Packaging scholarship applications now open

The Australian Packaging Machinery Association has announced the launch of their Annual Scholarship program which will enable one lucky packaging engineer the opportunity to complete a Diploma in Packaging Technology.
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Closing a closure deal

After 5 years of trialing, Cadbury Schweppes has gone national with Melbourne closure producer Unique Class Plastics Australia.
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Mac’s makes for Oz

Mac’s beer, one of NZ’s most successful craft brews, is aiming to win a slice of the growing Australian craft beer market, with a maverick attitude and tongue-in-cheek humour.
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Sweet new look for Equal

Equal, Australia’s number one low-kilojoule sweetener, has unveiled a fresh and vibrant new look for their packaging in 2009.
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Business man-ufacturing

Positioned as we are with front-row seats for the melting of the polar ice caps, we, the people of Australia, are not often accused of environmental insensitivity.
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Can you handle this?

Australia's promotional packaging specialists, Creative Pack, have joined forces with US company PakTech to deliver a low waste, sustainable packaging alternative for multi-packs to our market: the PakTech handle.
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Food processor stays ahead of dust concerns

Bathurst Speciality Blending - a specialist in bulk preparation of dry pet food that is transported to Masterfoods for packaging - recently completed an evaluation of air quality at its factory and installed a dust collection system from filtration specialist Donaldson Australasia.
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Schenker to move freight forward

AUSPACK organisers Exhibitions & Trade Fairs have announced that they have signed an agreement for Schenker Australia to be their materials handling and freight forwarding partner for the 2009 exhibition.
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New dawn in packaging education

The Australian Institute of Packaging has bolstered packaging training and education though a cooperation agreement with the Australian Management Academy.
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Innovative bioplastic packaging materials

With the introduction of the new Bioplastics Pavilion at AUSPACK 2009 visitors will have the opportunity to see demonstrations on what type of bio-based materials and products are available today to improve one’s carbon footprint.
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