The Australasian Institute of Packaging will host a State of Industry webinar on 7 October focused on the current and future state of soft plastics and flexible packaging recovery in Australia and New Zealand.

Two packaging professionals have been awarded fully funded places in two of the Australasian Institute of Packaging’s formal packaging courses, through the 2026 ABA Scholarships.

The AIP will lead an expert walking tour of foodpro on 29 July, giving attendees the opportunity to visit AIP member stands and discuss packaging trends and innovations on display across the exhibition.

The AIP will host a State of Industry webinar on 9 July focused on the Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR), with a focus on compliance requirements and packaging data management.

The Australasian Institute of Packaging and Henkel will host a virtual site tour on 27 May, focusing on packaging solutions, automation, and sustainability initiatives across ANZ and the APAC region.

The Australasian Institute of Packaging will run a State of Industry webinar on 3 June 2026 focused on trends, materials and technologies identified at interpack.

The AIP examined the role of data management in meeting the EU PPWR during the third webinar in its State of Industry series, with Pia Buchmayr, packaging data specialist.

The AIPIA & AWA Smart Packaging World Congress 2026 will take place on 20–21 May in Amsterdam, bringing together brand owners, end users, technology providers, and packaging experts.

The Australasian Institute of Packaging will provide four free educational programs at ProPak Vietnam 2026, in partnership with Informa Markets.

The World Packaging Organisation will host a webinar on Monday 9 March to examine the implications of PFAS restrictions under the EU’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR).

The SPE A-NZ Section will host an online keynote webinar examining the challenges and emerging solutions shaping the plastics circular economy on 11 March 2026.

The Australasian Institute of Packaging (AIP), in partnership with Informa Markets, will hold the inaugural Drinktech Conference on 6 February, alongside ProPak Philippines 2026.

The Australasian Institute of Packaging, in partnership with Informa Markets, will hold the sixth edition of the Philippine Packaging Forum on 5 February 2026 alongside ProPak Philippines at the World Trade Centre in Metro Manila.

The AIP will run the third State of Industry Webinar on the EU Packaging & Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) on Wednesday 18 March 2026. The session will focus on data management.

AIP will run two mini training courses at ProPak Philippines 2026, led by Nerida Kelton and Prof Pierre Pienaar, focusing on accessible packaging and sustainable packaging design.

Applications are now open for the 2026 packaging scholarship program run by the Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) in partnership with the Australasian Institute of Packaging (AIP).