News

19 December 2019

GUALA CLOSURES RECEIVED TWO NEW AWARDS: THE SPIRIPACK BRONZE AWARD AND THE WORLDSTAR AWARD

For Guala Closures Group, 2019 ends with the victory of the Spiripack Crédit Agricole 2019 award organized by Atlanpack – which is the fourth edition of the packaging innovation awards for exhibitors at Vs Pack – and the WorldStar Award 2020, the World Packaging Organization award. To download the full Press Release click here

19 November 2019

“NEW TECHNOLOGY” AWARD FOR GUALA CLOSURES AT THE INNOVATION CHALLENGE SIMEI 2019

A new award has been assigned to e-WAK, the connected version of Guala Closures’ WAK® screw cap for wine, that received the “New Technology” award of the Innovation Challenge SIMEI 2019, the competition that promotes and rewards the best product or process innovations presented by exhibitors at SIMEI. Please click here to read the press […]

8 November 2019

GUALA CLOSURES GROUP SETS FOOTPRINT IN EAST AFRICA

Guala Closures East Africa (GCEA), a wholly-owned member of the Guala Closures Group companies, has announced its expansion into the Kenyan market with the inauguration of their new site in Nairobi, Kenya.The company aims at servicing manufacturers of alcohol brands in Kenya and the wider East African market with anti-counterfeiting closures incorporating the latest technology.

16 October 2019

GUALA CLOSURES RECEIVES THE SPECIAL MENTION FOR ITS INTERNATIONALIZATION STRATEGIES AT THE AWARD “ECCELLENZA D’IMPRESA 2019″

On the occasion of the ceremony that took place inside the prestigious Palazzo Mezzanotte, home to the Italian Stock Exchange, the CEO Marco Giovannini received the prize assigned to Guala Closures within the competition “Eccellenze d’impresa”, with a special mention in the Internationalization category for its business strategies, for its active presence in over one […]

30 September 2019

GUALA CLOSURES TO LAUNCH NěSTGATE ™ RANGE OF CONNECTED CLOSURES

After having equipped Malibu and Boën Californian wine bottles this summer, now Guala Closures unveils NěSTGATE ™, its complete range of connected caps at the Monaco Luxe Pack exhibition. The NěSTGATE ™ range already includes seven caps for wine, spirits and olive oil, featuring an elegant design with a wide choice of options: wood and cork […]

1 August 2019

Californian wine brand Böen partners with Guala Closures and SharpEnd to launch first NFC-enabled wine bottles in the United States

Californian wine brand Böen, part of Copper Cane Wines & Provisions by Joseph Wagner, announces itself as the first United States wine brand to deploy Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology to date. On August 1st, NFC connected bottles will be released across the United States, offering consumers the ability to be taken to the home of […]

19 June 2019

Guala Closures at 27th edition of Propak Asia

The 27th edition of ProPak Asia – the most important technical fair in the Asian continent – took place in Bangkok (Thailand), from 12 June and for the next three days, with all the news on packaging and industrial processes. During the fair, Guala Closures had the opportunity to show visitors its innovative, with a […]

17 June 2019

Guala Closures @ EXPO PACK Guadalajara

EXPO PACK Guadalajara is a 3-day event, which took place from June 11th to 13th, in the city of Guadalajara in Mexico. The fair is one the most important international event in the field of process and packaging technologies in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors; this year there were about 700 exhibitors on […]

6 June 2019

GUALA CLOSURES POWERS MALIBU WITH NEW CAP TECHNOLOGY

Malibu adds communication content into its caps thanks to Guala Closures’ innovative cap with NFC technology. To download the full Press Release click here: Guala Closures powers Malibu

4 June 2019

Guala Closures at Santiago de Chile for Expo Wine + Beer

During the days of May 30th – 31 th  and June 1st , Guala Closures took part in Expo Wine + Beer 2019, a fair dedicated to trade and technological innovations with national and international exhibitors, a good  opportunity to meet thousands of professionals wine and beer sector, but also commercial and marketing executives. For […]

31 May 2019

Guala Closures exhibits for the first time at the Packaging Premiere in Milan

Packaging Premiere is the only event in Italy that is the point between designers, luxury packaging manufacturers and international brands. The fair has just archived its third edition with 6,700 visitors, a growth of + 40% compared to last year, counting 242 exhibitors, of which 90 participated for the first time. This year Guala Closures […]

24 May 2019

Guala Closures @ Innovation + Quality

Innovation + Quality is the annual forum that brings together more than 50 exhibitors and sponsors to present the latest innovations in the field of packaging and equipment aimed at improving wine quality in the ultra-premium winery. The event took place on 22 and 23 May 2019 at the Silverado Resort & Spa in Napa […]

20 May 2019

Guala Closures and its fifth participation of Luxepack New York

Annual appointment for Guala Closures Group at the Luxe Pack New York, held on May 15th and 16th at the Javits Center. Every year the fair presents the news in the sector of creative packaging for luxury products. Guala Closures, at its fifth participation, had the opportunity to showcase its closures of the collection “Luxury […]

2 May 2019

ALUFOIL TROPHY 2019: E-WAK® WON THE “DISCRETIONARY AWARD”

Alufoil Trophy is the most important competition for innovation and new technological advances in the use of aluminium for packaging production; it is an annual event organised by the European Aluminium Foil Association (EAFA). In total nine awards were made across the five categories, including a discretionary award for overall excellence for one outstanding product. […]

1 April 2019

CRAFT SPIRIT CONTINUES TO THRIVE IN US

Guala Closures participated again at the annual edition of the “Craft Spirits Conference & Vendor Expo”, on 19 and 20 March in Denver (USA). The fair organized by the American Distilling Institute aims to promote and defend the art and the enterprise of artisanal distillation and brings together over 180 exhibitors from all over the […]

21 March 2019

The “Aluminium Closures Group” at Prowein 2019

For the first time this year, Guala Closures Group participated at ProWein as part of the “Aluminium Closures Group”, association belonging to EAFA (European Aluminium Foil Association) that represents the leading European aluminium closures manufacturers. ProWein is today one of the most important international trade fair for wine and spirits, with 6.900 exhibitors from 64 […]

4 March 2019

Guala Closures @ Enomaq+Oleomaq

In addition, this year Guala Closures Iberica participated in the Enomaq + Olemaq fair, held at the Feria de Zaragoza, in Spain, from 26 February to 1st march. This Fair joins “Enomaq”, International Show of winery and bottling machinery and equipment with “Oleomaq”, International Olive Oil Mill machinery, equipment & packaging show. The fair over […]

22 February 2019

“Mi clase, mi bosque” Up2green and Guala Closures’s Project

From 12 of February is starting the project “My class, my forest”, with the participation of the schools of San José Iturbide, in Mexico; involve all the students about environmental problems through interactive methods. This project originates from the collaboration between “Up2Green” Foundation and Guala Closures Mexico, which will be responsible for tutors training who […]

13 February 2019

THE MINISTER OF THE SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT MCKEE VISITS GUALA CLOSURES

On Monday 11th February, the headquarter of Spinetta Marengo of Guala Closures hosted Ivan Mckee, Minister of Commerce, Investment and Innovation of the Scottish government; his visit follows few months the expansion of the Group in Scotland, thanks to the acquisition of UCP (“United Closures and Platics”), manufacturer of closures specializing in particular in spirits […]

1 February 2019

GUALA CLOSURES @ UNIFIED WINE & GRAPES SYMPOSIUM

Also this year Guala Closures Group participated at “Unified Wine & Grapes Symposium” on January 30th and 31 th at the Convention Center of Sacramento (California). The UWG takes place every year and brings together all professionals in wine and grape sector; it is the largest exhibition of its kind in North America. The event […]

25 January 2019

Guala Closures Group and Compellio announce commercial collaboration in the domain of blockchain and IOT

GCL International, a Luxembourg company pertaining to Guala Closures Group, and Compellio S.A. are joining forces in bringing new and innovative services to the Food & Drinks and Pharma packaging sector combining the latest technologies in the field of blockchain, Internet of Things (IoT) and smart packaging. Click here to read the full press release Press […]