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Global packaging company, ePac Flexible Packaging, launches in Australia
Its first manufacturing facility is due to open its doors in Melbourne in the fourth quarter of this year
Platypus Print Packaging to install the first Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106 X in Australia
The press is Platypus Print Packaging’s third purchase from Koenig & Bauer, and is expected to help it future proof its business
Cadbury Dairy Milk transitions to recycled packaging for blocks range
Amcor is locally producing the new packaging for the Aussie chocolate blocks, with the recycled plastic material sourced by Mondelez’s partner Taghleef Industries
BOBST and project partners launch ‘Generation 2.0’ samples of high barrier flexible packaging solutions
BOBST and its partners have announced a key milestone in their work to replace non-recyclable high barrier multi-material packaging structures with mono-material alternatives
TricorBraun to acquire A/NZ packaging business, Cormack Packaging
TricorBraun’s acquisition of Cormack Packaging establishes its footprint in Australia and New Zealand
Federal Govt pumps $7M towards recycling in regional and remote Australia
The funding will help build new or expand existing recycling facilities to deal with waste glass, plastics, tyres and paper in remote and regional areas
Opal Group transitions its cloud to Macquarie Telecom
Australian telco Macquarie Telecom and Microsoft Azure stepped in and migrated huge volumes of data tied to Opal’s most critical operations, including financial systems
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Global packaging company, ePac Flexible Packaging, launches in Australia
Cadbury Dairy Milk transitions to recycled packaging for blocks range
Amcor eyes future acquisitions as its financials in FY21 increase
Opal Group transitions its cloud to Macquarie Telecom
Stronger volumes across cans and closures results in positive financials for Orora
Preparing for the flood: How packaging companies can catch the post-pandemic wave of new product launches
2021 Global Packaging Forum virtual edition continues
Message on a Bottle: 70 years of South Australian wine label design
BOBST and project partners launch ‘Generation 2.0’ samples of high barrier flexible packaging solutions
DS Printech China rescheduled to January 2022
Contributors
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Brian Moore has been the publisher of PMG for almost three years and has been with the company for about 17 years. Brian has a keen knowledge of the printing and packaging industry and has built solid contacts within this space.
Hafizah Osman is the editor of Australian Printer and ProPack.pro. She also regularly contributes to Sprinter and ProPack.pro online, keeping readers up-to-date with the latest news in the industry.
Sheree Young is the Editor of the bi-monthly printing industry magazine, ProPrint which covers business and technology news specific to the printing trade in Australia, which regularly crosses over into the booming packaging sector.
Spotlight
DIC drives industry sustainability
Ink colossus places a focus on social value and the environment
LJM Victoria acquires OZ Connect Traders
Company makes the decision to acquire as the Australian co-packing space is rapidly expanding
WPO names WorldStar Packaging Awards 2020 winners
Aussie winners include Sealed Air, Currie Group, Plantic Technologies and Woolworths
In-depth
Preparing for the flood: How packaging companies can catch the post-pandemic wave of new product launches
As the world emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, we anticipate a significant increase in new product launches driven by changing megatrends. Five strategic areas of focus can help packaging companies position themselves for success.
How I won the global Durst label award: Wagner’s John Galea
Wagner Prestige Labels managing director John Galea has revealed how he won the global Durst RSC Label Masters Award
Heidelberg Packaging: integrated, versioned, and personalised
The Global Financial Crisis (GFC) delivered an opportunity for the big offset press manufacturers to step back and to re-evaluate the companies they needed to become for the future.
