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Result Group scoops two awards for grapes traceability pilot
This achievement results from a collaboration between Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA), Agriculture Victoria, Perfection Fresh Australia, GS1 Australia, and Result Group
Esko launches Mox cloud-based software for packaging and label management
Mox is a software package combining project management, digital proofing, and DAM in a single cloud-based product content tool
CCL Label launches thin stretch sleeve for PET bottles
The company has developed what it calls the thinnest stretch sleeve in the market, offering a thickness of 30 micron and designed for returnable 1L PET bottles
KM Packaging establishes regional office in Australia
As a result of continued growth, the KM business is now at a scale that can support its further international development, which is a key part of the company’s long-term strategic growth plans
Excitement grows for Labelexpo Southeast Asia 2023
Tarsus Group expects its Southeast Asia 2023 edition to break records as Digital Embellishment Trail has been added to the program, and further exhibitors have been confirmed
Colormaker Industries saves 500 tonnes of greenhouse gas
Since it was powered up in September 2019, the solar array has pushed out clean electricity every day amid Australia’s Black Summer bushfires and three years of La Niña rainfall
Coles offers grants of up to $500,000 to support sustainability
The financial support is available through the Coles Nurture Fund and is open to SMBs to help them develop market-leading products and sustainable processes and technologies
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Boosting business with Durst Tau RSC Technology
Durst had its Tau RSCi and Tau 330 RSC E machines running at the recent Labelexpo Americas tradeshow to show attendees the potential of the presses.
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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.
Andy McCourt has been a feature of the Australian graphic arts industry for four decades, both a supplier and analytical writer. Today he runs his own consultancy and is publisher of Wide Format online.
Nerida Kelton is the executive director of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and vice-president – sustainability and save food of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO).
Spotlight
Protecting brand assets
The role of the label and package print industries in combatting brand piracy was examined in a label Academy master class
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
In-depth
How packaging companies can catch the post-pandemic wave of new product launches: McKinsey
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.
Andy McCourt on: APCO commences independent review of soft plastics recycling
The Best Sustainable Wine Brands on: Denomination designs packaging for Wise Wolf by Banrock Station
Steve Statler on: How smart packaging and a reinvented supply chain can save the planet: Wiliot