GlaxoSmithKline is among leading brandowners waking up to the opportunity active and intelligent packaging presents for consumer engagement. It's using the upcoming AIPIA congress to see where it can lead.

AUSPACK will return to the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 26 to 29 March 2019 and the show floor is filling up fast.

This year’s Diamond Award winner goes to Procter & Gamble’s Air Assist, liquid packaging technology that uses compressed gas for rigidity in flexible films and reduces plastic use per package by 50 per cent compared to a rigid bottle.

Industry technology supplier Jet Technologies is hosting The Innovation Series, which will present the latest developments in labelling and narrow web printing.

Orora is buying Texas-based packaging distributor Bronco Packaging Corporation (Bronco), for up to US$24m.

The first commercial installation of printed organic solar cells, at CHEP’s Beresfield facility near Newcastle, highlights the wealth of opportunities functional printing has to offer.

Changing of the guard at the top of the industry’s largest digital supplier has Takayuki Togo replacing Sunil Gupta who served as managing director for two tough years at the head of the embattled enterprise.

Coca-Cola Amatil's Packaging Services Division has opened a new injection moulding and assembly line at its Eastern creek facility for making a three-part HDPE closure for its Powerade brand.

Serial award winners RollsPack and Multi-Color Australia took out the flexo and labels Best In Show awards respectively at the Flexible Packaging and Label Makers Association (FPLMA) annual awards

A viral meme satirising Australian politics has given Boxer & Co's Gwen Blake the chance to launch a new business.

Detmold, Campbell Arnotts, Australia Post and CHEP were among the top winners at the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation awards announced in Sydney last night.

Pro-Pac Group's revenue jumped 62 per cent in the 2017-18 financial year, aided by major mergers and acquisitions. However, citing increased raw material costs and the drought, the company posted an after tax loss of $5.13 million.

Bioplastics will represent the biggest growth segment for Melbourne-based Secos in the coming year, as the company reported $3m loss on $23.6m sales in the 2018/18 year.

Following its successful foray into augmented reality on its 19 Crimes wine labels last year, Treasury Wine Estates has invested in the technology at scale, launching it on two more of its leading brands.

A major gap in the meat-free convenience market is behind the creation of a fast-growing Australian business, focusing squarely on three-minute meals made from plant-based protein and packaged in stand-up pouches.

More than a hundred print industry leaders were gathered in the heart of Sydney city on Wednesday for the penultimate session in this year’s Women in Print series.