Packaging

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Packaging Cluster closes Hispack with an organizational success

The entity hosted a single presentation space with 60 speakers from 35 different companies, which complemented the Hispack Unboxing organized by Fira Barcelona The collective stand featured 11 companies from the packaging ecosystem and served to promote the exchange of ideas and innovative solutions...
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IntelFoodPack 2.0 - Intelligent digital platform for obtaining strategic information in the agri-food and packaging industry

Two companies and two Spanish clusters are collaborating on a project to build a search platform for the agri-food and packaging sectors. Staying up to date is one of the challenges of companies, reliable, accurate and timely information is needed to be able to make the right decisions...
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17 Catalan clusters travel to Boston to seek alliances and strategic opportunities

This is Strategic Cluster Week, an initiative organized by ACCIÓ through the Catalonia Clusters program 17 Catalan clusters have traveled to Boston this week with the aim of exploring strategic opportunities within their sectors, fostering international networking and learning about how clusters...
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The Packaging Cluster will have a prominent presence in a new edition of Hispack

The entity will have a collective stand with various associates and a space for presentations, known as the Packaging Cluster Zone Companies such as 3D Click, AIS Vision Systems, Caixa d'Enginyers, E21 Design Technologies, Lubrizol, EC Convert, NG Plastics, Tai Smart Factory, Trading Films, Mettler...
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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...
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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...
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Making small-sized custom-packaging viable

Small package, big opportunity... Optimisation of space on foam blocks Accelerated development process and wider customer base Less waste on the client-side Custom-packaging enterprises traditionally prefer industrial clients that order in bulk. This often meant one-size-fits-all solutions that used...
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Leading on resource efficiency, Welsh government

Tackling food waste as a priority Welsh government explored ways to reduce food and packaging waste Tackling food waste alone saves more than 16 tonnes of CO2 and over € 4 000 (£ 3 600) in costs per year The Welsh government employs around 5 500 staff and provides catering services at 10 of its 38...
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Less waste and fewer lorries on the road

Logistics in the driving seat of resource savings Rethinking how it handles packaging leads to integrated benefits Reusable metal crates saves 17 kg of packaging material per parcel (sent load) Indirect gains include reduced deliveries, less lorries on the road, financial savings and redcued CO2...