Gold Coast packaging company Weltrade has securd a major contract to package a range of maternity and baby care products from Queensland icon Mater Health Services.

The founder of PacFilm, Crissy Maddocks, will return to oversee the business she started after its acquisition by her current employer, Jet Technologies.

Innovia Films and Corbion Purace have developed a new PLA film they say can withstand high temperatures in applications including food processing and packaging.

Speakers from Dell, Microsoft, Nestle and Woolworths will head the line-up of speakers at next month's World Class Packaging conference in Melbourne.

A decision by Target to re-introduce free lightweight plastic bags at checkouts has been criticised by academics and environmentalists.

Ferrostaal has announced the appointment of Carsten Wendler as managing director of its Australasian operations.

Amcor Flexibles is supplying plastic packaging to assist a 19-year-old adventurer make a record-attempt to trek from the Antactic coast to the South Pole.

Tamar Valley Dairy has been placed in voluntary administration, citing a slump in sales and delays in getting a new factory in Launceston up and running.

Logistics giant DHL has chosen NSW and Queensland for the launch of the Cool Green Cell, a packaging solution for temperature sensitive medicines and pharmaceuticals.

Labelling machine specialist Aztro has announced a move to new premises in Sydney's Glendenning.

MAR's solutions manager Simon Parker has been named as the latest member of the APPMA's board of directors.

Ardagh Australia's John Bigley has been elected to succeed Lindsay Showyin as president of the Aerosol Association of Australia.

The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) celebrated its 50 year milestone last week in a well-attended event at Melbourne's Chapter House.

A new alliance between Australia's iMS and NZ's Colorite aims to provide a one-stop branding service for FMCG companies.

GS1 and NEHTA have joined forces to launch Recallnet Healthcare, an electronic recall and track and trace service for the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.

Jet Technologies is moving into a new, larger, premises near Sydney Airport, purpose-built to enable it to expand its services.