The amount of plastic bags consumed per year has been reduced by 40%.
August 11th, 2025
Seven years have passed since Royal Decree 293/2018, of May 18, on reducing plastic bag consumption and creating the Producer Registry, and since then, the number of plastic bags marketed each year in Spain has decreased by 40%. These figures are obtained from the registry that...
Lidl launches a reusable bag in the bakery section
20th September 2024
Lidl has launched the first 100% reusable and recyclable bakery bag from a supermarket chain. This new offering is made from rPET, recycled plastic, and is part of the company's strategy to reduce plastic use and include at least 25% recycled plastic in all its packaging by 2025. Since the launch of Lidl, the company has been developing a new XNUMX% reusable and recyclable bakery bag.
El Carmen Packaging Solutions launches Voltea, the decontaminating paper bag
June 14th, 2024
El Carmen Packaging Solutions presents Voltea, a decontaminating paper bag that combats urban pollution, neutralizing harmful gases only with its exposure to light, even indoors. The new paper bag avoids the photocatalytic phenomenon that is triggered on the surface of the bag when it comes into contact with light...
Les Crudettes, Mondi and IMA, awarded for their paper packaging
January 3, 2022
Mondi, a world leader in packaging and paper; IMA Ilapak, a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic packaging machines; and Les Crudettes, a leading French company in the fresh vegetable market, have won three awards at the prestigious French Packaging Award and the LSA Innovation Trophies for a new paper packaging solution. Mondi...
Anaip presents ReCAIB
July 7, 2021
Anaip has launched ReCAIB (Environmental Responsibility and Commitment in the Plastic Bag Industry), a platform for plastic bag manufacturers to promote best practices and compliance with Royal Decree 293/2018. Royal Decree 293 on reducing bag consumption came into force in 2018. Its latest measure...
Mondi launches 100% recyclable kraft paper machine for shopping bags
January 25, 2021
Mondi has commissioned its new specialty kraft paper machine at its Štětí factory in the Czech Republic. Representing an investment of €67 million, it is the first paper machine in Europe dedicated to producing specialty kraft papers made from fresh and recycled fiber for shopping bags in retail and online stores. The paper machine will produce...
The Spanish paper bag market grew by 2019% in 9,8
August 24th, 2020
The use of paper bags in commerce grew in our country in 2019 by 9,8%. Reusable, biodegradable, recyclable and renewable, the paper bag is consolidated as the preferred alternative by consumers and businesses and already accounts for 24,75% of the total consumption of commercial bags in Spain, according to data from manufacturers associated with .. .
procos
5th October 2015
Procos GmbH, manufacturer of luxury packaging, presents its new bag. The concept is very simple: the paper is printed and finished; It is then trimmed along the roll from corner to corner with reinforcing flaps on each side of the base. Afterwards, three press studs are applied to both sides which allow the bag to be assembled by fastening them. It's possible ...
