Food packages that can detect spoilage
29 July, 2016Pretty soon food packaging will be so 'intelligent' that it will be able to communicate information such as shelf life, freshness and quality.
Accessible Design course heads to Foodtech Packtech 2016
29 July, 2016The Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) will be running a half-day training course on accessible packaging design.
AIP joins food waste initiative at Interpack 2017
28 July, 2016The AIP will join 17 other members of the World Packaging Organisation in the Save Food Pavilion at Interpack 2017, to be held in Dusseldorf Germany from 4–10 May.
Label detects counterfeiting or tampering
01 July, 2016Oxygen-sensing nanoparticles doped into food labels could be used to detect tampering or adulteration.
AIP to hold technical dinner on plastics
30 June, 2016The Australian Institute of Packaging will hold a joint technical dinner with the SPE on plastics on 13 July at Box Hill Golf Club, Melbourne.
Acquisition expands Detmold's manufacturing base
23 June, 2016Detmold Group has signed an agreement to acquire Custom Cartons, a privately owned Australian carton packaging business.
Packaging's global challenges
20 June, 2016Some of the global challenges facing the packaging industry have been discussed in a series of video interviews released by the judges of the 28th DuPont Awards for Packaging Innovation.
Tetra's aseptic carton bottle wins WorldStar Award
01 June, 2016Tetra Pak has received a WorldStar Award for its Tetra Evero Aseptic package, an aseptic carton bottle for ambient milk.
LINPAC to discuss food-saving innovations at AIP conference
30 May, 2016Fresh food packaging manufacturer LINPAC is fighting food waste through packaging innovation.
Amcor acquires Plastic Moulders
16 May, 2016Amcor has announced the acquisition of Plastic Moulders Limited, a rigid plastics business that manufactures containers and closures for the food and home/personal care markets in North America.
Coca-Cola to roll out new packaging design
27 April, 2016Coca-Cola will launch new packaging graphics that feature the brand's signature red as a unifying colour across the product range.
Customise your wine before you pour with new bottle closure system
22 April, 2016A bottle closure system that lets consumers customise their beverages has won the Brancott Estate Winexplorer Innovation Challenge.
Phthalates and fast food
14 April, 2016Higher fast food consumption is linked to higher phthalate levels.
Ashland Purekote 23589 food-safe coating for packaging
02 April, 2016Ashland has developed Purekote 23589, a coating that can be used safely in food packaging applications.
Pouches, shelf life drive aseptic packaging growth
31 March, 2016The US aseptic packaging market is forecast to rise 6.8% per year to reach US$6.4 billion in 2020.
