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Fedrigoni acquires Arjowiggins’ Spanish subsidiary as insolvent UK activities fail to find buyer

Italian papermaker Fedrigoni has announced the acquisition of Spanish premium papers specialist Guarro Casas from Arjowiggins. The news comes as Arjowiggins’ struggling UK operations failed to find a buyer within the allotted timeframe.Hot...

Formes de Luxe x Glass Valley fetes the Year of Glass

Formes de Luxe, Luxe Packaging Insight's sister publication, published a special issue dedicated to Glass Valley, France's industrial glassmaking cluster, this summer. Access the full digital version of the magazine...

Superga Beauty’s Cosmeurop site bets on fragrance made in France

As a subcontractor specialized in the production and packaging of beauty products, Superga Beauty has high hopes for the sector. Its Cosmeurop factory in Strasbourg, acquired from L’Oréal last year, is helping the supply position itself...

Amid market challenges, Bormioli Luigi positions for growth

The European energy crisis is proving to be a critical time for glassmakers. Luxe Packaging Insight visited Bormioli Luigi’s glassworks at its Parma headquarters earlier this month and spoke with the Italian company’s management about...

Fives to build electric furnace for Pochet du Courval's glassworks

Groupe Pochet has selected industrial engineering group Fives to construct an electric furnace for luxury flacons at its Guimerville glassworks. Representing an investment of between €22m and €30m, the furnace is slated to be operational...

Interview

Gainerie 91 boosts French production with new site

A testament to the growing demand for French-made luxury packaging solutions, Groupe Gainerie 91 inaugurated its new production site and headquarters in Lieusaint, outside Paris this month. Arnaud Haefelin, CEO of the packaging and...

A closer look: French fashion & reshoring

According to the Institut Français de la Mode, of the €30bn worth of clothing purchased in France in 2019, only 3% was made in France.“Although it spills a lot of ink, relocating clothing production in France is, in my opinion, rare,...

Dossier

Reshoring production: What impact on luxury packaging?

The health pandemic and growing spike in sustainability concerns have made reshoring a growing concern. In our Dossier, we examine how this market shift is impacting luxury packaging players throughout the supply...

Special report: Reshoring production

It would appear that the luxury sector has moved on from the indiscriminate outsourcing that has shaken up the packaging industry in recent decades. Read our exclusive report published in the Spring 2022 issue of our sister magazine Formes...

Knoll Packaging to debut European production with Albertini Packaging Group deal

A commercial partnership signed with Albertini Packaging Group will allow Knoll Packaging to produce its secondary packaging in Europe for the first time.US-based luxury secondary packaging supplier Knoll Packaging announced a commercial...