The Labelexpo Asia conference will cover issues of sustainability, digital and flexo technology, brand protection and smart products.

The Nestle Research Centre is conducting an experiment which could see chocolate manufacturers reduce their packaging.

Organisers of the 2016 Media Super National Print Awards are now calling for entries.

The electronic smart packaging market will grow rapidly to $1.45 billion within 10 years, according to new projections.

Avery Dennison has tackled wet opacity issues in wine and spirits labels with a new technology.

Amcor has acquired preform manufacturer Encon for US$55 million (AU$77 million), in a move that will boost its rigid plastics arm.

Label and flexible packaging printer RAKO has invested in two HP Indigo 20000 digital presses and nine HP Indigo WS6800 digital presses.

Councils around Australia are catching on to the benefits of supplying households with composting bags from Cardia Bioplastics.

Amcor's 2015 Sustainability Review highlighted several new initiatives and targets for the packaging supplier.

ColaLife and Amcor Flexibles have developed a pouch which delivers diarrhoea medicine to children in remote Zambia.

A surge in interest in GMO-free or non-GMO products is driving consumer demand for cleaner labelling and greater pack transparency.

A beauty care product using sustainable aluminium aerosol packaging has been recognised in this year's awards.

PopPack has won the Packaging Innovation Award for Creative Technology at Japan Pack 2015, and has signed a deal for commercialisation in Europe.

A new way for brands to engage with consumers has been released by Printpack, involving 'invisible' graphics that get exposed in sunlight.

Self-made school canteen certification logos on food and beverage packaging are misleading parents, according to Choice.

Australia is the launch market for the global roll-out of Belgian beer brand Stella Artois' new look packaging. PKN finds out more from local licensee Lion.