Transform pineapple, orange and rice waste into precursors for biodegradable packaging materials
January 2, 2024
The ITENE technology center has developed biotechnological processes for the valorization of agri-food waste and by-products (orange, pineapple and rice husk) to obtain organic acids, which can be used as additives in the food and cosmetic industries and as monomers in the production of biodegradable plastics for the sector ...
ITENE and IATA-CSIC launch a new edition of the Master in Packaging Technology
August 14st, 2023
The ITENE technology center and the Institute of Agrochemistry and Food Technology, belonging to the Higher Council for Scientific Research, (IATA-CSIC) have launched the XNUMXth edition of the online Master in Packaging and Packaging Technology to respond to the growing demand for profiles specialized in this area and with a comprehensive vision...
Itene obtains a biopolymer from orange waste
June 19th, 2023
Photo: Itene. Contaminated paper (left) and decontaminated paper (right) using the process developed by Itene in the VALOCEL project. The Itene technology center has managed to obtain a biopolymer of microbial origin through the recovery of orange waste and has developed an advanced process for decontamination of ...
Bionanopolys is created to support companies in the bionanomaterials market
April 17th 2023
The international association that will administer the single window (in English Single-Entry-Point, SEP) of the BIONANOPOLYS project has been formally constituted. Thus, it will be able to give support to companies throughout the European Union in the introduction of bionanomaterials into the market, through technical, legal, regulatory support services,...
New solutions for the collection, classification and treatment of urban waste
April 3th 2023
The European project REDOL (2022-2026), financed by the European Horizon 2020 programme, will implement new solutions for the collection, classification and treatment of urban solid waste to promote the circular economy in Zaragoza. This project is executed by a consortium made up of 36 entities from 12 countries. Specifically, it seeks to promote...
Marta Codoñer, elected president of Itene
March 11th 2023
Photo: Pedro Ballester, previous president of Itene; the general director of IVACE, Julia Company; the new president of Itene, Marta Codoñer, and the managing director of Itene, Javier Zabaleta. The businesswoman Marta Codoñer, managing director of Aglolak, has been elected by majority as the first president of Itene, a position that she will hold for at ...
Itene will present printed electronics solutions for packaging
February 27th 2023
The Itene technology center will present printed electronics solutions to improve the functionality of packaging at the LOPEC 2023 fair, which will be held between March 23 and 24 in Munich (Germany). Itene will present conductive and functional inks that offer a wide range of applications and sustainable biobased inks in...
A European network launches a call to select five projects to develop, test or scale bionanomaterials
February 20th 2023
A European innovation platform, made up of 14 improved pilot plants and complementary services to support technological and commercial advances, has launched an open call to select five projects that will be able to access its services for free to develop, test or scale up bionanomaterials. This test bed, ...
Itene converts waste from multilayer PET/PE trays into a compostable plastic
July 25, 2022
Photo: PHA obtained by Itene in the project. The Itene technology center has developed delamination and depolymerization processes to improve the recovery of multilayer packaging waste with high performance and has managed to transform this waste from multilayer trays of PET/PE (polyethylene terephthalate/polyethylene) into a plastic ...
Packaging companies test their innovations through tests carried out by ITENE
16th September 2020
Companies that produce or use packaging put their innovations to the test through horizontal acceleration tests carried out by ITENE in accordance with the EUMOS standard. Among them are the companies Safe Pallet, which has developed anti-slip interposers for pallets that improve the stability and protection of loads, and Dow ...
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