Industry News
Making packaging more sustainable in NZ
A half-day training course, Introduction to Sustainable Packaging Design, will help attendees make their packaging meet environmental challenges. [ + ]
Time's up for SPC at CCA
Thirteen years and $250 million later, Coca-Cola Amatil is selling off SPC after purchasing SPC-Ardmona back in 2005. [ + ]
Food sector supports Australia's manufacturing future
The $131 billion food and beverage, grocery and fresh produce sector is important to the future of Australian manufacturing. [ + ]
Submissions invited on dairy processing aid
FSANZ is calling for submissions on an application made by food ingredient manufacturer DuPont Australia to permit a new dairy processing aid. [ + ]
Sirane Australia to open in Melbourne in 2019
Packaging development-to-manufacture company Sirane is expanding its operations in 2019, with plans to open its Australian division in Melbourne. [ + ]
Fresh Aussie vegetable exports are increasing
Demand for fresh Australian vegetables is continuing to rise, but carrots are the leading traded commodity in both value and volume, according to AUSVEG. [ + ]
UK's sugar tax has raised over £150m so far
The UK's sugar tax has been applied to 660 million litres of soft drink in the first six months, raising £153.8 million. But is it working? [ + ]
Book your place at the APPMA Awards of Excellence night
Tickets are now available for the reinstated Gala Awards Ceremony for the APPMA Awards of Excellence, which centres around sustainability. [ + ]
Aussie foodtech start-up raises $3m for US expansion
PERKii has secured a total of $3 million in capital to launch the technology for its water and juice encapsulated probiotic drink in the US. [ + ]
Cool chooks
Water use was reduced by 56% by changing how meat chicken grow-out sheds were cooled. [ + ]
ACCC concerned about OxoPak's certification trademarks
The ACCC is proposing to reject OxoPak's application for four certification trademarks for certain biodegradable plastics over concerns they are misleading for consumers. [ + ]
Maybe we should just cook our salads
The spate of contaminated leafy greens sickening people in the US and Canada is continuing with the CDC announcing yet another outbreak. [ + ]
Causes of demagnetisation in magnetic separators
The strength of a magnet, usually measured in gauss or pull, is one factor that determines the effectiveness of a magnetic separator. [ + ]
Australia to change the definition of lamb
The Australian Government has announced it will change the definition of lamb in export legislation so it is in line with New Zealand's and the new AUS-MEAT definition. [ + ]
Fonterra's Brightwater boiler conversion cuts emissions
Fonterra's Brightwater milk processing plant has cut carbon emissions by around 2400 tonnes a year using its newly converted boiler that co-fires with wood biomass. [ + ]
