Nescafé’ refill bag receives Promarca Innovation Award
The ‘Nescafé’ refill pouch has been awarded one of the InnovacCión prizes in the FMCG sector by the Promarca association, winning first prize in the “Packaging” category for food and beverage brands. These awards recognize companies that are committed to innovation and best practices in the industry that favor market growth, competitiveness, employment and sustainability […]
Online fashion retailers to send 2.7 billion unnecessary plastic bags to Spanish consumers
A new study by DS Smith reveals that by 2030, 2.7 billion plastic bags will be used for online fashion deliveries in Spain, the equivalent of sending more than 50,000 plastic bags every hour. Online fashion retailers sent 314 million unnecessary plastic bags to Spanish shoppers last year, equivalent to more than 800,000 bags every […]
Cartonplast Ibérica’s plastic pallet receives the Liderpack award for the best logistics and distribution packaging in 2024.
● The innovative solution is now in the running for the international WorldStar Packaging Award representing Spain. ● The plastic pallet designed by Cartonplast Ibérica allows a reduction in the carbon footprint of up to 20% and water footprint of up to 47% compared to traditional wooden pallets. Madrid, 17 October 2024 – Cartonplast Ibérica, […]
Paper vs. plastic: demand for plastic bags declining
Editorial staff Interempresas 26/12/2022 Is it back in fashion to buy products without packaging? Recently, small shops that were committed to organic and fair trade products have had to do without packaging. On the other hand, large supermarket chains are trying to reduce the amount of plastic waste with reusable nets and paper bags. This […]
El MIT desarrolla un plástico más fuerte que el acero
Mediante un proceso de polimerización novedoso, los ingenieros químicos del Instituto de Tecnología de Massachusetts (MIT) han creado un nuevo material que es más fuerte que el acero y tan ligero como el plástico. El nuevo material, que puede fabricarse en grandes cantidades, es un polímero bidimensional que se autoensambla en láminas, a diferencia de todos los […]
Recycled plastic packaging: What are the differences?
With the arrival of the new decade, we have started to give more importance to sustainable packaging. In particular, we have seen how many companies such as Bezoya or Unilever are changing their conventional packaging for recycled plastic packaging. However, what is the difference between them, and do they offer any disadvantages? In this post […]
Mahou San Miguel begins to eliminate plastic in its main beer brands
12 of its Mahou, Cervezas Alhambra and San Miguel ranges replace their plastic containers and packaging with biodegradable cardboard. The company has an innovative machine that allows, for the first time, the integral replacement of plastic in the packaging process. This action, which in the first phase will save 90,000 kilos of plastic per year, […]
Consum eliminates more than 1,300 tonnes of plastic per year with its Packaging Reduction Plan.
The Co-operative evaluates its packaging to replace materials and make it recyclable, compostable and reusable by 2030. Consum eliminates 1,301.8 tonnes of plastic per year by replacing, reducing and reusing this material, as part of its Packaging Reduction Plan. The Co-operative is studying all its packaging to ensure that it is recyclable, compostable and reusable […]