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Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) and the Australian Insititute of Packaging (AIP) have selected four finalists for the sixth annual APPMA scholarship program. This program will provide one packaging engineer with the opportunity to complete a Diploma in Packaging Technology, facilitated by the AIP.


The finalists are:

  • Aleah Back, packaging engineer, Johnson and Johnson Pacific
  • Alexandra Brayshaw, research assistant, Arthritis Australia
  • Mirvic Camacho, packaging engineer, Murray Goulburn
  • Sumit Kini, continuous improvement specialist, Orora Glass

The 2014 winner will be announced during the AIP National Conference which will be held on Tuesday 17 June and Wednesday 18 June at the Sofitel Sydney.

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