PKN's first print issue of 2021 is bursting with stories of how the packaging industry is making positive changes on the sustainability front; innovating in materials, recycling and machinery; and stepping up its engagement with Industry 4.0 technology.
Hot off the press, the PKN Packaging News January-February 2021 issue is on its way to you in the mail, and available online here for your convenience.
As you flip through the pages of this issue – so strongly focused on sustainability, probably the biggest trend in packaging as we move into 2021 – you'll see that here is an industry that is backing itself, that has heard the call to action and is making the move, nay the leap, towards true circularity.
Starting with the Cover Story on Lyondell Basell's winning, circular outlook on page 18, followed by a deep dive into the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation’s recent report on the industry’s progress towards the 2025 targets on page 20, the pages are filled with story after story of audacious goals, noble achievements and investments big and small.
We report on the new ANZPAC Plastics Pact (page 22), Advanced Circular Polymers' investment in sorting and recycling technology for plastics recovery (page 24), O F Pack's JV with One Paper to form OF Resource Recovery (page 26), Martogg's partnership with household name Sally Williams (page 31), and Impact International's new carbon offset forest initiative (page 33).
In the materials space, we cover the new Sylvicta paper-based solution from Arjowiggins and Spicers (page 28), and Storopack's 100 per cent post-consumer recycled PCR protective packaging (page 30). We also hear about how plastic is the artist's medium (page 32), from Dr Gary White of Caps & Closures.
Alongside the packaging supply chain, brand owners are also doing their bit. Read about how brands like ALDI, Tip Top, Nestle and others are stepping up their sustainable packaging actions to meet the 2025 targets here.
Also featured in the issue is our update on the state of play in the global bioplastics sector. You can read Des King's insightful report, with highlights from the EU bioplastics conference here.
We address the packaging trends predicted for 2021 in an insightful article by Robert Lockyer of Delta Global (page 42), and printing industry player Kissel + Wolf tells us how digital print for packaging is set for massive growth (page 45).
And then there's the all important topic of Industry 4.0. John Broadbent brings his view on smart factories as the sustainable way forward in manufacturing (page 46), and we bring you technology news from Verizon Business, Windmoller & Holscher, and tna Solutions.
BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE...
Rounding out the issue are our regular sections: People in Packaging, which features Stephen Pratt, MD of Kurz Australia & New Zealand; Industry Insight which, with the help of market analyst Smithers, takes a closer look at the thorny problem of single-use plastics, and Tech Speak, with a focus on LCAs as a guideline for packaging design by Nerida Kelton.
AND THE CHERRY ON TOP...
Our regular Machinery Matters supplement, brought to you in partnership with APPMA, keeps you updated on the latest trends, technolgy and company news from the packaging and processing machinery sector.
Enjoy the read.
