INFOPACK NEWS _ 21/01/2026

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Open innovation as a strategic tool for industrial competitivenessal

The current challenges faced by the packaging sector—sustainability, circularity, regulatory adaptation, digitization, and industrial efficiency, among others—require spaces where knowledge can be shared, contrasted, and collectively transformed into real solutions. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene BRAND: ITENE

Markets - Circular Economy

A New Way to Communicate the Environmental Performance of Packaging

Currently, there is a growing interest among companies in communicating the environmental performance of their activities and products quantitatively. Indicators such as carbon footprint are now part of the business lexicon, and for products with similar characteristics, quality, and price, better environmental performance can make all the difference. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

Innovation - packaging systems

Smart and sustainable innovations: The future of fresh food packaging

The food industry is currently at a strategic crossroads where it is urgent to reduce food waste and, at the same time, meet increasingly demanding sustainability goals. This dual pressure has led to a wave of innovation in the packaging sector, positioning smart and sustainable packaging as the strategic response to this dual challenge ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: packaging systems BRAND: ITENE

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Food safety, key to packaging innovation

Food safety has become an undeniable priority in the packaging industry. As food contact materials evolve, so does their regulatory framework, which is becoming increasingly complex and demanding ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene BRAND: ITENE

Markets - Perfumery and Cosmetics

Refillable and reusable packaging: Trends to improve sustainability in cosmetics

The global beauty industry produces more than 120 billion units of packaging per year. This produces around 70% of the waste generated by the sector, as most of it is difficult to recycle due to the mixture of materials involved or the product residues left inside. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Perfumery and Cosmetics BRAND: ITENE

News - Circular Economy

Advanced recycling processes: a key alternative for packaging waste

The growing volume of packaging waste is one of the main environmental and social problems today. The complexity of these materials, as well as their degradation or contamination when it comes to post-consumer materials, often limits the efficiency of conventional mechanical recycling processes, leaving large flows of waste without added value ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

Markets - Circular Economy

Recyclable single-material packaging: The key to more sustainable and efficient packaging

The packaging industry is undergoing a complete transformation. Regulation (EU) 2024/1781 of the European Parliament and of the Council on packaging and packaging waste (PPWR) represents a turning point in the way packaging is conceived, designed, and managed ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

Markets - Circular Economy

Certified Compostability: A Sustainability Guarantee for New Materials

In the current context of the transition toward a circular economy, certified compostability has become a key criterion for validating the sustainability of new materials, especially in the packaging sector. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Circular Economy BRAND: ITENE

News - Packaging materials

High-performance compostable solutions

Improving the functional properties of PLA bioplastic in the plastics industry ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Packaging materials BRAND: ITENE

Markets - Perfumery and Cosmetics

Sustainable and functional cosmetics: The role of valorized by-products in the beauty industry

In recent years, the cosmetics industry has begun a major process of transformation towards sustainability. Driven by greater environmental awareness, stricter regulations in Europe and increasingly demanding consumers, this industry has begun to integrate ingredients of natural origin, biodegradable and functional ingredients obtained from agricultural waste and agro-industrial by-products into its formulations ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: Perfumery and Cosmetics BRAND: ITENE