As part of the Packaging of the Future® PPS15, the University of Minho attended the 39th International Conference of the Polymer Processing Society with a presentation entitled “Performance of post-consumer recycled polyolefins in rotational molding process”. The conference took place in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, between May 19 and 23, 2024.
On April 25, the Packaging of the Future® Consortium, with the support of the leader VANGEST, went on a Solidarity Walk along the trails of the Pia do Urso Sensory Ecopark. The walk involved various entities from the Consortium, providing a moment of socializing and sharing, enjoying nature and a period of leisure. Food items…
As part of the PPS14 of Embalagem do Futuro® BITCLIQ, leader of the PPS, took part in a technical meeting in Aveiro on April 2, led by TICE.PT, with a number of technological players from various Mobilizing Agendas (EcoCerâmica e Cristal de Portugal, ILLIANCE and Blockchain.PT) who are developing projects with Blockchain technology and who…
Embalagem do Futuro® was one of the Mobilizing and Green Agendas for Business Innovation invited to attend the 2nd Annual Meeting of the Mobilizing Agendas. This event, organized by the Government of Portugal as part of Governo Mais Próximo, took place on March 12 at Europarque in Santa Maria da Feira, with the aim of…
On March 5th, the 1st “Farm2Fork Traceability” Conference took place. The small auditorium of the Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Center was full to capacity for PPS14’s first public event. The aim of this event was to disseminate the project and present the innovative digitalization and Blockchain traceability solutions that are being developed to…
Within the scope of the Embalagem do Futuro® PPS09, ARCP [Associação Rede de Competência em Polímeros] attended the 38th Australasian Polymer Symposium with an oral presentation entitled “Tannin-based adhesives: how citric acid improve their performance?”. This year’s conference was held in New Zealand from February 18 to 21, 2024.
On March 5, a conference organized by PPS14 entities will be held at the Caldas da Rainha Cultural and Congress Centre, as part of the Embalagem do Futuro® Project, where the topic of Farm2Fork Traceability will be presented. The conference will feature several presentations and a final debate on “Cultivating Food Awareness”. We are counting…
On February 1st, a meeting was held in Torres Vedras between the Packaging of the Future® Project Management Team, the National Monitoring Committee of the PRR, represented by its President, Dr. Pedro Dominguinhos, and NERLEI – CCI, represented by its Executive Director, Henrique Carvalho, at the facilities of co-promoter Rotovedras. This meeting made it possible…
As part of PPS19 – Human Resources Training and Upskilling – Skills for the Future, from Embalagem do Futuro®, the results of the questionnaires carried out with the companies in the consortium were presented on January 31, 2024, at the School of Technology and Management of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. This session covered topics…
Packaging of the Future, represented by Project Manager Pedro Costa, took part in a round table discussion on the role of research in sustainability. Egas Moniz’s Social and Environmental Responsibility Week took place on January 17, 18 and 19 and featured various themes and speakers.