3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (535+ words) The new press expands the range of work LabelShop can produce digitally, providing additional capacity for jobs requiring fast turnaround while complementing its existing digital and conventional printing operations. For LabelShop’s operations manager, John Christie, the L350 builds on an approach…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (184+ words) The facility currently focuses on paper packaging, with Henkel preparing to add plastic packaging recyclability assessments. The company said it plans to expand the testing scope to other export packaging categories over time. The Shanghai facility is part of Henkel’s…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (228+ words) The webinar will examine challenges around the collection and mechanical recycling of soft plastics and flexible packaging, as well as recent recovery projects and collection programmes across the region. The panel will discuss projects including Australia Post’s onshore circular satchel,…...

6+ day, 17+ hour ago   (439+ words) At the heart of the Kemps Creek operation are two B1 Koenig & Bauer Rapida 106X presses – a seven-unit press with double coater that will exclusively print packaging, and a ten-colour perfector that will print packaging and commercial work – as well as Bobst…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (511+ words) The call also comes after the Federal Government advised packaging stakeholders that it would not introduce a new Commonwealth packaging scheme during the current term. The government is instead looking to work with states and territories on nearer-term improvements to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (947+ words) When shoppers browse Woolworths’ new Dinner Made Easy range, the colour-coded packs and neatly organised shelves may appear deceptively simple. In reality, they reflect a two-year packaging development program spanning shopper navigation, cooking performance and supply chain efficiency. According to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (585+ words) In a notification to consultation participants seen by PKN, the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water said the government was considering reforms that balanced environmental outcomes with broader economic and cost-of-living pressures. “The Minister has communicated that…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (881+ words) In poultry processing, there is little room for uncertainty. Fresh product moves through production every day, putting a premium on packaging reliability. For Mt Barker Chicken, that reality has shaped the way the business approaches packaging decisions. Rather than focusing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (838+ words) Tim Mableson and Edward 'Ned' Swifte of KPMG were appointed voluntary administrators of Recycling Plastics Australia and associated company Blackburn Inwood No.1 Pty Ltd on 31 August. The administrators have begun an urgent assessment of the company’s financial position and operations....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (552+ words) The global packaging community will mark the first World Packaging Day on 6 September, giving the industry a dedicated platform to explain its contribution to society while inviting scrutiny of the challenges it still needs to address. Established by the World…...