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Packaging investment from Asahi, Jamestrong
2022 PIDAs: big winners in ANZ packaging
Harnessing the new era of recycling
Printing advances: industry unites at PacPrint
Aussie-first recycled content KitKat wrapper
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Features
COVER STORY
12 PKN traces tna’s journey from Australian packaging equipment pioneer to global food processing & packaging solutions giant.
SUSTAINABILITY
14 Prof Edward Kosior, CEO and founder of Nextek, advises what the industry should be doing to harness the new era of plastic recycling.
PIDA 2022
18 PKN reports on the Australasian PIDAs, which saw smart packaging design top the charts.
SNACK & CONVENIENCE PACKAGING
28 Karen McKenzie reviews the importance of designing accessible packaging.
30 Rosella turns to Tetra Pak’s Tetra Recart packaging for its relaunched soup range.
32 Nestlé rolls out 30% recycled content wrappers by Huhtamaki for its 45g KitKat chocolate bars.
34 Arnott’s commits to transition from multi-laminate to mono-material recyclable soft plastics.
35 Heat and Control looks at an agile packaging solution for ready-to-eat salads.
DIGITAL PRINT FOR PACKAGING
36 HP brings insights on digital print at its Better Together customer event.
38 eProductivity showcases its end-to-end offerings for print and packaging at PacPrint.
PACPRINT REVIEW
40 PKN walked the aisles at PacPrint 2022 and delivers news from the show on labels and packaging print advances.
SMART FACTORY
44 Universal Robots on the signs that it’s time to automate.
46 ASC to bring automation insights to Sydney Expo.
48 PKN speaks to Paul Soong from e2Open about digitisation and supply chain resilience.
News
06 Asahi invests $55m in Qld plant upgrade
06 Chris Foley appointed new APCO CEO
07 Aussie-first food packaging made from 100% ocean bound plastic
COVER: tna Solutions has turned 40 and is forging ahead with purpose for people, planet and prosperity. Read more on page 12 of this issue, and visit tnasolutions.com
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