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AIP TO HOST 2013 WORLDSTAR PACKAGING AWARDS
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he Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) announced today that they have been invited by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) to be the host of the 2013 WorldStar Packaging Awards. According to Mr Ralph Moyle MAIP, National President of the AIP, this is a significant and one-off opportunity for the Australasian packaging industry to be a part of an international event. “The AIP are pleased to announce that the 2013 WorldStar Packaging Awards will be held on Thursday the 9th of May at the Novotel Sydney Olympic Park, alongside AUSPACK PLUS 2013,” Mr Moyle said. The WorldStar Packaging Awards are run by the WPO and are now in its 45th year. It is one of the major events of the WPO and last year attracted 243 entries from 32 countries around the world. The WorldStar Packaging Awards illustrate the continual advancement of the state of packaging and creates a living standard of international packaging excellence from which others may learn. The AIP have been working closely with the owners of AUSPACK PLUS, the APPMA, to develop an extensive event schedule to allow exhibitors and visitors the opportunity to be a part of an international packaging week. The AIP will also be running their biennial National Technical Forum in the day on the 9th of May, with the theme ‘Global Packaging Trends’. The AIP National Technical Forum, which is open to non-members as well, will have a range of international speakers from the World Packaging
NEW MEMBERS
The AIP would like to welcome the following new Members... Bill Cagnacci Tak Fai Law Mark Fisicaro Craig Miller Matthew O’Shea Anandaraj Palaniyandy Jose Sevilla Samuel Trigg Andrew U’Ren
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Organisation (WPO) coming to present from Brazil, Austria, India, South Africa, Indonesia and the United States. According to Mr Moyle it will be many years before the WorldStar Packaging Awards return to Australia and with the AIP celebrating their 50th anniversary in 2013 it is apt that the event will be hosted in Australia. “There will be an international contingent of WPO Board members and award winners from across the globe coming to Australia for this event and we would like to extend an invitation to the entire packaging community to be a part of this significant night,” Mr Moyle said. “The AIP joined the WPO in 2010 in a process towards developing relationships within the world packaging community and broadening our knowledge of packaging developments in other countries. This relationship has been very positive in expanding our perspective of packaging knowledge in different parts of the world, while sharing our skills in countries in our region in need of assistance.” he said.
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DON’T MISS OUT ON THE LATEST AIP ACTIVITIES FOR 2013
ALL MEMBERS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND ANY EVENTS ACROSS AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
To register to attend any of the events simply email info@aipack.com.au or visit the events page on www.aipack.com.au
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AIP VIC SITE VISIT VU PACKAGING LABORATORY
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Wednesday the 6th of February Gate 1, Werribee Campus, Victoria University 3.45 pm
AIP QLD SITE VISIT LION CRESTMEAD MILK PLANT
Wednesday the 20th March 64-72 Magnesium Drive Crestmead 4132 10.00 am arrival
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On this site visit attendees will have the opportunity to see the milk processing (raw milk through pasteurisation/homogenisation etc) to filling, packaging and despatch. Visitors will also see state-of-the-art crate picking and palletising and the water treatment plant.
Visitors will be given an interactive tour of the laboratory facilities of the Engineered Packaging and Distribution Research group.
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AIP NSW SITE VISIT O-I GLASS
Wednesday the 13th of February 5 Andrews Road, Penrith NSW 2750 9.30 am arrival at reception.
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AIP NSW TECHNICAL DINNER
When: Wednesday the 27th of February Where: Oatlands Golf Course Club House Time: 6.00 pm for a 6.30 pm start Speakers: Kane Hardingham Environmental Manager Woolworths
INTRODUCTION TO FLEXIBLE PACKAGING & BIOPLASTICS HALF-DAY TRAINING COURSE When: Where: Time: Presenter:
INTRODUCTION TO EXTRUSION BLOW MOULDING HALF-DAY TRAINING COURSE
When: Thursday the 7th of March Where: Oatlands Golf Course Club House Time: 10.00 am arrival Presenter: Stephen Barter MAIP Extrusion Blow Moulding is a challenging and complex process. The Extrusion Blow Moulding process is capable of delivering a wide range of Plastic Bottles and Hollow Plastic parts to suit almost any Rigid Packaging and Industrial application.
TO FLEXIBLE PACKAGING & QLD INTRODUCTION BIOPLASTICS HALF-DAY TRAINING COURSE When: Where: Time: Presenter:
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Friday the 8th of March Mt Ommaney Hotel 10.00 am arrival Richard Smith MAIP Flexible packaging is a complex and dynamic area of packaging. Flexible packaging utilises a wide variety of materials, a broad range of processes for manufacturing, producing films and laminates all of very different properties. and applications.
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Thursday the 11th of April BNZ Highbrook Partner Centre 10.00 am arrival Richard Smith MAIP
AIP NATIONAL TECHNICAL FORUM When: Where:
Daniel Bone Global Director Consumer Insights Datamonitor
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Thursday the 9th of May Somerville Room, Sydney Showground With the theme ‘Global Packaging Trends’ and international speakers from the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) coming to present from Brazil, Austria, India, South Africa, Indonesia and the United States, the AIP National Technical Forum will be a mustattend on the 2013 calendar.
WORLDSTAR PACKAGING AWARDS When: Where:
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Thursday the 9th of May Novotel Sydney Olympic Park Olympic Boulevard NSW 2127 The WorldStar Packaging Awards are owned and organised by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO).
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Owned and Presented by APPMA
Tuesday 7th - Friday 10th May 9.00 am until 5.00 pm Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park REGISTER TODAY www.auspackplus.com.au
YOU ARE INVITED
Don’t miss out on attending the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) National Technical Forum which will be held alongside AUSPACK PLUS 2013. With the theme ‘Global Packaging Trends’ and international speakers from the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) coming to present from Brazil, Austria, India, South Africa, Indonesia and the United States, the AIP National Technical Forum will be a must-attend on the 2013 calendar. Limited spots available so book your spot today!
Patrick Farrey Executive Director Institute of Packaging Professionals ECONOMICAL, SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECT OF PACKAGING AND AMERICAN MARKET POTENTIAL
Dr. Johannes Bergmair Head of Life Science Lebensmittel Packaging Pharmaceutical and Medical Products PACKAGING AND FOOD SAFETY - GLOBAL APPROACH
Keith Pearson General Secretary World Packaging Organisation DISCOVERING THE MISSING LINK: SUSTAINABLE ADVANCES IN THE PACKAGING SUPPLY CHAIN
Luciana Pellegrino Executive Director ABRE – Brazilian Packaging Association PACKAGING AND MARKETING - GLOBAL APPROACH
AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF PACKAGING (AIP) NATIONAL TECHNICAL FORUM THURSDAY 9TH OF MAY 2013 Somerville Room, Sydney Showground
Prof. Narayan Saha Director & Principal Executive Officer Indian Institute of Packaging ECONOMICAL, SOCIAL AND ECOLOGICAL ASPECT OF PACKAGING AND INDIAN MARKET POTENTIAL
Thomas L Schneider, CPP President World Packaging Organisation WPO – A GLOBAL ADVANTAGE
Ariana Susanti Business Development Director Indonesian Packaging Federation GLOBAL TRENDS IN PACKAGING IN INDONESIA AND WITHIN THE REGION
PROUDLY SUPPORTED BY Alongside AUSPACK PLUS MEDIA PARTNERS ASIA PACIFIC PACKAGING
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APPMA 2013 ANNUAL SCHOLARSHIP
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he Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA), in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), are pleased to announce that submissions are due before Friday the 22nd of March for the fifth annual scholarship 2012 Winner: Anna Roland program which will enable a packaging engineer the opportunity to complete a Diploma in Packaging Technology.
2. People who are currently employed in the industry, who may be following courses in associate subject areas such as packaging design, food science/technology, materials science/engineering and logistics will find that this program broadens the scope of their studies. In designing the course, the principles of constructive alignment have been employed, i.e. the intended learning outcomes, which reflect the requirements of industry, clarify the course objectives.
The APPMA is Australia’s national organisation, representing the packaging and processing machinery industry. The APPMA are seeking a packaging engineer that is looking to further their education by offering them a scholarship to enrol in the Diploma in Packaging Technology.
“The APPMA annual scholarship program is now in its fifth year and the AIP encourages all packaging engineers to register for the 2013 scholarship,” Mr Moyle said.
There are two broad target groups for the scholarship: 1. People currently employed in parts of the packaging industry who want to broaden their knowledge and understanding and take on greater levels of responsibility. Due to the diverse nature of the packaging and related industries, it is difficult to define this target group in terms of precise job functions.
Mr Ralph Moyle, MAIP, National President of the AIP, added that the Institute is grateful that associations like the APPMA recognise the importance of education and training and are contributing to the growth of the packaging industry as a whole in Australia.
Submissions must be received by Close of Business on Friday the 22nd of March with the 2013 winner being announced during the 2013 APPMA Awards of Excellence which will be held on Wednesday the 8th of May during AUSPACK PLUS 2013 at the Sydney Showground. Application forms are now available for the APPMA 2013 Scholarship program and can be accessed by emailing appma@appma.com.au or www.appma.com.au
HELP WANTED FOR AIP CERTIFICATE STUDENTS
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he AIP is looking for volunteers that are willing to assist Certificate in Packaging students to gain an understanding of the elements of packaging technology that applies to each aspect of packaging line operations.
The AIP is also looking for packaging manufacturers willing to allow access to their production lines so students can gain insights into the properties and manufacture of various pack formats eg rigid plastics, flexible plastics, metal, glass, corrugated and carton board and packaging design. This is not an onerous task because the AIP would generally have a maximum of 10-12 students in various stages of the Certificate in Packaging course per annum. The students are looking for assistance and experience in the following areas: Packaging legislation, standards and regulations. Packaging line operations. Packaging and the hazards of storage and distribution. The relationship between packaging design and marketing. The properties, manufacture and use of paper and carton board as packaging materials. The properties, manufacture and use of rigid plastic packaging. The properties, manufacture and use of flexible packaging materials. The use of printing and decoration for packaging. The use of labelling and coding for packaging materials. The properties, manufacture and use of corrugated board in packaging. The properties, manufacture and uses of rigid metal in packaging. The properties, manufacture and use of glass in packaging. If you are in a position to assist in the education of those who may not get experience in these areas in their normal work please send your name and area of experience/expertise to info@aipack.com.au
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100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE AIP RECOGNISED
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he Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) NSW Division recently held a dinner at which over 100 years of service to the Institute and the packaging industry was recognised. The four recipients were Frank Bova FAIP, Packaging Manager, Kimberley-Clark Australia, Anthony Kite MAIP, Packaging Project Engineer, Nestle Purina Pet Care, Ron Mines MAIP, Director, Azmine and Thai Nguyen MAIP. Frank Bova feels that twenty-five years seems to have gone so quickly; having been in the packaging industry for twenty-eight years. Frank reflected on his first job in the industry after graduating in 1984 with 2nd Class honors in Mechanical Engineering.
Frank Bova FAIP He recalls finishing at University on a Friday and starting work as a Production Engineer at Richardson Vicks in Sydney on the following Monday. “I was put in charge of a team of fitters and line changeover technicians in one part of the factory which covered product manufacture, filling and packaging. Without any time to settle in, I found myself immediately on a steep upwardly accelerating learning curve,” Mr Bova said. “Proctor and Gamble placed a great deal of effort in formal training and I covered just about everything in those first few compressed years. I was involved in packaging machinery maintenance, design and selection, statistical process control, standard operating procedures, pneumatic circuit design, production line and packaging machinery efficiency, packaging specifications and continuous improvement strategies like Just in time and total quality management and leadership. In amongst all this however, the greatest lessons were learnt on the production floor, next to the equipment and from the people that ran and maintained the production line,” “On my first day the Engineering manager walked me around the facility at Villawood which made and packed a vast array of personal care and pharmaceutical products. I recall the Line changeover leading hand and Union delegate’s first words to me after I said “hello, nice to meet you” they were …We don’t like smart alecs around here!”
“A year later Proctor and Gamble acquired Richardson Vicks global brands and operations. After three years, I had formed such a strong working bond and mutual respect with that leading hand, that tears welled in his eyes as I reached my last day before leaving. I have been lucky to work with great FMCG companies for my entire packaging career and the greatest aspect of this has been working with great people,” Mr Bova said. “I have been involved in the packaging industry for my entire career. Over twenty-eight years my roles have been, Production engineer with Proctor and Gamble (3 years), Packaging Technologist with Meadow Lea Foods-Goodman Fielder (3 years), Maintenance manager and packaging manager with Uncle Toby’s Liquid groceries-Goodman Fielder (3 years), Packaging Manager with Steggles Poultry (6 years)-Goodman Fielder and Packaging manager with KCA for the last twelve years. Across these roles the key changes that I have seen in the packaging industry have been • A continually increasing focus on packaging unit cost savings. • A continually increasing focus on supply chain efficiency. • The emergence of a co-regulatory industry wide environmental platform for Packaging management namely the NPC and now the APC. • The ever increasing expectation from customers both internal and external to move quicker with project timelines. • Continuous improvement methodologies constantly evolving and now moving Lean thinking into administrative functions. • Greater focus on leadership training and development, continually moving towards greater empowerment of all job levels. • The increasingly high tech and continual evolution of packaging printing particularly flexo. Moving into computer to plate systems and now taking advantage of High Definition plate imaging. • The increasing need for the packaging technologist to keep abreast of many technologies and continually update knowledge as packaging technology continues to evolve at high speed. • The major retailers requirements for shelf ready shippers. • The on-going rationalisation and merging of packaging suppliers.
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100 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE AIP RECOGNISED Cont’d... “I constantly marvel every time I visit a supermarket at the diversity and clever ways in which we use packaging materials. Over the years the industry has noticeably optimised and reduced the weight of packaging, increased the recyclability of packaging and provided more consumer information on packaging,” he said. “Being a member of the AIP for 25 years brings a feeling of satisfaction in that I have learnt so much in this time and at the same time I have the realisation that I will be learning about packaging every day for the rest of my packaging career. “Packaging technologies are in perpetual evolution as each sector established or emerging seeks to become more competitive. To play well in this industry means that one must continually put themselves under pressure to learn and discover continuously. I was very grateful to complete my Diploma in Packaging Technology with the AIP and I feel this, coupled with my engineering background, has set me on a never ending quest to learn more and to turn that knowledge into business value for my employer.
“My first job in the industry was as a Pack aging Specialist working on packaging equipment layouts and I have progressed to now looking after packaging equipment projects within our zone factories,” Mr Kite said. “In the past twenty-five years I would say the greatest change I have seen is in the development and use of robotics.” he said. “Being a member of the AIP has been a great opportunity firstly in completing the Diploma in Packaging Technology but also in keeping up-to-date on the latest developments. I read with interest the newsletters - unfortunately being based in Blayney it is not possible normally to get along to the meetings.” Mr Kite said.
“Emeritus Professor Harry Lovell OAM, FAIP, was a great inspiration for me during my Diploma in Packaging Technology studies and he underpinned the AIP’s key platform to be the leading packaging education organisation in Australia. The Diploma in Packaging Technology opened my mind up to everything in packaging from the material manufacturing technologies to converting, printing and packing and through the supply chain considerations, consumer interaction, retail merchandising, product dispensing and storage at home and onto disposal and recycling of the packaging. Each of these areas has opportunities for optimisation and cost savings, opportunities for innovation and opportunities to improve the way we go about packaging in this world. “We are fortunate in Australia to have a body like the AIP and I strongly believe in the correlation that expanding one’s packaging knowledge enhances career and job satisfaction.” Mr Bova said. According to Anthony Kite he has been involved in the packaging industry for twenty-seven years now; all of which has been within Nestle. Anthony Kite MAIP
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Ron Mines MAIP and Thai Nguyen MAIP Ron Mines added that he feels that his forty-six years in the packaging industry is not long enough. “There is so much to learn and experience. I started out as a production records boy in 1966 at Alliance Cartons at Revesby NSW and in all this time what I see are the major changes to the industry are around recycling and electronic identification,” Mr Mines said. “For me, the AIP has been such a great organisation, providing me with the opportunity to learn, grow and interact with a wonderful group of like-minded people.” he said. Please join with the AIP National Board in once again congratulating Frank Bova FAIP, Packaging Manager, Kimberley-Clark Australia, Anthony Kite MAIP, Packaging Project Engineer, Nestle Purina Pet Care, Ron Mines MAIP, Director, Azmine and Thai Nguyen MAIP on their 25 year milestone.
FOOD PACKAGING: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE THIRD EDITION NOW AVAILABLE
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ood Packaging: Principles and Practice, Third Edition, is now available and is written by AIP Fellow, Gordon Robertson and presents a comprehensive and accessible discussion of food packaging principles and their applications. Integrating concepts from chemistry, microbiology and engineering, it continues in the tradition of its bestselling predecessors and has been completely revised to include new, updated, and expanded content and provide a detailed overview of contemporary food packaging technologies. An in-depth exploration of the field, Food Packaging: Principles and Practice includes all-new worked examples and reflects the latest research and future hot topics. Comprehensively researched with more than 1000 references and generously illustrated with 128 figures, this book will serve students and industry professionals, regardless of their level or background, as an outstanding learning and reference work for their professional preparation and practice.
Features: • Covers the packaging requirements of all major food groups. • Includes new chapters on food packaging closures and sealing systems, as Price: AUD $97.91 (including postage) well as optical, mechanical and barrier properties of thermoplastic polymers. Order: www.bookdepository.com • Provides the latest information on new and active packaging technologies. Pages: 703 • Offers guidance on the design and analysis of shelf life experiments and the shelf life determination of foods. • Discusses the latest details on food contact materials including those of public interest such as BPA, mineral oils and phthalates in foods. • Devotes extensive space to the discussion of edible, biobased and biodegradable food packaging materials.
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VISY PLANT TOUR
SW Members had the opportunity in late 2012 to attend the VISY Recycling’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) at Smithfield.
Attendees saw the Visy Recycling’s Material Recovery Facility (MRF) which is designed for the segregation of paper, cardboard, hard plastics, steel, glass, and aluminium; which is collected from households by council kerbside collection vehicles. Attendees had the opportunity to also see the process of turning recycled paper and cardboard into paper for use in the manufacture of corrugated paper and packaging. The AIP would like to thank Visy for allowing the site visit and to Richard Mason FAIP for his help on the day.
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AIP HELPS PACK 600 HAMPERS FOR FOODBANK
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ver ninety five members of the SCLAA, Queensland Division, in conjunction with the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), spent their annual Christmas party for the third consecutive year with a twist. The members spent three hours packing 600 hampers, for Foodbank to distribute to those in need at Christmas; many of whom are without employment, families with young children and homeless.
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The 600 hampers will be distributed to families in crisis at Christmas time and whilst none of you will ever meet those people you should all be proud of what you have done for them.
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The packing of the hampers was a culmination of twelve months of work, over $70,000 worth of goods raised to go inside the hampers and generous support from many companies across the country. Each hamper is worth over $100 and is made up of food and personal hygiene products. In three years the SCLAA, in conjunction with the AIP, have packed 1800 hampers to the value of over $180,000. The APPMA joined the program for the first time in 2012. If you would like to be a part of this event in 2013, or wish to donate items for the hampers, please contact the AIP on info@aipack.com.au
2013 WorldStar Awards Register now for the Awards Presentation Thursday the 9th of May Novotel Sydney Olympic Park Visit www.aipack.com.au for the booking form
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WORLDSTAR JUDGING 2013 SHOWS THE BEST-OF-THE-BEST IN PACKAGING
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elegates from all over the world gathered in Singapore for the World Packaging Organisation meetings and WorldStar Judging.
Judging has just finished for the WorldStar Awards 2013, the most important packaging awards competition in the world, organised by WPO (World Packaging Organisation). Once more the process identified the best-of-the-best in the world of packaging. 25 judges from all over the world comprised the jury and they came together as part of the World Packaging Organisation’s series of meetings in Singapore between 24 and 27 November. Judges represented WPO board members, bodies from national, regional and other packaging organisations. This year the jury convened on two separate days to consider the record number of entries in recent years. Out of the 316 entries from 33 countries, there were 159 winners. Beverages had 78 entries and 41 took a WorldStar, Electronics 18 with 11 winners, Food 42 winners from 81 entries, Health & Beauty 15 winners from 33 entries, Pharmaceutical & Medical received 24 entries and 11 took a WorldStar and finally the Other category had 35 winners from 69 entries. The Sustainability shortlisted candidates along with the President’s Award shortlist will be announced in the New Year. For the first time the World Packaging Organisation has introduced a Marketing Award and the shortlist will also be announced next year. According to WPO President, Thomas Schneider, “Once again the WorldStar judging event brings together packaging leaders from all over the world for a singular purpose: to judge the best of the best packaging designs from every continent. In doing so, the World Packaging Organisation highlights the creativity that is alive and quite well within the packaging community.” WorldStar 2013 winners will be presented with their trophies at the next WPO meeting in Sydney, Australia in May 2013. This will coincide with AUSPACK PLUS 2013.
At this time, the winners of both the Sustainability and President’s Awards, along with the new Marketing Award, will also be announced. A complete list of the winners can be found at www.worldstar.org, and www. worldpackaging.org The next WorldStar judging is due to take place in November 2013 in Barcelona. Details about qualifying competitions to enter can be found at www.worldstar. org For further information on WorldStar contact Rachel Brooks at rachel.brooks@iom3.org
ABOUT WPO
Founded in 1968 on the occasion of the second Japanese International Packaging Exhibition, the World Packaging Organisation is made up today of member organisations from 46 countries. Many members are packaging institutes; other significant members are national or regional trade organisations that promote their countries’ packaging products. In recent years, WPO has focused on packaging in developing nations. The WPO’s slogan is “Better Quality of Life Through Better Packaging for More People.” With that mission in mind, WPO encourages the development of packaging technology, science and engineering; stimulation of international trade; and the advancement of packaging education and training. The President, Tom Schneider, is based in the USA.
Pierre Pienaar and Ralph Moyle at the Nov WPO Meeting
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AIP PARTNER NEWS NATUREWORKS SELECTS BANGKOK FOR THE SITE OF ITS FIRST ASIA PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS
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atureWorks hires experienced commercial and managerial personnel to support Ingeo™ customers in the region and to grow market share
BANGKOK, January 22, 2013 — NatureWorks, the world’s leading supplier of biopolymers, with Ingeo™ fibers and plastics made from plants, not oil, announced today that the company has located its first Asia Pacific (A/P) regional headquarters in Bangkok and has expanded its team of senior commercial, managerial and technical personnel to enhance support of Ingeo customers throughout the region and to expand business. “In many parts of Asia, most notably China, Korea, Japan and Taiwan, as in North America and Europe, Ingeo is already helping brand owners lower the carbon footprint of their plastic and fibre products, while giving these same companies significantly improved material price stability,” said Marc Verbruggen, president and CEO, NatureWorks. “The opening of our first Asian headquarters is an important move as we add support for current customers and introduce Ingeo to many more.” NEW SENIOR PERSONNEL Rich Weber will serve as the new A/P commercial director, and Viboon Pungprasert is the new general manager of NatureWorks Asia Pacific Limited. Weber will lead existing Ingeo market development work throughout the region. He is also responsible for establishing and managing new distribution relationships in Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. He will coordinate Ingeo sales across segments and geographies and will set up commercial operations to support regional business development opportunities. Weber joins NatureWorks from Cargill’s Strategy & Business Development Group, where he managed teams of associates to deliver business strategy and mergers and acquisitions advice to Cargill senior management. Weber is relocating from the U.S. to Bangkok.
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Weber replaces longtime NatureWorks staffer Dan Sawyer, who with this move is now responsible for NatureWorks recently formed “new business incubator.” “My initial focus will be to meet with present customers and to develop important new relationships throughout various channels to market, including converters, downstream manufacturers, innovative brand owners and retailers,” Weber said. “I will also be involved in growing our commercial and technical team to support the expanding market interest in Asia.” Viboon Pungprasert, the new general manager of NatureWorks Asia Pacific Limited, will manage the NatureWorks A/P business from Bangkok. Pungprasert explained, “By establishing a physical footprint in Thailand, NatureWorks will be better able to support the growth of its existing customers in northern Asia and develop new business in Southeast Asia. We plan to add warehousing and logistics capabilities, which will improve our supply chain by providing safety stock and the flexibility to ship product samples. NatureWorks A/P will also add customer service and finance staff that will more effectively serve our customers and support the Asia Pacific sales team. These initial investments reinforce NatureWorks’ commitment to the region and its support of accelerating Asian market growth.” Pungprasert comes to NatureWorks from PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited, where he most recently served as assistant vice president of international business development for the company’s international investment subsidiary.
AIP PARTNER NEWS Cont’d... NATUREWORKS SELECTS BANGKOK FOR THE SITE OF ITS FIRST ASIA PACIFIC HEADQUARTERS Cont’d... NatureWorks has hired business development and technical personnel in Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan to increase support for customers and to further market development. Chi Au-Yeung is NatureWorks’ new technology and business development specialist for the AP region. Pauline Ning is transitioning to regional Ingeo marketing and communications manager for Asia Pacific. Kasina Samdaengdech is the new business development manager for Thailand and Vietnam, and Toshiaki Yamamatsu is now Ingeo technical sales development specialist for Japan. (Brief descriptions on the backgrounds of NatureWorks Asia Pacific new personnel are at the end of this release.) Ingeo, the world’s leading bioplastic, is utilised in a host of products and industries. A sampling of current solutions can be found online in NatureWorks’ COP 17
Ingeo Lookbook. For more information on NatureWorks, visit www.natureworksllc.com. Follow NatureWorks on Twitter (@natureworks) for the latest updates. ABOUT NATUREWORKS NatureWorks LLC is a company dedicated to meeting the world’s needs today without compromising the earth’s ability to meet the needs of tomorrow. NatureWorks LLC is the first company to offer a family of commercially available, low-carbon-footprint Ingeo™ lactides and biopolymers derived from 100 percent annually renewable resources with performance and economics that compete with oilbased intermediates, plastics, and fibres, and provide brand owners’ new cradle-to-cradle options after the use of their products. NatureWorks is jointly owned by Thailand’s largest chemical producer, PTT Global Chemical, and Cargill, an international producer and marketer of food, agricultural, financial, and industrial products and services.
METALPRINT NEWS GUALAPACK SYSTEM - CHEERPACK SPOUTED POUCHES The Gualapack fillers can be customised including configurations for Cold Filling (yogurt, food sauces), Hot Filling (baby foods, food sauces, fruit purees, fruit juices) and Retort (Baby Foods, Dairy, custards).
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UALAPACK Italy has added the new model CPH 4H pouch filling solution to its range of spouted pouch fillers. The CHP 4H is a medium to high production filling machine consisting of two rotating tables where pouches are filled and closed with the screwing of the cap to the straw to create the hermetic seal. The Gualapack filler is equipped with two magazine loaders with the capacity of approximately 2000 pouches . The filler is designed to dispense liquid or creamy products in spouted pouches of capacities from 40ml to 500ml for Cheerpack bottom gusset pouches and 40ml to 200ml for Cheerpack side gusseted pouches.
This new model complements the existing CHP 1H, CHP2H and CHP 6H models several of which are operating in Australia. Pouches fitted with straws offer benefits to both consumers and food manufacturers - Convenience for consumers and Pre Sealed pouches for the manufacturers. Gualapack Equipment is distributed in Australia by Metalprint Australia. For more information, please contact Terry Waterson 02 9487 2011, twaterson@metalprint.com. au
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Best of Show Gold - Beverages Gold - Innovation
Win-win-win for Australian innovation
One year after the launch of Bebi infant juice and water in the Australian baby beverage category, the brand’s novel packaging concept has won the country’s top packaging industry accolade, and a few other awards besides. Lindy Hughson spoke to Peter Bares, the entrepreneur and packaging technologist behind the innovation. t has been an extremely successful year for Poppet International and its subsidiary company Bebi Australia, which has brought to market the first bottled infant beverages packaged in PET with a single-use sterile teat. Not only has the company expanded its local test market from an initial 200 Woolworths stores to all 850 of the supermarket retailer’s outlets, at the time of writing it is also on the verge of concluding a deal with a large Japanese channel, which will see the business ramp up volumes significantly. To top it off, in October this innovative packaging and product concept for a sterile, organic infant juice and water, marketed under the Bebi brand, was announced as Gold Award winner in the Beverage Packaging category, winner of the Innovation Award, and overall Best of Show in the 2012 Australian Packaging Design Awards. The news of the triple win vindicates the strong market take-up in Australia in the retail channel. “Australia is an ideal test market;
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it allows companies to ‘play’ in a defined space and at relatively low volume and cost, and to use those learnings to refine the packaging and product,” says Peter Bares, MD of Poppet International. “Because of the sensitive nature of our product – infant beverages – we had to be absolutely certain there would be no problem with sterility or pack function, specifically with the teat. “Since launch in late 2011, we have had only positive feedback. And we’ve gathered valuable consumer insights into product usage that has supported our marketing drive into local and export channels,” he says. “Consumer feedback on the teats, for instance, is that the consistency of flow we have achieved is part of what makes this product so popular. One parent told me it’s the only type of teat her infant likes to drink from. “We have patented a new method for putting a hole in the teat that ensures a consistent flow rate – this is something consumers have indicated is very important to them, and that’s not
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a feature of other teats available on the market,” he adds. Bares explains that his patented PoppetSafe closure comprises two parts – the sterile teat and a snap-off peak that covers the teat until ready for use. The bottle’s shrink label carries clear instructions on how to access the teat without compromising sterility. The single-use teat is made from food-grade thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) and contains no BPA, phthalates, nitrosamines or siloxanes. Unlike the majority of baby teats which are made of silicone in a three-step process, the PoppetSafe teat is made in a single-step process that takes less than 15 seconds. It’s made in a Class 10,000 clean room facility in Melbourne, and shipped to NZ where the bottling is undertaken. Another consumer insight, Bares says, is the positive response to the brand’s cartoon-style characters, with children holding on to the bottle and identifying with the characters. “We didn’t want to adopt an existing licensed character for our brand so approached design company Viskatoon to design characters that would have an appeal in markets beyond our own, and would build brand recognition in the longer term. In fact, a recent comment from an Asian retailer looking to list our products was that we had clearly designed these cute characters with their market in mind. “We have 15 designs in total, such is the immediate vision for our range,” he says. On the market at the moment is the Bebi infant-suitable water and infantsuitable juice. Both products are packed under contract in New Zealand, the juice is hot filled and the water aseptically packed at two separate facilities. The company developed its own preform for the 250ml blowmoulded PET bottle with a non-standard 42mm neck – which required modifications of the Sidel bottle blowing machine. With interest from Asian markets, the company has set its sights on expansion in 2013, not only into exports but also through pharmacy and convenience store channels in Australia and New Zealand. As a newcomer against big brand owners, Bebi Australia’s point of difference – its innovative packaging for on-the-go consumption, offering benefits of sterility and light weight convenience – will make it a strong challenger in the infant beverage category. PKN_PacKagiNg News_15
PACKAGING SALES TO HIT $133 BILLION BY 2017 By Jenni Spinner, Senior Editor -- Packaging Digest, October 22, 2012
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merging retail developments present a huge opportunity for the paperboard and packaging market over 2012-2017. The industry witnessed good growth during 2006-2011 and is expected to reach an estimated $133 billion in 2017, growing at a CAGR of 5.3% over the next five years. Lucintel, a leading global management consulting and market research firm, has analysed the global paperboard and packaging industry and offers its findings in its comprehensive research report, “Global Paperboard and Packaging Industry 2012-2017: Trend, Profit, and Forecast Analysis.” The global paperboard and packaging industry is a segment of the global paper and packaging industry. This report covers four geographic regions: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific (APAC), and Rest of World. During 2006-2011, APAC emerged as the highest growth potential region driven by increased income levels and urbanisation. The region continues to dominate the industry and is expected to retain its leading position during 2012-2017. Lucintel has identified the major growth challenges that the industry faces including availability of substitutes such as plastic and glass, enhanced environmental regulations, and volatility in raw material prices. Increase in income levels, rising middle class, and industrialisation and urbanisation are industry growth stimulators. Environmental guidelines, changes in raw materials supply, and energy and transportation costs greatly affect the industry. APAC’s increasing market share in world trade and rapid industrialisation in emerging economies are likely to boost the region’s demand for paperboard and packaging.
This Lucintel market research report provides an excellent understanding of recent industry scope, global macroeconomic trends and forecasts, relative market attractiveness by region, and annual industry trends and forecasts. The study includes a Porter’s Five Forces Analysis, recent product launches, and M&A activities that determine regional and segment opportunities, overview of the competitive landscape, and profitability analysis of major industry players. This study provides up-to-date information on market share, profit margins, capabilities, and strategies of industry leaders. The report helps current suppliers realistically assess their capabilities, strategies, vis-a-vis leading competitors. It is designed to provide executives with strategically significant competitor information, data analysis and insight, critical to the development and implementation of effective marketing and sales plans. Source: Lucintel Published by Packaging Digest www.packagingdigest.com
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