Henkel’s LOCTITE range of Maintenance Repair adhesives provide a superior solution for the paper and board industry.
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Young Guns shoot for AI automated shipping container
Young Guns is developing an AI-enabled automated packing solution that could increase their productivity by up to 50 per cent.
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SpecFast goes above and beyond for key international customer
For many industrial sectors, maintaining COVID-19 safety protocols in the workplace has presented a unique set of challenges. Where groups of workers used to congregate along assembly lines and around equipment, distancing and additional protective measures are now commonplace and necessary to minimise health hazards.
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Top five reasons to visit AUSPACK 2022
As the southern hemisphere’s leading exhibition for the packaging and processing industry, there are so many reasons to be at AUSPACK. Here are just five to be at AUSPACK 2022 from 17-20 May.
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Researchers call for new manufacturing policy in Australia
Australian researchers are calling for policies to safeguard the future of manufacturing in Australia.
A team of researchers at Western Sydney University and the University of Newcastle has identified
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Awards recognise excellence in manufacturing packaging
At an industry awards night for the packaging industry, manufacturers were recognised for their innovative approaches to packaging.
Presenting the Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) awards,
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Detecting, interpreting, communicating: Smart Sensors for intelligent packaging machines
Smart packaging – the use of active and intelligent packaging is growth and future trend offering huge potential, writes Marco Kaiser, strategic industry manager for consumer goods
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AUSPACK: Mindful consumers are changing the packaging sector
Consumers are now part of the whole equation; they are no longer just ‘sold to’ and their views are shaping products and packaging like never before, according to AUSPACK organisers.
In a world driven
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Amcor to expand US facility with US$25 upgrade
The Australian packaging manufacturer, Amcor, has announced plans to invest more than US$25 million ($34.3 million) to upgrade its facility in Wisconsin, US, after the company acquired US company Bemis
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Top five vendors: Global protective packaging systems
Technavio has announced the top five leading vendors in its recent global protective packaging systems market report until 2021. The research report also lists five
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Second Creative Gourmet berry recall over hepatitis scare
The maker of Creative Gourmet’s frozen mixed berries has recalled a batch of its 300g product sold in independent supermarkets across Australia, after the product was linked to three cases of hepatitis
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NZ packaging manufacturer expands into Queensland
New Zealand-based pulp, paper and cardboard packaging manufacturer, Oji Fibre Solutions, has expanded its operations into Queensland.
The manufacturer has purchased a 24,126 square metre warehouse, plant
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Orora boss wins manufacturing executive award
Nigel Garrard, the CEO and managing director of Orora, won the Manufacturing Executive of the Year award at an event last night.
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Amcor buys Chinese food packaging firm
Packaging giant Amcor is acquiring Hebei Qite Packing Co, a flexible packaging products maker based in the Northern China province of Hebei, for $US28 million ($36 million).
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Packaging king urges companies to invest “in real things”, not fattening dividends
Anthony Pratt, the executive chairman of packaging companies Visy Industries and Pratt Industries, has encouraged other businesses to invest in expansion rather than boosting dividends to shareholders.
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Orora plans further US acquisitions
Orora’s annual general meeting heard that the company expects to continue growth through acquisitions, and that first-quarter results were beating expectations, despite “subdued” conditions in its major markets.
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Pact acquires APM, continues buying spree
The country's biggest plastic packaging manufacturer, Pact Group, has announced that it will acquire Australian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers for $90 million, continuing the company’s aggressive goal of building its revenues to $5 billion through acquisitions.
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Beverage packaging to generate $112.4 billion in 2016
The global beverage packaging market will generate $112.4 billion in 2016 and continue to grow at a steady rate over the next decade, according to a report.
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Signet invests in $7 million extrusion machine
Queensland packaging and industrial supplies company Signet has invested in a new $7 million plastic extrusion machine, citing the improved fortunes of local manufacturers.
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