PKN’s latest issue for 2024 is hitting desks and as always is full of news and in-depth features, including our comprehensive coverage of the 2024 PIDA Awards, as well as the latest developments in Sustainable Materials, Pharma & Cosmetic Packaging, Printing & Converting, Advanced Manufacturing, and Labels & Labelling.
Hot off the press, the PKN Packaging News September-October 2024 issue is on its way to you in the mail and available online for your convenience.
We start with a report on this year’s PIDA Awards (from page 14), which as always, recognised the companies and individuals who have excelled in the packaging space in their respective fields.
FEATURES
In our Cover Story (page 22), PKN takes a closer look at the suite of sustainability solutions that Avery Dennison is bringing to brand owners.
In the Sustainability section, PKN provides an update on the promising soft plastics recycling projects currently underway in Australia (page 24); iQRenew officially opens NSW advanced mechanical recycling facility (page 25); a National Food Waste Summit panel discussion highlights packaging’s role in minimising food waste (page 26); and Pact Group develops AgriG8, an Aussie-first recycled plastic agricultural chemical container (page 27).
Then, in Sustainable Materials, NZ start-up Mushroom Material secures NZ$8.5m in seed funding for its fungi-based packaging pilot plant (page 28); PKN speaks to Stylus Tapes’ Ben Grossberg about eco-friendly packaging tapes (page 30); Henkel expounds the merits of Technomelt Cool (page 32); and a new recycle-ready bag-in-box packaging for water has launched in Australia by SIG (page 33).
Next up, in Pharma & Cosmetic Packaging, PKN visits Ego Pharmaceuticals’ Braeside production facility to see its sustainability initiatives first hand (page 34); and Sydney-based Impact International invests $4m to upgrade Smithfield facility (page 36).
In Printing & Converting, Immij continues to expand its packaging print portfolio (page 38); and the trio of HP Indigo, Omet and A B Graphic International – all represented by Currie Group – demonstrates latest solutions at Labelexpo Americas (page 40).
Over to Advanced Manufacturing, which sees TomKat, Bouncee and Great Wrap leverage advanced manufacturing tech to commercialise world-leading solutions (page 42); and Packserv’s Nathan Wardell weighs in on buying locally manufactured machinery (page 44).
And finally, in Labels & Labelling, PKN visits QLM Label Makers’ new Vietnamese factory in Ho Chi Minh City and speaks with company MD Simon Pugh (page 45).
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE…
As always, rounding out the issue are our regular sections: Industry Insight sees APCO release a new strategy to course-correct the nation’s co-regulatory packaging framework (page 12); in Supplier Spotlight, OnRobot and DCISIV introduces collaborative palletiser for SMEs (page 48); and we highlight the upcoming industry events to mark on your calendar in What’s On (page 50).
In the News: Pact earnings grow in challenging market (page 6); Orora numbers rise as beverage becomes focus (page 6); Amcor FY results drop, Q4 sees uptick (page 7); challenging markets impact Pro-Pac (page 7); Visy’s $150m oxygen-fuelled glass furnace comes online (page 8); Close the Loop profit soars (page 8); BioPak launches new eco-cost label (page 9); and Recycling Plastics Australia's new $40m soft plastics recycling plant gets underway (page 10).
AND THE CHERRY ON TOP…
Our regular Machinery Matters supplement, brought to you in partnership with APPMA, keeps you updated on the latest trends, technology and company news from the packaging and processing machinery sector.
Companies and organisations featured include: Family Business Association of Australia, Lion, Krones Recycling, Jet Technology, Foodmach, SMC Corporation, Axelent Australia, Leibinger, Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, KHS, Beckhoff Automation, Redcliffe Oxley Meats, Ishida, Heat and Control and HMPS.
