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44 PKN reveals what’s in store at AUSPACK 2022 when the doors open on 17-20 May at the MCEC in Melbourne.
SUSTAINABILITY
18 Nestle Oceania’s Margaret Stuart shares her insights on soft plastics recycling.
20 Brightmark is to construct an advanced plastics recycling plant in Parkes, NSW, bringing thermo-chemical recycling tech to Australia for the first time.
21 APCO receives product stewardship accreditation from Australian government.
21 Ball & Doggett launches Formakote, a range of packaging boxboards sourced from N ew Zealand.
ACTIVE & INTELLIGENT PACKAGING
22 PKN takes a closer look at GS1’s 2DBarcodes, on-pack symbols for intelligent
packaging, which increase waste reduction, product safety and sustainability.
24 A project for Australian table grapes is leading the way in food traceability.
26 Caps & Closures has launched ThermoShield, a screw cap that signals temperature fluctuations by changing colour.
27 Cellr parters with Brown Brothers for a virtual gifting campaign via digital packaging technology.
BEVERAGE PACKAGING
28 Australian Beverage Council’s Geoff Parker speaks on the current national discussion surrounding sustainability and product stewardship for food
and beverage packaging.
30 Three contract filling companies from WA join forces to form Sanector, a new force in the beverage packaging market.
32 Process Partners played a pivotal role in the relocation of CCEP’s Neverfail bottling facility.
LABELS & LABELLING
34 Labelhouse comes through the storms after two years of uncertainty.
36 Ball & Doggett’s Chris Jackson outlines the benefits of Wausau Ages Agave facestock.
38 Currie Group has become one of the country’s biggest suppliers to the label industry.
40 Kurz makes security labels more sustainable.
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46 AUSPACK 2022 Exhibitors list
48 Asnapshotofwhat’son the showfloor
76 AUSPACK Leaders’ Forum in focus
78 Lantech celebrates 50 years in operation
COVER: It’s showtime! AUSPACK 2022, and its adjacent Leaders’ Forum, Solutions Seminar Series, Gala Dinner and APPMA Awards of Excellence events will take place from 17-20 May in Melbourne. Find out more at www.auspack.com.au
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Landmark investment in advanced recycling
Cracking the smart packaging code
Merger creates new beverage filling force
Material advances in booming labels sector
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