Parkside Popflex lidding film
10 April, 2024The Parkside Popflex lidding film provides a recyclable solution for fresh produce packers and growers.
IFPA A-NZ calls for national approach to fruit sticker ban
10 April, 2024IFPA A-NZ would prefer to see a nationally consistent rather than state-based approach to banning plastic non-compostable PLU produce stickers.
Klöckner Pentaplast Tray2Tray 100% rPET tray
09 April, 2024Klöckner Pentaplast (kp) has launched food packaging trays comprising 100% recycled PET (rPET) deriving exclusively from trays.
Four attributes food processers look for in equipment
04 April, 2024At APPEX 2024, Heat and Control noticed visitors were looking for solutions and equipment that can acheive four distinct roles.
Sidel RoboAccess_Pal S palletising solution
04 April, 2024Sidel's RoboAccess_Pal S is a palletising solution combining robotic and cobotic systems for the food processing market.
Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design Awards for ANZ open for entry
27 March, 2024Entries close 3 May for the 2024 Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards for ANZ.
Sustainabili-tea: compostable teabags in hotel sector
26 March, 2024In the UK, packaging specialist Parkside has partnered with tea brand Hoogly to develop a range of compostable teabags for the hotel and hospitality sector.
Choc, paper, scissors: chocolate bars with 100% paper packaging
26 March, 2024Koehler Paper and chocolate manufacturer nucao are collaborating to produce what are claimed to be Germany's first chocolate bars with 100% paper packaging.
Sustainable plastic for biscuit packaging
21 March, 2024Tim Tams could soon be wrapped in food-grade PET recycled packaging thanks to a new technology developed at UNSW.
Make plastic packaging less confusing, scientists warn
19 March, 2024If you want people to recycle compostable plastics appropriately, they need more help understanding how to do it.
Packaging industry webinar series commences 24 April
15 March, 2024The AIP State of Industry Update webinar series will provide details pertaining to important packaging-related topics such as mandating packaging design standards.
Paper packaging for potatoes bags an APPMA award
15 March, 2024South Australian packaging company Detpak received the APPMA Packaging Design Innovation Award for its Kerbside Recyclable Paper Bag for fresh potatoes.
Cadbury hunts out some savings with its Easter egg packaging
13 March, 2024Cadbury Australia is changing its Easter packaging to achieve savings in plastic and cardboard from some chocolate eggs sold in Australia and New Zealand.
The Arnott's Group supports research to boost recycled packaging
13 March, 2024The Arnott's Group is supporting a research partnership to help progress novel technologies that address the plastic packaging challenges facing the food and beverage industry.
PET bottle life cycle and NIR heating technology
11 March, 2024More than 500 billion PET bottles are used globally to pack different products, and now there's a global trend to switch to rPET — how can NIR help?
