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Australian delegation shines at 2023 WorldStars
Caps & Closures and BioPak from A/NZ won Special Awards at the WorldStars while other winners included Result Group, Ego Pharmaceutical, JBS and Opal
Coles to phase out soft-plastic bags by end of June
The remaining supply of soft-plastic bags will be run down before Coles stops the sale completely, a move that will see 230 million plastic bags removed from circulation in one year
Flint Group launches Prism sustainability framework
The company’s Prism sustainability framework includes a range of targets such as circular economy product development, reducing operational impacts, and building a diverse workforce
AusIndustry and AIP to host Marketing without Greenwashing webinar
The webinar, which will take place on 31 May, will provide an opportunity for attendees to learn about how to avoid greenwashing in marketing
SEE and Koenig & Bauer partner for connected digital packaging
The partnership will see Koenig & Bauer's RotaJET-series of digital printing presses feature SEE’s prismiq intellectual property, software and hardware
ABG partners with Maan Engineering to offer linerless labels solution
The companies said the collaboration provides opportunities for both parties and reflects the similar ethos and values that they share
Boris Munster named managing director of Tetra Pak Oceania
Munster will be responsible for Tetra Pak’s business operations in A/NZ and succeeds Andrew Pooch, who has retired after 35 years with the company
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Pozitive launches Valiani Omnia 100 at Open Day event
Pozitive recently took the wraps off the Valiani Omnia 100 automatic feed die cutting machine and introduced it to customers at the recent Open House event in Sydney.
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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).
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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