OPINION

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

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

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Circularity, functionality, and regulatory compliance of packaging: Trends at K 2025

At a time when the circularity of plastics is becoming established as a strategic focus for packaging, ITENE's presence at the K 2025 trade fair has reaffirmed its role as a key technology partner in the development of sustainable solutions with direct application in industry, as a result of our R&D&I lines ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Research, consulting and testing: ITENE solutions for the plastic industry challenges

Reasearch centers play an essential role in promoting knowledge and innovation applied to the current challenges facing industry. ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

ITENE reinforces its commitment to companies in the packaging value chain at its 2025 General Assembly

On 19 June, we held the General Assembly, led by our President, Marta Codoñer, which was attended by representatives of the 280 associated companies and where we took balance of a particularly significant year for the technology centre: our 30th anniversary, which we are closing with new milestones of growth, innovation and sectorial impact. ( Read more... )

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

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

The role of technology platforms in driving collaborative innovation: 20 years of Logistop

At ITENE, R&D is in our DNA and we are fully aware of the importance of responding to all the challenges of the packaging and logistics value chain that require not only technical knowledge, but also collaboration between the different agents of the innovation ecosystem ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Goodbye to single-use packaging?

The European Packaging Regulation establishes the progressive elimination of certain single-use packaging formats, which will particularly affect key sectors such as HORECA (Hotels, Restaurants and Cafeterias). Thus, from 2030, certain packaging will disappear from the market. ( Read more... )

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

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

Packaging faces the challenges of new European labelling legislation

The packaging industry has a period of adaptation ahead of it until 2028 to bring packaging labelling in line with the requirements of the European Packaging Regulation and those of Directive (EU) 2024/825 on Environmental Claims, better known as the Greenwashing Directive. ( Read more... )

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

Opinion - JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

The end of Bisphenol A: New European regulation poses a challenge for the packaging industry

Bisphenol A (BPA), a compound that has been under scrutiny for years for its potentially harmful health effects, may no longer be used on the European market ( Read more... )

CATEGORY: JAVIER ZABALETA, managing director of itene

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