Manufacturing
Packaging
Eurecat transforms the packaging sector’s value chain by driving circular, intelligent and more sustainable products.
We accelerate packaging innovation by optimizing materials and industrial processes. We drive digitalization and enhance product revalorization through to final recycling.
We support companies in their development challenges by providing more sustainable, efficient packaging solutions adapted to new regulatory and market requirements. We transform difficulties into opportunities for innovation and business growth.
Value-added solutions
- Advanced packaging materials (PE, PET and rPET)
- Ecodesign and sustainability
- Design and simulation
- Validation and testing
- Industrial packaging processes
Ecodesign-based solutions
- Material reduction (lightweighting)
- Monomaterial and design-for-disassembly
- Recyclability optimization
- Food waste reduction
- Incorporation and optimization of recycled materials
Technologies applied to packaging
- Digitalization and smart packaging
- Photonics and AI-based vision
- Encapsulation and coatings
- Robotics
- Printed electronics
Key innovation areas
- Food
- Cosmetics
- Pharmaceuticals
- E-commerce
- Industrial and logistics packaging
- Smart packaging
Polymeric Materials Analysis and Characterisation Laboratory
Services
We support companies throughout their innovation process, from conceptualization to validation and subsequent industrial implementation.
- Replacement of conventional plastics with natural-origin materials (paper, cardboard, aluminum and cellulose)
- Reusable and longer-lasting packaging
- Multilayer polymer recycling
- New products based on paper, cardboard, glass or aluminum
- Sustainable supply chain redesign
- Sensors, AI and traceability to optimize logistics, safety and product traceability
- Development and application of bioplastics for food packaging
Materials development
- Advanced materials of plant and animal origin
- Paper, cardboard, metals, aluminum and glass
- Recycled polymers and synthetic biopolymers
- Composite and multilayer materials
- Natural coatings
Manufacturing processes
- Extrusion, injection and thermoforming
- Paper/cardboard conversion processes
- Industrial scale-up and process validation
- Automation and applied robotics
- Product and process simulation and optimization
Digitalization and smart packaging
- Traceability (RFID, NFC, blockchain)
- Digital passport
- Sensorization and monitoring
- Quality control with machine vision
- Artificial intelligence applied to processes
- Industrial cybersecurity
Ecodesign and sustainability
- Life cycle assessment (LCA)
- Design for recyclability
- Decarbonization strategies
- Waste recovery and revalorization
Testing and validation
- Aging and durability
- Barrier properties
- Recyclability and biodegradability
- Microplastics detection
Transformative technological processes
Zero defects in the Packaging & Labelling production chain
The incorporation of photonics and artificial intelligence into the label and packaging production process transforms how final product quality is understood, moving toward a model based on real-time control, traceability and automated decision-making.
This technological evolution enables early detection of deviations and defects, ensuring high and consistent quality standards throughout the entire value chain. As a result, waste is reduced, productivity increases and resources are optimized, improving business competitiveness.
Intelligent and sustainable packaging
Eurecat combines sustainable materials with advanced digital technologies, such as printed electronics, RFID/NFC and traceability systems, to develop smart packaging solutions that improve safety, logistics and end-user interaction.
We work with labels, caps and all types of packaging: primary, secondary and tertiary.
Coatings and encapsulates for packaging and new functional materials
Eurecat develops advanced coatings, encapsulation systems and functional materials that bring new capabilities to packaging, incorporating solutions designed to ensure and optimize recyclability.
These solutions improve properties such as barrier, protection and product safety, integrating active functionalities such as antimicrobial, antioxidant properties or sensorization systems directly into the material. Additionally, adhesives and multilayer structures designed to facilitate separation and recycling are developed, advancing toward more sustainable and circular packaging.
Contact
Silvia Palomé Pont
Head of Packaging
Telecommunications engineer from UPC (Barcelona) with advanced studies in innovation management (Chalmers, Sweden) and leadership (ETH Zürich, Switzerland). She has over 20 years of international experience supporting technology companies in their strategic transformation processes, opening new markets and incorporating technological and process changes to drive their evolution and that of their innovation ecosystem.
From the Packaging division, we respond to the digitalization, sustainability and design challenges facing the sector, taking into account the entire value chain.
- Tel. +34 618 08 41 03
- silvia.palome@eurecat.org
Cross-cutting services
Laboratories
Advanced characterization of packaging materials and development of specialized tests:
- Mechanical, thermal and chemical properties
- Oxygen and water vapor barrier properties
- Characterization of biopolymers, recycled materials and conventional polymers
- Determination of additives and material composition
Training
Specialized programs in:
- Materials for sustainable packaging
- Plastics transformation technologies
- Circular economy applied to packaging
- Packaging 4.0: automation, digitalization and smart factory
Consulting
Strategic support for business transformation and growth:
- Technology watch, foresight and market studies
- Technology roadmaps in digitalization, AI, circularity and double materiality
- Innovation systematization and impact analysis
- New business models and exploitation strategies
