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The packaging industry is facing major challenges as companies seek to reduce their environmental impact. One company that is at the forefront of this effort is Packaging Cluster from Catalonia, a nonprofit organization that promotes innovation and sustainability in the packaging industry. The...

The PackagingNET are a meeting point organised by the Packaging Cluster with the aim of encouraging networking among its associate members and key agents The first meeting took place on 21 February, with more than 25 professionals from the sector The renowned Catalan businessman Enric Crous was the...

According to the analysis made by the Packaging Cluster, the packaging sector is recovering and surpassing pre-covid pandemic turnover levels. The European market foresees a 5.76% growth in sales until 2026. The plastics and cartonboard industries stand out in terms of turnover. In order to maximise...

Turnover remained practically stable during 2020 The 90 main companies in the sector generated 372 new jobs The sector represents 4% of GDP and constitutes one of the main industrial sectors Packaging Cluster, a leading entity in the packaging sector, has presented its strategic report on the impact...

In the last call for grants from the Agència de Residus de Catalunya, to promote the circular economy, the Packaging Cluster managed to draw 7 initiatives out of the 8 proposals The 16 changemakers involved will be in charge of generating good practices that can be replicated in other territories...

The Next Generation EU plan will promote projects that involve structural change and have a lasting impact on economic and social resilience, sustainability and long-term competitiveness. A webinar on 19 Feb (12:00 CET), organised by ACCIÓ and the 29 clusters of the Catalonia Clusters Program, will...

Catalonia has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis. ACCIÓ, the Catalan Agency for Business Competitiveness, has set up two main initiatives: a Virtual Desk that acts as a single contact point for companies and freelancers to solve any covid-19 query and a Marketplace to connect companies offering...

The second Fact Finding Mission finishes in Shanghai, China, with a collective and individual agenda for the 6 clusters that gathers more than 770 companies in the European Active and Intelligent Packaging value chain. This second Fact Finding Mission, which is part of the AdPack2 project, has been...

The Packaging Cluster exposes good practices in international relations and projects Fifteen clusters from Catalonia and South Korea participated in the sixth edition of the International Intercluster Meeting with the aim of promoting synergies and strategic alliances between the clusters of the two...

ACCIÓ, the Catalan Agency for Competitiveness, in lead of cluster policy, organised the VII-th Strategic Training Week, a sophisticated instrument for cluster managers offered to the members of the Catalonia Clusters Program. Through the week, participants held more than 70 meetings with different...

The CEEC awarded prizes to the best projects developed by start-ups in the efficient energy sector in Catalonia. The Cluster honoured to the Fuel Poverty Group for its work in the fight against energy poverty. Miriam Santamaría, geographer and journalist, has been awarded the 2018 Communication...

Catalonia was a pioneer region in cluster policy, used as a tool to improve industry competitiveness through improving strategic positioning of companies and the business environment in which they compete. With a background of more than 25 years, Catalan cluster policy features some key elements: a...