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Australia's environment ministers have declared packaging reform urgent and named soft plastics as an initial priority, but offered no firm timetable or regulatory commitments. SPSA has welcomed the soft plastics focus, while Boomerang Alliance and WMRR have raised concerns about the lack of concrete action. Read more
Mobile app Shazam has announced a partnership with Nestlé which makes KitKat packaging interactive.
Cosmo Films will launch a new range of premium lamination films under the Luxotique brand at drupa.
The temperature-controlled pharmaceutical packaging solutions market will make AU$3.74b in revenue by the end of 2016.
Adhesive label manufacturer Avery Dennison reveals seven science and technology facts about labels and tags for packaged goods.
Five finalists have been announced in the annual scholarship program run by the APPMA and the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP).
The Packaging Council of Australia (PCA) has been approached by several associations interested in an alliance or merger.
Packaging educator Pierre Pienaar spoke to PKN about the Honorary Professorship he received from a leading Beijing university.
Amcor has responded to the need for high-barrier packaging with the addition of AmLite Ultra to its metal-free family.
Amcor Flexibles has been awarded three Alufoil Trophy awards from the European Aluminium Foil Association.
The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) is asking the industry to participate in a global survey called Understanding Online Buying Behaviours of Packaging Professionals.
Mars Food has unveiled a strategy with labelling initiatives aimed at helping combat rising obesity levels.
A forensic covert tracer developed by tracing technology specialist YPB Group will be added to the Australian Made logo to protect against counterfeiters.
The Daily Drinks Company commissioned Labelmakers and Lion Packaging to create a simplified adhesive neck tag for its bottles.
The startup company behind a new bottle closure for wine, water and other beverages has won first prize in a wine innovation contest.
Plastic solutions provider Ampacet is building a manufacturing plant in Dandenong, Victoria, as part of its growth strategy in Australia and New Zealand.
A new type of interactive screen technology on packaging may replace labels altogether if its developers can get costs down.
