The packaging sector is immersed in an urgent transformation to adapt to the regulation that entered into force on January 1 and aims to encourage the circular economy, the recycling of containers and replacement of plastic.
One of the measures that are impacting the set of industries that require packaging,
In the ceramic sector, the Institute of Ceramic Technology (ITC-AICE) with the participation of the Technological Institute of Plastic (AIMPLAS), thanks to the financing of the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) through the Feder European Feder for the Feder of Regional Development of Development , try to solve the environmental impact generated by inkjet ink plastic containers used for digital decoration of ceramic tiles.
And it is that in Spain more than 2 million containers of inkjet ceramic inks are consumed in the ceramic decoration stage that are distributed in 5 kilos containers.
This technological center is working on the development of a semi -industrial mold with a leading Valencian company in the packaging sector to carry out short runs with different proportions of recycled content, in addition to managing the tests that must be carried out to guarantee reuse, transport and storage of these new ecodesñados containers. AIMPLAS is also working on mechanical recycling processes to improve the quality of secondary material and reduce the technical inconveniences of this process to the maximum, while from ITC-AIC The containers for reuse and during the recycling process.
Ceramic Mykonos, Committed to the environment, binds to the ceramic sector in the research and assessment of new sustainable substitutes.
*The basis of the article comes from El Periódico del Balejo.