AIP June 2017 eNewsletter

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CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF INNOVATION

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he AIP recently joined the APPMA hosted Australian Pavilion at ProPak Asia in Thailand for the second year. ProPak is Asia’s No.1 Processing & Packaging Event for the region’s rapidly expanding Food, Drink & Pharmaceutical Industries. ProPak Asia 2017 expanded in line with demand and growing a huge 25% this year.

This huge growth has come from increasing demand across all zones. Exhibitors and international pavilions have expanded significantly, many new exhibitors joined, and the whole show presents the latest technology, innovations and solutions from across the world. Now covering over 55,000 sqm of exhibition space and featuring over 2,000 exhibitors from 45 countries, 18 international pavilions from Australia, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Spain, Taiwan, UK and the USA, and over 45,000 trade visitors attended the show.

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SAVE FOOD PACKAGING ZONE

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he AIP recently hosted a Save Food Packaging Zone at ProPak Asia to showcase all of the WorldStar Award winners from across the globe. Winners showcased for the AIP included Fresh Technologies Ltd & Sealed Air Food Care for Fressure™ and Cryovac® Freshness Plus®, Woolpack Australia for Woolcool, DON KRC for Cryovac® Darfresh® Vacuum Skin Packaging, Botanical Food Company for Gourmet Garden Herbs & Spices, - SPC Ardmona for SPC ProVital® Easy-Open Portion Control Fruit Cup and SPC Ardmona for SPC ProVital® Easy-Open Portion Control Fruit Cup. The AIP was the first country in the world to launch the Save Food Packaging Awards. Woolcool Australia also exhibited in the Australian Pavilion this year so it was great to be able to let people touch and feel the innovative design. This was also a uniquely-timed opportunity to advertise the WorldStar Awards being hosted by the AIP in Australia in 2018 to the Asean region. The AIP would like to take this opportunity to thank Justin Pau, General Manager, UBM BES for working with the WPO and the AIP on this initiative.

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DON’T MISS OUT ON THE LATEST AIP ACTIVITIES FOR 2017 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

NZIFST CONFERENCE 2017

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AIP members to receive NZIFST member rates – simply let them know that you are from the AIP when you register When: 4 - 7 July Where: Nelson, NZ What: An inspiring 3-day conference for the New Zealand Food Industry. Share, learn and network with your peers and experts in your field.

AIP/SPE TECHNICAL DINNER

When: 10th August Theme: Innovation in Plastics Packaging Where: Dooleys Catholic Club, Lidcombe 2141 Speakers: Peter Allan Director Sustainable Resource Use SRU conducts the National Plastics Recycling Survey each year to identify the consumption and recycling of all plastics across Australia.

Don’t miss the Packaging Innovation Session with Dr Carol Lawrence PhD FAIP, UPM Raflatac & AIP National President and Sharon Humphreys, Packaging Council of New Zealand.

Terry Waterson FAIP Managing Director Auspouch

In particular, they deliver fresh thinking packaging to help you sell a diverse range of products that meet the desires of the 21st century consumer for fast, fresh and healthy food.

The presentation will cover Global Technology Developments and Innovations in the packaging growth sector of flexible pouches.

James Harrington Sales and Market Manager LyondellBasell

AIFST 50TH ANNIVERSARY CONVENTION NSW

Register today to take advantage of Early Bird Rates & special AIP member discount.

When: 17-18 July Where: International Convention Centre (ICC), Sydney What: The AIP is supporting the up-coming AIFST 50th Anniversary Convention | The Future of Food on Sydney with speakers on packaging innovation.

You will also be able to see the extrusion and thermoforming areas and find out more about Linpac packaging innovations.

In particular, they deliver fresh thinking packaging to help you sell a diverse range of products that meet the desires of the 21st century consumer for fast, fresh and healthy food.

JAMESTRONG PACKAGING SITE VISIT

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Rigid plastics packaging applications.

AIP/SPE TECHNICAL DINNER When: Theme: Where: Speakers:

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6th September Packaging Innovations and Trends in the Meat Industry Box Hill Golf Club Alan Adams MAIP

Market Manager - Retail Case ready Meat, Poultry and Seafood Sealed Air Consumer insights into packaging v food waste and behaviours that are driving change in retail pack formats in the Australian meat case.

Michael Lee MAIP Program Manager, Value Chain Capability Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) Limited

When: 26th July Where: Barton Road, Kyabram VIC What: Attendees will have the opportunity to visit the Kyabram can manufacturing facility where they will see the food can and nutrition can manufacturing processes.

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Stuart Shaw Red Meat Business Manager Scott Automation + Robotics An overview of current developments and innovative technologies being Implemented

by Scott in the meat processing industry.

POSITION VACANT

REGIONAL PACKAGING SPECIALIST, CENTRAL WEST • Global FMCG Manufacturer, Market leader in companion animal nutrition.

• Based from Central West NSW (within proximity to Orange or Bathurst).

• Full time permanent position $85K-$105K + superannuation + company bonus.

One of Australia’s leading manufacturers currently has an opportunity for a Regional Packaging Specialist to be part of the extended R&D team. Working in partnership with cross functional teams globally that ultimately deliver innovative, cost effective and compliant products with consistent quality that will ensure the continued high-quality delivery of these well-loved household brands. In the role of Regional Packaging Specialist, you will initiate packaging development and maintenance projects, including secondary packaging and palletisation. You will be focussed on innovation and product performance whilst ensuring compliance, cost, quality and speed initiatives are met.

Responsibilities; • Collaboration with marketing and other cross functional teams to build strong concept briefs.

• Deliver lean packaging design.

• Development and industrialisation of approved briefs.

• Develop packaging specifications including primary, secondary and palletisation patterns that meet consumer needs.

• Validate packaging materials with factory trials.

The successful candidate will have; • Tertiary qualifications in packaging or print technology, engineering, material science or equivalent.

• 3 years + operational experience in packaging development, ideally from with a R&D team.

• Manufacturing experience.

• Experience working in a factory and initiating factory trials.

• Proven track record in delivering results across cross functional teams (R&D, Marketing, Logistics, Supply Chain, Operations).

• Confident & professional presentation skills with ability to represent the company positively to external suppliers and customers.

• Australian Citizenship or be a permanent resident and be prepared to travel both locally and internationally, as required.

This position is based in the Central West of NSW (within proximity to Orange or Bathurst), so if you aren’t local to the area you would need to be prepared to relocate. Relocation assistance is available to the successful candidate.

TO APPLY FOR THIS ROLE PLEASE CLICK HERE

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AIP SITE VISIT LINPAC

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IP members were fortunate to have the opportunity to visit LINPAC in Truganina in Melbourne’s western suburbs to see the company’s ‘clean, safe’ manufacturing facility that was established in 2015 after being founded in Lincolnshire, England in 1959.

We were warmly welcomed by LINPAC’s General Manager Peter Di Gioia, LINPAC’s Commercial Director, Matt Newman and Adam Waldron, the company’s Technical Sales Manager.

The company reported that the recent Australian setup was driven by Woolworths’ desire to use the recyclable trays for their fresh meats, which resulted in the company securing a significant share of the market in only 2 years of operation - no wonder it was difficult to find a time for the AIP site visit! The trays include a minimum of 95% post consumer Recyclate rPET, which is processed onsite by state of the art equipment that supercleans the rPET flake to produce food grade material. LINPAC was able to demonstrate the technical advancements that have been made by the company over the past decade (in the UK), which now allows the company to produce rigid rPET trays that are only 0.4mm thick.

Thanks to LINPAC for hosting the AIP members.

AIP NSW HEADS TO SMC MANUFACTURING FACILITY

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IP NSW Members had the opportunity recently to visit the full production and manufacturing facility of SMC. NSW is the head office and therefore the flagship plant for the local SMC. Sydney is also a Central Warehouse from where orders are processed and shipped to some of the other regions.

SMC is a global leader in pneumatics and automation.

With customers in almost every industry, there is hardly an application which they have not seen. Through their international network SMC has access to R&D and the products are constantly being updated and developed according to customer requirements. SMC offers Japanese Quality, Customer Centric Design, Unmatched Commercial Support and Local Manufacturing and own over 40% of the local market share. The AIP would like to take this opportunity to thank Bill Blyth and the SMC team for taking time out of their busy schedules to host the tour and for allowing the AIP Members access to these most impressive facilities.

WEDNESDAY 2 MAY 2018

As a part of the 2018 AIP National Conference SURFERS PARADISE MARRIOTT RESORT

2018 WORLDSTAR AWARDS

2018 PACKAGING & PROCESSING INNOVATION AND DESIGN AWARDS

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HOW TO MEET THE PACKAGING NEEDS OF THE GROWING AGEING POPULATION It would also be foolhardy for businesses and marketers to continue to blindly focus on the perception that younger generations have the majority of the disposable income, when the reality is that Baby Boomers also hold a significant share of Australia’s wealth. According to a 2014 report by McCrindle Research, Baby Boomers hold more than half of the nation’s wealth.

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t’s difficult – and perhaps foolhardy – to ignore the United Nations statement that “population ageing is unprecedented, without parallel in human history —and the twenty-first century will witness even more rapid ageing than did the century just past”.

In Australia we will see a growth in our 65+ population from 3.7 million to a predicted 8.7 million in 50 years time. On a global scale UN data reveals this will result in the 60+ population more than double, from 841 million in 2013 to more than 2 billion in 2050. Our neighbours in Asia will be experiencing the majority of this growth, which will undoubtedly also impact Australia.

Companies wishing to meet the challenge of designing packaging for this significant market need to approach product design with a greater understanding of the abilities and limitations of this group.

The recently developed SPC ProVital™ Easy Open Certified cup, is a great example of a company understanding the struggles consumers had with the tub packaging format and then using this knowledge to re-think their design.

For example SPC identified with Arthritis Australia’s Accessible Design Division, that two common elements consumers with reduced dexterity struggled with, were separating the small tab from the lip of the cup, and then trying to grip the smooth film tab. What some might consider a simple task presented a significant barrier, so SPC decided to resolve these two issues by firstly creating a large tab that sits over the edge of the cup, as well as providing a textured pattern to the film tab that makes it significantly easier to grip.

They also addressed aspects such as visibility by making the tab a bright red colour, as well as using large fonts for best before dates, all factors that make the user experience easier.

The other benefits of these improvements are that it isn’t just easy to open for the ageing population, but the whole market place.

The Government’s Australian Institute of Health also identified that 76% of the 65+ population own their own home. With 56% living in a private dwelling with a husband, wife or partner, while 25% lived alone in a private dwelling.

Meaning the majority of this demographic is living independently in their home and needs packaging to meet their needs. Currently this is not occurring considering past research has identified that 65% of consumers have had to wait for someone to open packaging for them.

This struggle with packaging is likely to increase further, as there is an increase in functional limitations including a reduction in strength, dexterity and vision, associated with ageing. This means packaging becomes a barrier to the independence of the ageing population if their needs and abilities are not considered.

A 2015 UK study by Dr Nicholas Ford which explored the impact of packaging interactions on quality of life among older consumers, found that fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) made older consumers feel powerless and vulnerable. The study also found that the daily struggle that consumers experienced with FMCGs damaged the consumers’ sense of self-worth. This type of long-term negative emotional association can hardly be an experience any brand would want there packaging conveying to the marketplace.

Going forward brands will need to ask themselves if they are willing to lose such a significant market or are they going to consider the ageing populations needs in the development process of future products. An easy first step might be to download Arthritis Australia’s ‘Food Packaging Accessibility Guidelines’ to begin to understand what barriers their current packaging might pose.

Alexandra Brayshaw MAIP Accessible Packaging Researcher Accessible Design Division Arthritis Australia

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PACKAGING INNOVATION OF THE MONTH AUSSIE-BASED MEAT PACK INNOVATION DELIVERS BRAND EQUITY AND CONSUMER PURCHASING CONFIDENCE

INNOVATIVE FEATURES • Kuraray (Plantic Technologies Ltd) PlanticR bio-based package for Cole’s Lean Mince Australian Beef advances the next-generation genre of hybrid packaging • The eco-responsible package enables retailers and brand owners to achieve their sustainability goals without compromising product quality, shelf life or performance

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anked as the world’s 7th largest producer of beef, Australia takes great pride in its cattle industry heritage and the quality of the beef products it produces. Now, with the introduction of a “next-generation” package material, Australian consumers have a reason to be even more confident in the homegrown meat products they buy.

Cole’s Supermarkets has recently begun to offer its own-label brand of lean minced beef in a revolutionary new package. Plantic™ R is a bio-based, renewable and recyclable plastic material with ultra-high barrier. The Plantic™ R package, produced by Plantic Technology Ltd – with offices, manufacturing, and R&D facilities in Australia – is a multilayer film converted from thin layers of PET over a core layer of renewably sourced, high-barrier Plantic™ HP, which provides the oxygen and gas barrier, while the PET provides moisture and water vapour barrier.

This next-generation material is a boon to Australia’s beef industry that is estimated to be worth AUD$4bn, as it affords dramatically increased shelf life of packaged meats. That increase in shelf life gives consumers greater confidence that the beef will be fresher at the time of purchase. According to Mintel research, freshness is the leading attribute consumers seek in food packaging.

Adding to the shelf-life advantages of the Plantic™ R package material, unlike typical multilayer films, Plantic™ is soluble. The HP barrier layer is washed away and, according to the manufacturer, biodegrades in the recycling process, while the PET layer is recovered.

In addition to being renewable and recyclable, the Plantic™ R packaging requires approximately half of the energy to produce than traditional fossil fuel plastics.

While these eco-attributes may not be readily apparent to consumers, Cole’s has exploited a show-and-tell design scheme. One half of the film lidding is clear, which allows shoppers to visually inspect the beef product, while the other half has very succinct on-pack messaging. That communication includes a ‘No-hormones Added’ claim, which according to Mintel Global New Products Database, is one of the top five fastest growing claims in the category. Also included is an easy to read and understand visual graphic that provides directions for proper disposing of the tray and film, both of which are recyclable. The pack also proudly displays the ‘Product of Australia’ certification logo.

Perhaps most impressively, the technical and consumer-facing elements of this package innovation have not gone unnoticed by the global packaging community. Cole’s use of the Plantic™ R packaging innovation, has earned it the lofty status as a ‘Diamond Finalist’ in the 2017 DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation. This global, independently juried competition cited the package for its excellence in technical achievement, responsible packaging, and enhanced user experience.

The DuPont competition is generally considered the most prestigious packaging competition in the world, honouring brands, technologies, and processes that demonstrate major advancements in packaging technology that address the diverse and particular needs of consumers

A video describing Cole’s use of the Plantic™ R package innovation can be viewed HERE Mintel is the leading global consumer market intelligence agency. David Luttenberger is a Global Packaging Director at Mintel, with over 25 years of diverse global packaging experience.

For more information, please visit: http://www.mintel.com/packaging-market-research

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PACKAGE FOCUS

Brand & Product Name

Plantic Technology Ltd, Plantic™ R

Primary Package

Bio-based ultra-high barrier film material

Product Category

Retail processed meat

Package Details Innovative Factors

The technology combines the best of recyclable materials (polyethylene terephthalate/PET) and Plantic’s bio based ultrahigh barrier material, which dramatically increases the shelf life of packaged meats

MINTEL POINT OF VIEW • Plantic™ enables retailers and brand owners to achieve their sustainability goals without compromising product quality, shelf life or performance.

• Brands using Plantic™ can build eco-equity among consumers, who increasingly expect big companies to do more to protect and preserve the environment than they could as individuals.

• Cole’s could have built greater equity among consumers and capitalised on the investment in the Plantic™ technology, by bringing the story, attributes, and actionable end-oflife scenario of the technology to consumers’ attentions, simply with on-pack messaging.

FIAL INNOVATION BOOK Each are aligned to one of seven global megatrends, as identified by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), that are shaping the world as we know it today and into the future.

These megatrends include an ageing global population; rapidly evolving digital economy; consumer demand for products that are highly personalised and aligned to their values; an increasing focus on health and environmental concerns; and the continuing growth of Asian economies and their appetite for quality food and beverage products.

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ood Innovation Australia Ltd (FIAL) has recognised 50 innovative companies from across the Australian food, beverage, packaging and agribusiness sectors in the second edition of its innovation book. Sealed Air is one of the 50 companies who have been recognised for their Cryovac Darfresh innovation for Don KRC. The book, Celebrating Australian Food and Agribusiness Innovations, showcases diverse innovations from across Australia’s food and agribusiness industry and were chosen by an expert panel of judges from industry, academia and research, according to FIAL. FIAL created the book to share the success stories of companies that overcame challenges, in order to inspire the industry and to motivate change.

FIAL managing director Mirjana Prica came up with the concept for the book as a way to celebrate industry success stories.

“In 2016, the book was the first of its kind. Twelve months on, we are thrilled to be launching a second edition. The book not only highlights success stories but demonstrates how the industry is collectively sharing and overcoming challenges to build our competitiveness in the global marketplace.”

CSIRO agriculture & food director, John Manners said, “A vibrant food and agribusiness sector will use innovative thinking across the value chain to drive sustainable growth and profitability.”

“Companies from across the industry can use this book to inspire their own innovation journey.”

A copy of the book can be ordered at www.fial.com.au

Stories in the book, which was launched at the Australian Food and Grocery Council conference in Brisbane last week, come from micro businesses right up to multinationals, and span the entire food and agribusiness value chain.

Innovations featured include new varieties of wheat and novel ingredients, revolutionary packaging formats and alternative processing methods.

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JEMAND IN DER WELT WIRD DIE ANTWORT WISSEN Written by Michael B Halley FAIP

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f the venue had served bratwurst and beer in steins the more than seventy members of Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) and The Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) who assembled at Box Hill on 7 June 2017 would have considered that they were at Interpack in Dusseldorf Germany.

But the country most distant from that city had to rely on secondhand information from members who had been fortunate enough to attend. It was far from a secondrate group that gave their overview of the world famous packaging exhibition.

The newly crowned President Elect of the World Packaging Organisation (WPO) our own Pierre Pienaar FAIP, CPP led the stream of presenters. In the audience were the newly appointed President of AIP Dr Carol Lawrence FAIP and the Victorian Chairman Anthony Peyton as well as experts in every discipline of the packaging industry.

Pierre talked about the WPO and the benefits that Australia now has with a global network open and accessible.

With its connections through the United Nations countries that had closed borders for information exchange are now connected. The WPO charter for education is to take it to those who have not had it before and to open awards like World Stars to more nations.

Interpack was the venue where WPO handed out many awards and accolades. One accolade was to AIP for its involvement in the Save Food Program. Over 30 to 35% of food produced is wasted which if curtailed would feed many millions of undernourished people.

Pierre made two standout statements about Interpack ‘put it on you bucket list’ and ‘someone in the world will know the answer’ Magdy Eldessouky of tna Australia gave a polished overview of his company’s involvement at Interpack and the groundbreaking innovation that they had used at Interpack. Unable to obtain enough space at the exhibition they set up a satellite display at a warehouse near the Airport and bussed delegates to and from. They found that those who were captive at their off campus display were totally focused and more than ordinarily attentive. We were given a slideshow of some of tna equipment that comes from six manufacturing plants across the world.

One was the tna arctic® 3 packaging solution using polyethylene and laminated film to package fresh and frozen foods. Made from anticorrosive stainless steel, the machine meets stringent sanitary requirements, handles wet wash-down cleaning, and is suitable for wet and cold environments. It comes with special software that holds pre-set recipes, bringing simplicity and flexibility to your packaging process.

Jason Goode FAIP of Simplot Australia was still overwhelmed by his experience and talked about digital printing and the explosion of technologies around it. The technology was hardly visible at Interpack nine (9) years ago, but now is ‘around every corner’. He was also excited to talk about the high number of flexible bag manufactures, printing a great range of vibrant designs (Matt, gloss, clear windows, metallic, embossing) and bioplastics that nine years ago had one small display area but this year took up half a hall.

Being part of the few food manufacturers operating in Australia, Jason had picked up many innovative technologies at the exhibition. Bioplastic is being made from potato starch which is a byproduct of large scale potato processing.

(In question time Jason explained that the volume of potato byproduct here in Australia may not be sufficient to set up similar processing currently, but hopes fossil fuel replacement materials like this will become more economic as volume grows) His ‘take it to the bank’ was the German company Südpack online store for digital orienting. Detailed on the company web site as follows: “This service is complemented by a separate online shop for digital printing, the shop makes it easier for manufacturers of food or technical devices to select and print small batches of film for a specific product. A special configurator recommends films to suit the customer’s products. In the next step, the printing information is uploaded and the complete film solution is put together.”

“Customers still enjoy the full support of the Südpack experts when ordering online. Südpack carefully reviews the film before it is printed. “We are the first film manufacturer in Europe to offer customers the option of ordering customised printed films quickly and easily online”.

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JEMAND IN DER WELT WIRD DIE ANTWORT WISSEN Written by Michael B Halley FAIP

“Customers can configure and order films from a desktop computer or on the go via tablet or smartphone. We also offer flexible express deliveries to meet tight deadlines. We see this as a truly future-focused, meaningful approach.”

Apart from Jason’s visual experience he was taken by some of the sensory technologies offered to packaging.

One such was tactile printing on flexible packages. In line laser perforations on a tray sealer to optimise respiration for chilled vegetables highlighted the need to understand how packaging and product works together and need to be understood in order to optimise the supply chain solution.

Jasson Mills of Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific threw up four themes for debate. Speed to market; paper board packaging, on the go packages and optimism. He talked about tool-less printing and shrink film speeding up dwell time to market.

An example is a canning line where blank cans are purchased and when filled a shrink sleeve bearing all the graphics and description of the contents is applied. On the go packages are now coming with handles for ease of removal by consumers. An example was six tetra packs of beverage with a handle. Easy open snap packs and resealable paper packs were at opposite ends of the scale as was a share pack for take away food that opens up into two distinct trays.

Jasson left us with a focus from the exhibition. ‘What’s new’ had replaced the ‘how much’ first question by visitors.

Michael Dossor MAIP of Result Group wound up the evening and told us that his pedometer had recorded around 10 kilometers a day at the exhibition, but he had the energy to stand and deliver.

Relating Doss’s Take 4 he proffered that the packaging industry was for everyone, flexible packaging rules, the human interface is vital and although he saw little new technologies there was a lot of innovation.

Flexible packaging has evolved to much more than a pillow pack and the uses seem endless. Retort pouches have a chance to replace cans and thermoformed packaging for products such as cosmetics are competing strongly.

Michael feels that thermoformed trays could be made from a reel of material which would certainly close the gap.

Human and machine interface is moving rapidly. All apps on mobiles phones can be moved to operate machinery.

Training and troubleshooting are built into the machine reducing down time during and after instillation.

Michael was enthusiastic about a Spanish company Flexomed that manufactures macro perforated and transparent functional films that delay the degradation of perishables. The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP), in conjunction with the World Packaging Organisation (WPO), has established the Save Food Packaging Awards for Australia and New Zealand, that recognises companies who are developing innovative and sustainable packaging that minimises food losses and food waste, extends shelf life and improves the supply of food At Interpack 2017 Flexomed was the Gold Star winner. The company was conferred with an award in the Packaging saves Food category.

The summary of the award winning package was thus: Doypack bag with zip closure, handle and macroperforated,(sic) laminated with an inner material that absorbs ethylene from fruits and vegetables! Tested on strawberries, bananas, eggplant and vine cherry; the shelf life is extended and reduced weight loss improving the food appearance.

The evening concluded with a question time which brought us to thank the presenters whilst they were presented with a memento by Anthony Peyton. As they say in Dusseldorf about the 2020 Interpack ‘lege es auf deine EimerListe’

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TEXTBOOKS AVAILABLE THROUGH AIP

FUNDAMENTALS OF PACKAGING TECHNOLOGY

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ver 748 pages, Fundamentals of Packaging Technology, Fifth Edition gives you the most authoritative, current and comprehensive information available on all the major areas of packaging! Clear and concise, with easy-to-understand explanations from IoPP technical committee members and experts at the industry’s leading packaging associations.

• Peer-reviewed and improved by nearly 100 subject matter experts in all areas of packaging to add to the previous work of Walter Soroka.

• New insights reflecting the contributions of numerous packaging veterans at the industry’s leading trade associations and consumer product companies.

• Two new chapters: packaging law and packaging and the environment.

• Completely rewritten, updated and newly illustrated chapter on fibreboard.

• New discussions on design, digital printing, smart packaging, bioplastics, supply chains and more.

TRANSPORT PACKAGING - THIRD EDITION

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he Latest Edition of Transport Packaging is here and available through the AIP Bookstore. Transport Packaging, Third Edition, provides significant updates and new information from the Second Edition, published in 2004, which is out of print.

It was reviewed and updated by packaging industry veteran Robert Meisner, CPP-Fellow, with contributions by subject matter experts-both individuals and organizations-around the transport packaging industry. The book has been revised throughout to reflect new and updated regulations and standards, and best practices, adding to previous editions compiled the late Alfred H. McKinlay, CPP.

GLOSSARY OF PACKAGING TERMINOLOGY

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he Second Edition of the Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology by Walter Soroka CPP is a comprehensive guide to packaging terminology. More than 4,500 definitions cover the scope of packaging terms with more than 250 illustrations so readers can easily understand packaging concepts.

The Illustrated Glossary of Packaging Terminology is a glossary of the packaging community’s language that helps you communicate effectively with other packaging professionals. This book brings together all the disparate terms of packaging into one concise, focused edition.

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PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP IN ACTION

he AIP is pleased to advise that Dr Helen Lewis, who is a Fellow of the Institute, has written a new book Product Stewardship in Action: The Business Case for Lifecycle. Product Stewardship in Action describes how and why leading companies are taking responsibility for the environmental impact of their products and packaging. Product stewardship, often referred to as ‘extended producer responsibility’ or EPR, is the idea that everyone that benefits commercially from a product, including manufacturers, distributors and retailers, has a shared responsibility to minimise its environmental impacts. Written primarily for a business audience, it draws on the knowledge and experience of industry practitioners and other experts to provide a structured approach to product responsibility within firms. This will help those new to the field, as well as more experienced practitioners, to develop an effective response to stakeholder concerns about the environmental impacts of their products and packaging.

PACKAGING FOR SUSTAINABILITY

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ackaging for Sustainability is a concise and readable handbook for practitioners who are trying to implement sustainability strategies for packaging. Industry case studies are used throughout the book to illustrate possible applications and scenarios. Packaging for Sustainability draws on the expertise of researchers and industry practitioners to provide information on business benefits, environmental issues and priorities, environmental evaluation tools, design for environment, marketing strategies, and challenges for the future. Two of the authors Dr Karli Verghese and Dr Helen Lewis are Fellows of the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP).

OWNING IT: A CREATIVE’S GUIDE TO COPYRIGHT, CONTRACTS AND THE LAW

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wning It: A Creative’s Guide to Copyright, Contracts and the Law is a 560-page full-colour hard cover book written by renowned Melbourne intellectual property lawyer Sharon Givoni. The book aims to demystify copyright, contracts and intellectual property law for Australians working in creative industries and running their own businesses. Comprising expert insight and explanation of intellectual property law in ‘plain English’, Owning It drives home key legal concepts through enlightening and entertaining real-life case studies. The book also contains user-friendly flowcharts and tables that simplify legal terms, processes and procedures that creatives regularly encounter.

BETTER PACKAGING. BETTER WORLD

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he Instituto de Embalagens in Brazil is pleased to announce the release of its 10th publication, Better Packaging. Better World. The Book is divided into 6 sections including the Introduction to the Packaging Universe, Packaging Materials, Packaging Types, Packaging Processes, Packaging Machinery and Sustainability and is full of illustrations and case study examples. The book was organised by a multidisciplinary team designed to build a complete and organised work. Each chapter was written by invited authors that are specialised in each field and are respected in the Brazilian and world market.

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TECH SPEAK

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Get clued up on compatibility Do you really understand labelstock and package compatibility? Dr Carol Lawrence has some answers.

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HE label or package decoration method

has a number of key roles – not just in helping the product from a sales and marketing perspective, but also in carrying essential information for the consumer and remaining legible while the product is in use. How the label affects the package once it's discarded is just as significant.

As from a recycling perspective, labelling for package compatibility is essential. What do we mean by this? As an example, if we are labelling a paper or cardboard-based package, why not label it with a paper label so the whole package can be recycled, together with the label?

Yes, there is a small amount of adhesive on the label, but not enough to cause a major problem in the paper or cardboard recycling scheme. A synthetic label, however, would ultimately be removed from the recycled pulp.

Alternatively, consider a plastic package. Ideally, a plastic package should be labelled with a synthetic label so that the whole package can be recycled together.

There are many different synthetic label stocks available, so it’s usually possible to select the appropriate polymer to match that of the container. For example polypropylene (PP) containers with PP labels – polyethylene (PE) with PE. PET is generally more sensitive to impu-

rities in the waste stream, depending on the type of plastics that it is being recycled into. In Canada, legislation has been put in place to maximise package and product decoration compatibility for PET clam shells that are used for a variety of fruit, vegetable and take away food products – to yield as much PET as possible after the containers are disposed of. Label stocks that can be washed off are mandatory, allowing a much higher level of purity in the resulting recycled mix.

Glass jars and bottles are an interesting substrate, as for many years we have understood that glass is universally recyclable. But in fact, if you label glass with a synthetic label, when the glass gets broken down into cullet for recycling, the synthetic label binds that glass together and it can't be recognised as glass in the sorting process. Hence, it gets rejected and ultimately ends up in landfill in most cases.

After nearly 25 years in the packaging and labelling industry, I’m fielding more and more questions on this topic, so it’s great that packaging technologists and brand owners are thinking about the package and package decoration compatibility at the design phase. This will ultimately maximise the recycling of the discarded container and allow the consumer to dispose of it in the appropriate recycling bin.

There is, however, a lot more that could be done to optimise many packages that are part of our everyday life. In a single trip to the supermarket I could select a vast array of products that could be labelled more effectively, so more communication across the value chain is always a good thing. ■ Dr Carol Lawrence, FAIP, is founder of 3 SustainAbility and the newly elected president of the Australian Institute of Packaging.

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