New recognition for Picvisa. The Demarcation of Central Catalonia of the Industrial Engineers of Catalonia unanimously awarded the 41st Guillem Catà Prize to the Calaf Grup company. On the night of December 28, 2020, in an atypical edition due to the pandemic, the...
Last December, the Catalan employers' association Foment del Treball presented the Carles Ferrer Salat Awards, which annually distinguish the work of companies, businessmen and women. In this last edition, Picvisa received one of the awards, being recognized as SME of...
The end of one year and the arrival of another always mark a moment to reflect on what is left behind and what is to come. Undoubtedly, the 2020 review will be unusual, with many moments to forget accumulated due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The positive is that in a...
As the World moves towards controlling the COVID-19 pandemic with the distribution of vaccines, another concern (and the threat to Health) takes more and more force even in the background: how to process a new wave of contamination, with plastic waste as the main...
The coronavirus pandemic has affected industries worldwide, economically and structurally. In record time, organisations have been forced to adapt to a new environment and respond to a wide range of issues: import and export constraints; delays/interruptions in...
The European market for waste recycling services reached an approximate value of 115,000 million euros in 2019. A figure that could almost double over the next decade, as indicated in the report recently published by the consultancy Transparency Market Research (TMR)....
Although plastic materials were created earlier, the year 1907 is considered the beginning of modern plastic history. That was when Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite, the first thermosetting plastic. It was insulating, resistant to moderate heat, acids and water. A...
Did you know that, according to World Population Review data, China is the country that generates the most plastic waste, with 59 million tons per year? It is followed by the United States, with 37.8 million and Germany, with 14.4. The figures speak for themselves and...
Circular Economy concept is here to stay. And it is that every time it is clearer that, if not, the whole planet could have an irremediable problem. Previously, we told how PlasticsEurope had come into action in this regard. The business association representing...
With the idea of always offering our customers the best possible service, at PICVISA, we have our own product testing plant in Calaf (Barcelona). This is an 800 m2 industrial-scale testing laboratory, specializing in product testing for recycling and waste management....