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COMMENT | MANAGING EDITOR www.packagingnews.com.au | March-April 2020 The best-laid plans...
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THE best-laid plans of mice and men have certainly gone awry. Who could have foretold that our first quarter would play out in such a dramatic and disruptive fashion. First the Australian bushfires, followed by local floods, and then the virulent outbreak and galloping spread of Covid-19 that has sent shockwaves through global supply chains and stock markets.
As I write this, events big and small are being cancelled or post- poned at a rate of knots, and we await news on packaging and pro- cessing megashow interpack, set to take place in Germany in May. We’ve published a show preview in this issue (see pages 36-44), cogni- sant that it may well be postponed to a later date while the magazine is at the press. No matter. The tech- nology that would debut at inter- pack is relevant and valuable to our audience, regardless of where and when it is physically showcased. Indeed, therein lies the value of an engaged and authoritative media platform as a channel to get your message to market when you can't do so in person.
In our quest to ensure our audi- ence is kept abreast of news and industry developments, PKN has expanded our editorial team, and I'm delighted to announce that we
have a new editor, Ian Ackerman, who has stepped into the role with enthusiasm, and has already proved to be a valuable resource as savvy news reporter and feature writer (see his interview with Loop founder Tom Szaky on page 18, and his in- depth look at the beverage packaging sea change, page 46).
Another positive initiative is the introduction of our weekly video news bulletin, available on our web- site and via our weekly broadcast, to complement our regular weekly enewsletter and our monthly Machinery Matters digital update.
Speaking of positive news, the launch earlier this month of the ANZPAC Plastics Pact (see page 16) signals a turning of the plastics tide, from pledges and promises to action- able plans. The pact was launched during the inaugural National Plastics Summit (see page 8) and will be followed by the launch of the Our Packaging Future framework, which will outline clearly the steps that need to be taken to meet the 2025 National Packaging Targets.
Now, this framework is a set of best laid plans we hope will not go awry, because frankly we, as an industry, cannot let that happen.
Lindy Hughson – Managing Editor
Ian Ackerman (second from right) has joined the PKN team as editor. He’s pictured here
with (from left) associate editor Wayne Robinson, journalist Doris Prodanovic, and managing editor
& publisher, Lindy Hughson.
       Therein lies the value of an engaged and authoritative media platform as a channel to get your message to market when you can't do so in person...”










































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