OPINION

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Design, collection processes and evaluation systems: meeting the reuse challenge

At least 40% of transport packaging (tertiary) and 10% of collective packaging (secondary) should be reusable by 2030. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

The EU's challenge in plastics recycling: innovations and strategies to comply with the Packaging Regulation

One of the main keys of the future European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) refers to the need to promote the recovery of packaging materials and to introduce recycled content in packaging. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Lower volume and greater reuse, challenges for packaging in the new legislative paradigm

The new legislative paradigm opens new challenges for secondary and tertiary packaging, usually called packaging, which must meet targets set to promote sustainability that go through reducing the empty space in them and enable their reuse. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

The latest trends for packaging are presented in Valencia

Compostable packaging, recycling technologies for multilayer or high PET content packaging and active films for the preservation of nuts were just some of the latest trends presented in Valencia at the 24th IAPRI World Packaging Conference, held from 17 to 21 June, which we reflect in this edition's market dossier. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Valencia (Spain), epicentre of the packaging future in 2024

At a moment of change in which the transformation towards the circular economy is taking place, Valencia will become the epicentre of the packaging future in 2024, a unique opportunity in Spain and Europe to learn about the key trends and technological solutions for the transformation of the sector. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Compostability, a real alternative defined by the future Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste

The future Regulation on Packaging and Packaging Waste, which will soon be approved, introduces a complete article - article eight - on compostability. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

More than 170 speakers will make the 24th conference the most important scientific and technological event in the history of IAPRI

The city of Valencia is preparing to welcome more than 400 international experts to the 24th IAPRI World Packaging Conference from 17-21 June, a scientific and technological event that promises to be the global epicentre of innovation in the packaging sector ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ROMERO, editor of Infopack

Empack 2023: towards the implementation of Industry 4.0

Since its inception back in 2008 in the midst of the economic crisis (which in itself is of enormous merit, it must be said), Empack Madrid has stood out as an unmissable event in the Spanish packaging industry calendar. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ROMERO, editor of Infopack

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

ITENE, an ally for sustainability in packaging, present at EMPACK 2023

In 2023, sustainability remains the main focus of the packaging industry. About a year ago, the Royal Decree on Packaging and Packaging Waste (RD 1055/2022) came into force, setting crucial targets for reduction, reuse, recyclability, compostability and incorporation of recycled materials in packaging ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

European Packaging Regulation vs. Royal Decree on Packaging: What will the next legislation look like?

The future European Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (hereafter PPWR) was presented by the European Commission on 30 November last year. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene