PKN’s latest issue for 2022 gives a comprehensive preview of what can be expected at the upcoming AUSPACK event, along with all the latest news in sustainable packaging, and special features on the dynamic active and intelligent packaging, beverage packaging, and labels and labelling sectors.
Hot off the press, the PKN Packaging News March-April 2022 issue is on its way to you in the mail, and also available online for your convenience.
Starting with the Cover Story on page 44, PKN takes a look at the upcoming and much-anticipated AUSPACK 2022 event, and puts a spotlight on what’s in store when the doors open on 17-20 May at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.
In the AUSPACK Preview section, we present a list of all the exhibitors (page 46), highlight a selection of the technology and solutions (page 48) on offer from these companies, and also outline the exciting speaker line-up and engaging topics for the AUSPACK Leaders’ Forum (page 76). We also profile Lantech (page 78) and tna Solutions (page 80) both celebrating major milestones at AUSPACK, having been in business for 50 and 40 years respectively, and feature the official industry debut at AUSPACK of Victorian-based Cobot (page 82).
In our regular Sustainability section, Nestle Oceania’s Margaret Stuart shares her insights on soft plastic recycling (page 18); Brightmark unveils plans to construct an advanced plastics recycling plant in Parkes NSW (page 20); the Australian Packaging Covenant Association (APCO) receives product stewardship accreditation from the Australian government (page 21); and Ball & Doggett launches Formakote, its range of packaging boxboards sourced from New Zealand (page 21).
Over to Active & Intelligent Packaging, where we take a closer look at GS1’s 2DBarcodes (page 22); we unpack a project for Australian table grapes, conducted by Result Group, the Australian Table Grape Association (ATGA) and GS1, which is leading the way in food traceability (page 24); we review Caps & Closures' recently launched Thermoshield (page 26); and feature Cellr's partnership with Brown Brothers for a virtual gifting campaign via digital packaging technology (page 27).
Then to Beverage Packaging, in which Australian Beverage Council’s Geoff Parker sheds light on the current national discussion surrounding sustainability and product stewardship for food and beverage packaging (page 28); we cover the formation of a new force in beverage packaging, Sanector, which came about through a partnership between three contract filling companies from Western Australia (page 30); and profile Process Partners, who played a pivotal role in the relocation of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners’ Neverfail bottling facility (page 32).
Finally, over to Labels & Labelling, where we report on Labelhouse, which has come through the storms after two years of uncertainty (page 34); we speak to Ball & Doggett’s Chris Jackson who outlines the benefits of Wausau Ages Agave facestock (page 36); interview Mark Daws from Currie Group, one of the country’s biggest suppliers to the label industry (page 38); and share news on how Kurz makes security labels more sustainable (page 40).
BUT WAIT THERE’S MORE…
Rounding out the issue are our regular sections: Industry Insight, where we unbox the five biggest design trends for 2022; Tech Speak, where we bring you highlights of a conversation the Australian Institute of Packaging’s Nerida Kelton had with PKN’s Lindy Hughson in the 50th episode of The PKN Podcast; People in Packaging, where we pay tribute to John Wellman, founder and non-executive chairman of Wellman Packaging, who recently passed away; and The Bottom Line, where Paul Allen draws an analogy between his golf handicap and the profit margins of a business.
AND THE CHERRY ON TOP…
Our regular Machinery Matters supplement, brought to you in partnership with the APPMA, keeps you updated on the latest trends, technology and company news from the packaging and processing machinery sector. Companies include Optus, Ericsson, SICK, Universal Robots, Agito Group, SMC, Proseal, Thurne-Middleby, Krones, Bickford’s and Sidel
Enjoy the read.
