In this episode, Lindy Hughson, Managing Editor & Publisher of PKN Packaging News, is joined by Wayne Robinson, Associate Editor of PKN and Editor of Print21, to discuss Lindy's recent globetrotting to attend a number of events at home and abroad, bringing you updates from the dynamic global packaging industry.

We begin by celebrating our 100th episode of PKN and we review the trends from the APCO awards which were hosted by Lindy and Wayne. The discussion also explores Lindy’s packaging expeditions with highlights from Tokyo Pack with the major theme being sustainability, PackExpo International in Chicago, which had a lot of machinery and material innovations on show, and key ideas emerging from the Sustainable Packaging Summit in Amsterdam which also hosted the Sustainable Packaging Awards and, separately, the Smart Packaging Congress.

We wrap up with Lindy’s real-world comparison between international packaging trends and the products we see on our shelves in Australia.

Links:

Sponsor - Trimatt

www.trimatt.com - 03 8761 6171 - info@trimatt.com

APCO Awards:

APCO awards celebrate circular packaging leadership

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/apco-awards-celebrate-circular-packaging-leadership

Detmold wins APCO Packaging Manufacturer award

www.packagingnews.com.au/sustainability/detmold-wins-apco-packaging-manufacturer-award

Packamama wins recycled content award

www.packagingnews.com.au/sustainability/packamama-wins-recycled-content-award

Tokyo Pack:

Tokyo Pack opens doors on packaging innovation

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/tokyo-pack-opens-doors-on-packaging-innovation

Paper-based battery bag wins Diamond award

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/paper-based-battery-bag-wins-diamond-award

Pack Expo:

Strong Pack Expo line-up to draw global crowds

www.packagingnews.com.au/pack-expo/strong-pack-expo-line-up-to-draw-global-crowds

PKN's Pack Expo International highlights and insights

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/pkn-s-pack-expo-international-highlights-and-insights

Pack Expo votes for top tech innovation

www.packagingnews.com.au/pack-expo/pack-expo-votes-for-top-tech-innovation

APPMA represents Australia at Pack Expo 2024

www.packagingnews.com.au/machinery/appma-news/appma-represents-australia-at-pack-expo-2024

Sustainable Packaging Summit:

Reuse: 'The time is...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, Managing Editor & Publisher of PKN Packaging News, is joined by Wayne Robinson, Associate Editor of PKN and Editor of Print21, to provide insight, analysis and commentary on the top news stories shaping change in Australia’s dynamic packaging industry in September.

We begin by reviewing Orora’s sale of OPS to focus solely on cans and bottles, giving it more opportunity to grow in premium spirit and wine categories, as well as continue to uphold its market lead in aluminium cans. In other beverage news, Suntory has started production at its +$400 million multi-beverage manufacturing facility in Queensland, which includes high-speed glass and canning lines. We also discuss BioPak’s launch of its new compostable Beer BioCup range for outdoor events, Diageo’s launch of its Johnnie Walker paper-based bottle trial, and Pact Group collaboration with Hilton Foods, Woolworths Group and Cleanaway to deliver a fully circular solution for meat trays and fruit and vegetable punnets made from polyethylene terephthalate (PET).

Australia’s packaging regulatory reform continues to be a hot topic, and we provide insight into the webinar hosted by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water (DCCEEW), outlining a three-option framework for proposed reforms to the packaging system: strengthening the current co-regulatory framework, implementing national mandatory requirements, or establishing an extended producer responsibility scheme.

We wrap up by reviewing industry feedback on the DCCEEW webinar and explore the launch of the Labels and Packaging Coalition formed by the Visual Media Association (VMA), which aims to provide print industry technical expertise to inform government policy, targets and regulations.

Links:

Sponsor - Trimatt

www.trimatt.com - 03 8761 6171 - info@trimatt.com

Orora sells OPS to focus on beverage packaging

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/orora-sells-ops-to-focus-on-beverage-packaging

Suntory beverage production comes on stream

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/suntory-beverage-production-comes-on-stream

Beverage giants to run Tasmania’s new CDS

www.packagingnews.com.au/sustainability/beverage-giants-to-run-tasmania-s-new-cds

Beer BioCup launched for outdoor events

www.packagingnews.com.au/beverage/beer-biocup-launched-for-outdoor-events

Johnnie walks the paper bottle talk

www.packagingnews.com.au/beverage/johnnie-walks-the-paper-bottle-talk

Pact delivers PET tray-to-tray solution

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/pact-delivers-pet-tray-to-tray-solution

Australia's packaging regulatory reform: What's next?

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/australia-s-packaging-regulatory-reform-what-s-next

VMA sets up Labels and Packaging...

In this episode, Lindy Hughson, Managing Editor & Publisher of PKN Packaging News, is joined by Wayne Robinson, Associate Editor of PKN and Editor of Print21, to provide insight, analysis and commentary on the top news stories shaping change in Australia’s dynamic packaging industry in August.

The discussion starts off by reviewing Pact Group’s statements to Victorian Parliament regarding the challenges involved with recycling, pushing for mandatory requirements which incentivise domestic recycled content over cheaper international imports. Similarly, we get insights into the recycling roundtable led by Visy and Nine Newspapers, which called for national standards for materials and labelling, and kerbside harmonisation. Following this we unpack APCO’s 2030 Strategic Plan, which puts more responsibility on the industry and utilises an eco-modulated fee model, which rewards brand owners who improve the circularity of their products.

Keeping on theme with sustainability, we also discuss the NZ start up which has raised NZ$8.5m to replace single use styrofoam with a compostable pelletised mushroom packaging. We also explore updates in the beverage industry with the immense $105.5m investment into a warmfill line at the Coca-Cola Europacific (CCEP) Moorabbin beverage filling plant plant, and take a closer look at beverage packaging producers Orora’s FY 24 performance, which saw it recording increased profits as its canning operations boomed while glass fell.

With many financial reports now available, we review their figures with Pact Group seeing increased earnings despite a challenging market, Amcor experiencing a dip in growth with an uptick in the last quarter and Close the Loop’s major increase in revenue in the US while conversely having decreased in Australia.

We wrap up by getting an update on printing group IVE’s continued expansion into folding carton packaging, and review the exciting night that was the PIDA awards.

Links:

Sponsor - Trimatt

www.trimatt.com - 03 8761 6171 - info@trimatt.com

Pact calls for speed on govt regulation for packaging

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/pact-calls-for-speed-on-govt-regulation-for-packaging

Visy leads discussion at recycling roundtable

www.packagingnews.com.au/sustainability/visy-leads-discussion-at-recycling-roundtable

APCO charts bold way forward to 2030

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/apco-charts-bold-way-forward-to-2030

Fungi-based styrofoam start-up secures $8.5m

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/fungi-based-styrofoam-start-up-secures-8-5m

CCEP invests $105.5m in beverage filling plant

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/ccep-invests-105-5m-in-beverage-filling-plant

Orora numbers rise as beverage becomes focus

www.packagingnews.com.au/latest/orora-numbers-rise-as-beverage-becomes-focus

Pact earnings grow in challenging markets