recent survey among nearly 450 Mundo PMMI readers, this article looks at two measures companies are considering implementing: changes in packaging features and properties, and using remote diagnostics.

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Latin American CPGs and COVID-19

Based on the opinions of 432 CPG professionals throughout Latin America, this article traces the most relevant effects the pandemic has had on consumers and market dynamics.

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Covid and Latin American Technology

This post prepared with information received from 951 respondents across Latin America to a reader survey asking about changes brought about by the COVID-19 crisis in the capital equipment investment plans of CPGs in the region.

Directives of the Argentine Institute of Packaging during the opening ceremony at Envase Alimentek 2019

Envase Alimentek Argentina 2019: With both feet in the future

One of the most important fairs of the packaging and processing industries in South America concludes in Buenos Aires, with a positive balance and good prospects for the future, to overcome an uncertain present.