{"id":42423,"date":"2023-07-10T14:04:36","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/research-development\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T12:40:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T12:40:48","slug":"research-development","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/en\/packaging\/research-development\/","title":{"rendered":"Research and Development"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"42423\" class=\"elementor elementor-42423 elementor-33145\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dbb9256 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7dbb9256\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-784c1295 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"784c1295\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b4b7b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8b4b7b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RD-hero.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42426\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RD-hero.png 2042w, https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/RD-hero-300x81.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-728ebc52 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"728ebc52\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22b556cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"22b556cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7a28bfae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a28bfae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Catalyzing innovation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b62f430 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b62f430\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d72a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"2d72a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24594da9 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"24594da9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38b6f8ad e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38b6f8ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11a84cae elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11a84cae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">We ride the wave of the future<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408dfff8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"408dfff8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>New methods, technologies, and expertise strengthen our <b>competitive advantage<\/b>, which we pass on to our client companies <span class=\"TextRun SCXW23726808 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23726808 BCX8\">through innovative machines, solutions, and products whose environmental characteristics are assessed\u2014where applicable\u2014through recognized certifications, the PackInPro protocol, and published or available LCA analyses.<\/span><\/span><\/p><p>Over the past 10 years, the company has reinvested an average of 9 percent of production value each year in R&#038;D. Thanks in part to this policy, <span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\">Grifal has filed 21 patents and 3 production processes in 22 countries<\/span>. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c20bf6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c20bf6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e9aed3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e9aed3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">To innovate is to collaborate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6537560b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6537560b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At Grifal, innovation is at the heart of everything we do. We are committed to constantly finding new ideas and technologies to improve <strong>packaging solutions and products<\/strong>. <\/p><p>There is no innovation without collaboration, with each other and with our customers. Fully understanding partners&#8217; needs is critical to developing machines, technologies, and solutions that exceed their expectations. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5624b50e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5624b50e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cde38a7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cde38a7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b9fb126 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b9fb126\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">R&amp;D<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24642007 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24642007\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Research and Development projects contribute to the management and improvement of environmental impacts, which are monitored through the ISO 14001 system and reported in the Sustainability Report<\/p><p>Where applicable to individual products and processes, we use recycled or<sup>FSC\u00ae\/PEFC\u2122-certified<\/sup> raw materials, design packaging for diversion into recycling streams, and recover waste in accordance with monitored company procedures.<\/p><p>We monitor the use of resources from renewable sources and report on trends using the indicators in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/en\/sustainability\/budget-sustainability\/\">our Sustainability Report<\/a>, but that\u2019s not enough:<span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-size ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align);\"> we promote operational practices related to resource efficiency, waste recovery, raw material traceability, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/en\/sustainability\/certifications\/\">ISO 14001-certified environmental management<\/a>, and we collaborate with <strong>our customers\u2019 R&#038;D<\/strong> teams to develop packaging solutions that not only <strong>reduce the Total Cost of Ownership<\/strong> but also help promote the value of packaging solutions which, in cases covered by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/en\/sustainability\/analysis-lca\/\">LCA analyses<\/a> or <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.packinpro.com\/certificazione\/\">PackInPro<\/a><\/strong> assessments, can be compared with alternative materials identified according to specified criteria, scope, and indicators<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c8ff563 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c8ff563\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44ba43a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"44ba43a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/linea-4.0-IMG_6015.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42431\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/linea-4.0-IMG_6015.png 1422w, https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/linea-4.0-IMG_6015-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c807b1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1c807b1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30848cc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"30848cc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f472b88 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f472b88\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our R&amp;D focuses on 4 areas:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78a8e06 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"78a8e06\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b6b2e34 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b6b2e34\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5052a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be5052a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/green-packaging\/macchine\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-gear-full-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42433\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-gear-full-1.png 338w, https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-gear-full-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-gear-full-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc3256 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dc3256\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/en\/packaging\/grifal-technologies\/\">Making innovation in designing and making machines<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0a8792 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c0a8792\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-230a774 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"230a774\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/en\/sustainability\/budget-sustainability\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-earth-2-full-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42442\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-earth-2-full-1.png 338w, https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-earth-2-full-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-earth-2-full-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32195e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32195e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/en\/sustainability\/budget-sustainability\/\">Improving Environmental Performance Through Verifiable Criteria<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68e853 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f68e853\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9638e46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9638e46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/en\/materials\/cartu\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-ondulazione-full-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42436\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-ondulazione-full-1.png 338w, https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-ondulazione-full-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/b-n-ondulazione-full-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3c969f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a3c969f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/en\/materials\/cartu\/\">Experimenting with the undulation of new materials and for new applications<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26c6da9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"26c6da9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-985193c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"985193c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/azienda\/storia\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"338\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biz-model-full-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42439\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biz-model-full-2.png 338w, https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biz-model-full-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/biz-model-full-2-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f34ab2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f34ab2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.grifal.it\/en\/company\/identity\/\">Support the definition of new business models to grow<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6d49e3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c6d49e3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b060b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b060b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Development and implementation of a new technology applied to the corrugation of packaging 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