New sustainable DoyPack bag for Lacasitos: 100% recyclable and over 60% recycled material
At the Armando Alvarez Group we continue working to advance in our commitment to offer the market sustainable solutions based on a circular economy model. On this occasion two of our companies, Silvalac and Envaflex collaborate with customers and suppliers R-evolutionizing the traditional DoyPack packaging to be 100% recyclable and also containing more than 60% recycled material, thus contributing to the reuse of resources, waste reduction and mitigation of the carbon footprint.
Home stretch for the entry into force of the tax on plastic in Spain
Last April the Law on Waste and Contaminated Soils for a circular economy 7/2022 was finally published, which will come into force the 1st of January 2023.
Title VII of this Law contains the fiscal measures to promote circular economy, including a special tax on non-reusable plastic packaging, commonly known as “tax on plastic”.
One step further in Silvalac’s commitment to its food safety system: the company is certified under the Standard FSSC 22000
With this certification, Silvalac, which has manufactured food containers for over 40 years, guarantees food safety in accordance with the demanding regulations of today’s agrifood industry.
Macresac was certified for its performance in the Operation Clean Sweep (OCS) initiative
The company, a member of this voluntary initiative since 2021, decided to go one step further this year by certifying its performance in preventing involuntary pellet loss that may take place throughout the plastic value chain for its Selva del Camp (Tarragona) facilities.
TRAMESA receives the 2021 carbon footprint certificate from RENFE
Transportes Mixtos Especiales, S.A. (TRAMESA), the railway logistics operator for the Armando Alvarez Group, received the certification of its carbon footprint issued in 2021 by RENFE, acknowledging their contribution to sustainable freight transportation.
The 2021 campaign Wrap it up in Pink, created by the company Aspla, collected €15,000
The 2021 campaign Wrap it up in Pink, created by the company Aspla, collected €15,000 to be donated to the IBBTEC (Biomedicine and Biotechnology Institute of Cantabria) to support breast cancer research.
The Plastic Museum continues reaping success, earning two silvers at the ANA International ECHO Awards 2022
As every year, the Association of National Advertisers of the United States (ANA) organised the International ECHO Awards, for the world's best marketing campaigns. In this 92nd edition a jury, comprised of over 300 marketing directors from around the world, awarded two Silvers to The Plastic Museum in the Experiential and Branded Content categories.
The Plastic Museum is awarded at the OCARE awards
On April 1st The Plastic Museum was recognised as having the Best CSR Communication Campaign aimed at civil society, at the Awards organised by the Observatory of Communication of Corporate Social Responsibility (Observatorio de la Comunicación de la Responsabilidad Social Corporativa, OCARE). Around one hundred major corporations participated in this 11th edition of the awards, and only 10 of them received awards.
The Armando Alvarez Group will be presenting new solutions for the container and packaging sector at Hispack 2022
The major national packaging fair, Hispack, will be returning in 2022, from May 24th to the 27th in Barcelona to present the latest elements that the container and packaging market offer for industrial and consumer sectors, as well as distribution and retail. The Armando Alvarez Group will be participating at Stand 186, Hall 2 (Venue Gran Vía de Fira Barcelona).
The Armando Alvarez Group participates in the European Agricultural Film Conference, organised by AMI
Once again, the Armando Alvarez Group participated in the European Agricultural Film Conference 2022, organised by AMI (Applied Market Information, Ltd). This time, Andrés García de Tuñón, representing the Group’s Corporate Sustainability area, participated on March 29th in the round table on the “Analysis of the co-existence of the focus on sustainability and technological innovation: a search for solutions to mutually benefit developments in these key areas”.
Plásticos Vanguardia, an Armando Alvarez Group company, has a new website
With almost 60 years of history, Plásticos Vanguardia is one of the benchmark companies in the container sector in Spain, although it also operates in other markets. The new website aims to make the company more accessible to users by providing detailed information on each activity sector as well as to offer a better experience and to improve communication with users.
The Armando Alvarez Group joins the national project to create a EPR Collective system to manage its industrial and commercial packaging
Companies in the plastics, chemical and rubber sectors, among these the Armando Alvarez Group, have come together to organise a Collective System for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) in Spain to comply with the obligation established in the draft Royal Decree on Packaging and Packaging waste, which contemplates Extended Producer Responsibility in the management of their industrial and commercial packaging.
