Lilian Robayo

Directora de medios para América Latina de PMMI

Printing in B1 formats (75 x 105 cm), the new press produces 6,500 sheets per hour, a speed that can be increased with an update.

Grupo Gondi brings Nanographic Printing to Latin America

A Landa S10 nanographic printing press, the first in Latin America, began operating at the Papel y Empaques Gondi Monterrey (PEM) facility. This installation places Grupo Gondi at the forefront of digital package printing in the region.

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL - JULY 03: Health Surveillance Inspectors with the support of the Municipal Guard inspect bars and restaurants amidst the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on July 3, 2020 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The agents stepped up their operations after reports of agglomeration and non-compliance with security rules during the easing and reopening of commerce in the city of Rio de Janeiro.(Photo by Andre Coelho/Getty Images)

Latin American CPG COVID-19 Response

Responses to the survey conducted by Mundo PMMI reaching 432 entrepreneurs and professionals from various CPGs in Latin America reveal uncertain and contrasting views of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Despite COVID-19 global packaging market expected to grow.

Euromonitor International analysts anticipated growth in 2020 for most key goods categories that use packaging, despite the impact of COVID-19, at Webinar organized by EXPO PACK México and Mundo PMMI.

Five experts from the packaging and supply chain world offered a multi-sectoral analysis of COVID-19’s impacts on the Latin American industry, in an EXPO PACK webinar attended by 280 professionals from the entire region.

Packaging Innovation Post-Pandemic

Anti-pathogenic packaging, disruptive structural formats and graphic design that responds to the exponential growth of e-commerce in Latin America, and new approaches to sustainability in packaging will drive the future post-pandemic.

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Global Impact of Covid-19 on Manufacturing

Three CEOs of leading manufacturers of packaging and processing machinery and equipment met virtually with PMMI to discuss strategies in conducting their operations amid the pandemic affecting today's world.

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Covid-19 Challenges for Latin American CPGs

An immediate challenge of the coronavirus crisis on CPGs has been the devaluation of many Latin American currencies, driving up the purchase price of imported raw materials and supplies.

COVID-19 Survey: Latin American CPGs Redouble Efforts to Keep their Supply Chains Active

Close to two thirds of CPGs surveyed by Mundo PMMI in Latin America (65%) affirm that their companies will continue to work despite Covid-19 crisis. Problems with supply chain persist.

OPULUX™ HGT from Dow is a high-temperature, high-gloss varnish applied to surface-printed PE films of flexible packaging.

Will Monomaterials Become the Standard in Flexible Packaging?

A partnership between Dow and Enka de Colombia opens the doors to the use of recycled materials in the production of flexible packaging, and the incorporation of recycled resins into different structures, responding to a huge global need.

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Andina Pack Show Report

Four days of touring through the exhibition halls and conference rooms at Corferias, in the city of Bogotá, provided a closer look at innovative products for Latin American market.

Unilever acaba de anunciar el lanzamiento de Cif Ecorefill, nueva tecnología que le permite a los consumidores rellenar y reutilizar sus botellas del spray Cif para limpieza del hogar, de por vida. Foto: Unilever

Desarrollo de Unilever retirará un millón y medio de botellas plásticas de los supermercados del Reino Unido

Un revolucionario sistema de relleno del envase prolonga indefinidamente la vida útil de los envases de producto de limpieza.

EXPO PACK Guadalajara: Pesadoras de combinación para empaques de peso fijo

Yamato mostró en EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2019 una serie de modelos semiautomáticos de pesadoras de combinación, diseñadas para una operación que garantice precisión, pérdida mínima de producto, mejoramiento de la eficiencia y ahorro de mano de obra y espacio en la planta.

Three out of four Mexicans purchase products online with an estimated 55.3 million online shoppers by 2020, said keynote speaker David Luttenberger, in his show opening presentation 'The Impact of E-Commerce on Packaging' at EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2019 (June 11-13).

EXPO PACK Keynote: E-Commerce is New Normal

The Mexican e-commerce market estimated at 321 billion pesos

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Addressing new Latin American demands

The processing and packaging markets in Latin America are primed for a wave of automation and new technology. They’ll find it at EXPO PACK Guadalajara 2019, the largest edition of the event to date.