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Click here to read the September/October print edition of APPMA’s Machinery Matters online.

The September/October issue of Machinery Matters is out now.
The September/October issue of Machinery Matters is out now.

In this edition, APPMA chairman Mark Dingley talks about the importance of wellbeing and support during these challenging times, and looks forward to the year ahead.

Also, in the APPMA news, you can read about the recent Digital Lunchtime Series which launched on 17 September, the new APPMA Associate membership category and the support available to members during the pandemic.

In addition, we feature a roundup of news headlines from APPMA members regarding Foodmach’s new BMX project, the ADDE and OTTO partnership, Fletcher and SMC working on sustainable solutions together, the new Krones Ecosystem digital activity platform; as well as Opal and Bandall’s ink distribution agreement across ANZ.

Finally, there are articles on the results of an in-depth study on tackling food waste, launched by APPMA and RMIT; as well as Victorian-based Sou’West Brewery’s new brewery in Torquay.

Machinery Matters is published bi-monthly in partnership with the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association, as a supplement to PKN Packaging News and Food & Drink Business.

Food & Drink Business

A coalition of global food waste organisations has called on the COP31 presidency to turn existing commitments on food loss and waste into funded policy. It’s a move with direct relevance to Australia, which holds the presidency of negotiations for this year’s climate summit.

Inghams has placed its Western Australian farms and processing operations into complete lockdown after authorities confirmed Australia’s first detection of the high pathogenicity H5 avian influenza strain that has spread globally since 2020.

The a2 Milk Company is set to return $300 million to shareholders after securing Chinese regulatory approval that finalises its acquisition of the a2 Pokeno infant formula facility in New Zealand.