Page 7 - Packaging News Nov-Dec 2019

7
FRESHNESS
Through Packaging Innovation
Like to extend your product’s shelf life?
Contact us to discuss creative barrier-packaging solutions.
Glenn Drake, Business Manager ANZ glenn.drake@bonson-savpac.com www.bonson-savpac.com
November-December 2019 www.packagingnews.com.au
NEWS
“Humbled and deeply honoured”: Nadia (left) and Alf Taylor with NSW Governor Margaret Beazley.
tna founders honoured with Order of Australia
Caspak merges trans- Tasman operations
ALF AND NADIA TAYLOR, founders of food processing and pack- aging solutions provider tna, have been honoured as Mem- bers of the Order of Australia.
The Taylors were presented with their medals by the Gov- ernor of NSW, Margaret Beaz- ley, in recognition of their ser- vice to the community through their philanthropic initiatives including the Nadia and Alf Taylor Foundation.
Speaking at the ceremony, Nadia Taylor expressed her grat- itude both to the governor and the team at tna for their support.
“Thisrecognitionisanen- dorsement of tna’s mission and values that aims to em- brace inclusive growth. We are both humbled and deeply
honoured to be recognized for our endeavours to lend sup- port to the lesser fortunate, es- pecially children and socially excluded groups, through tna’s humanitarian programs.
“Alf and I may be at the fore- front of this, but it is the un- stinting support of every team member that allows us to share tna’s success with the disadvantaged,” she said.
The Taylors founded the Nadia and Alf Taylor Founda- tion in 2002. Since then, it has supported over 150 chari- ties in 39 countries, focusing on interventions in areas such as education; social en- terprise; healthcare; human rights; emergency relief; and animal rights. ■
CASPAK Australia and Caspak New Zealand have merged their brands and operations.
The two sister flexible pack- aging companies will main- tain separate financial man- agement on both sides of the Tasman, but will operate as a single entity to pool resources and technology. They say that streamlining and increased efficiency will follow, along with increased buying power, internal cost reductions, and the ability to more quickly offer sustainable solutions.
Bryce Hickmott, managing director of Caspak Australia, says that both companies have worked to prevent food waste with high-barrier packaging for 30 years.
“This brand merger strength- ens this resolve and adds a
massive internal and external sustainability overlay to all op- erations,” he said.
According to Hickmott, the merger is set to be seamless for customers, with no personal or systemic changes.
“From a practical point of view, customers will see a new rebrand for both companies under the banner of Caspak – Sustainable Future.
“They will experience the benefits of a new IT system in New Zealand; a vastly stronger and more cohesive R&D team across both markets; and a fre- er flow of sustainable technol- ogies between the two re- gions,” he said.
The merged company has sales offices in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, Auckland, and Christchurch. ■
Visy to buy Norske Skog Albury mill for $85m
NORSKE SKOG is closing its Al- bury newsprint mill business, with the assets including the mill itself to be sold to Visy, Australia’s largest paperboard manufacturer.
Visy plans to undertake fea- sibility studies into options for use on the Albury site, with the intention to manu- facture paperboard. The sale price of the assets is $85m.
The mill produces 265,000 tonnes of newsprint each
year, but has fallen victim to the plummeting demand for newspapers, with national, suburban and regional papers all seeing pagination and cir- culation shrinkage.
All 185 workers at the site are being made redundant.
The papermaking machine at Albury is the largest in the region. Norske Skog has two others with smaller capacity – one each in Tasmania and New Zealand. ■
Bonson_Australia mag ad_new size_14Oct2019.indd 1
14/10/19
12:04 PM