Packaging

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The Smart Specialization Platform for Food and Packaging is born to accelerate the transition towards a more sustainable food packaging

The Packaging Cluster joins the Smart Specialization Platform, made up of 22 clusters from 11 different European countries The European Commission has approved the Smart Specialisation Platform for Food and Packaging with the Packaging Cluster as a member. This association initiated by Pack4Food...
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Safe Smart Food lands in Riga to learn about the Baltic culture and explore new business opportunities in the field of food and packaging

At the beginning of September, the consortium of the European Safe Smart Food project traveled to the Latvian capital on an international mission They visited the Riga Food fair, the most important event of the Baltic food industry, to discover what's new on the market The consortium organizes the...
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The Servicontrol project will involve the automation of the manufacturing system for SMEs

In recent months, Industrias Plásticas Triana, Tepsis, E21 Design Technologies, Controlpack and the Packaging Cluster have investigated how to achieve automated and connected manufacturing Servicontrol gives continuity to the Packvision project, also activated by the Packaging Cluster, which...
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The FIAD 2 project, a new comprehensive smart manufacturing solution, reaches its final stretch

Technological experts from Madrid, Catalonia and Navarra investigate the integration of new technologies in SMEs to reinforce the national strategy to support Industry 4.0 Gráficas Larrad has been the setting chosen for the testing of the new integrated solution with which to monitor and automate...
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Waste from the agri-food industry will be the raw material for compostable packaging thanks to a new project

Companies from the agri-food and packaging sector ―Ametller Origen, Delafruit, Coberagelab, Samtack and Gráficas Salaet―, business links such as the Zona Franca Consortium and Mercabarna, a research center of the UdG and IRTA, join forces in the Foodwaste project for Foodpack, which promotes and...
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The Packaging Cluster visits three continents on different international missions

The entity seeks to open new markets in foreign countries to learn about good practices and establish business connections In recent months the Cluster has been present in Amsterdam, Belgium, Mumbai, Thessaloniki, Tunisia and Dijon This tour is part of European projects such as Safe Smart Food or...
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The new paradigm forces companies in the world of packaging to reformulate themselves to be greener and more efficient

In the industrial world, the concern par excellence that occupies the agendas of companies and organizations, and that everyone talks about, is sustainability, or any of its synonyms. In the packaging sector it could not be otherwise. Since the recent publication of the Law on waste and contaminated...
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Carbon Ready Reckoner

The Carbon Ready Reckoner (CRR) is an online tool specifically developed to enable interested parties in the food and drink sector to evaluate their carbon impact relating to design changes in: Packaging weight Recycled content or recycling rate Product concentration and palletisation efficiencies...
Best practices

Voluntary material efficiency commitment in the food industry

In the food industry, raw materials account for about 45 % of net sales. The cost of purchasing goods sold in the grocery trade is more than 70 % of turnover. Therefore, measures to improve material efficiency are a major competitive factor enabling a company to achieve significant savings. In small...
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Family-run bakery's investment in waste recycling

Invest now, save for decades! Benefits of waste recycling go beyond simply reducing waste It also decreases the amount of raw materials used and this saves money and helps the environment Every day Henllan Bread produces pies, cakes and of course bread for a wide range of shops, schools, and...
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Reusable packaging, returning customers

At least 20 uses... A Finnish company provides reusable packaging for online stores The innovative circular economy business model has led to several awards For customers, advantages include short payback time, increased customer loyalty and significant savings on greenhouse gas emissions and waste...
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Shielding gas prevents food spoilage

Food packed in ordinary plastic and cling film only remains edible for a few days in storage. The poor shelf-life of packed foods means extra costs, especially for catering kitchens that produce high volumes of food for different customers. There are better alternatives for slowing down food...