GBI Research has released its Pharmaceutical Packaging Industry - 2011 Yearbook, which provides market forecasts up till 2017 for the global pharmaceutical packaging industry.
30/11/2011
With the high Australian dollar, the threat of off-shoring, and the looming carbon tax, local manufacturers of food and domestic products are taking steps to ensure they stay viable and competitive.
16/11/2011
The son-in-law of billionaire Richard Pratt is planning to turn a small packaging company in Sydney into a $1 billion enterprise.
The future of the global printing and packaging industries is looking up, with unions committed to making working conditions better in developing countries, according to a print union member.
17/10/2011
Disposable packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki will close down its manufacturing unit in New Lynn, New Zealand, transferring production to its other flexible packaging units in Asia.
31/08/2011
Headquartered in Australia, plastic bottle manufacturer Amcor has announced it would close its Delran plant by year’s end. The closures will see 180 non-union workers loose their jobs.
08/08/2011
The largest biennial packaging and processing machinery and materials exhibition in Australia, AUSPACK PLUS, will be heading to the Sydney Showgrounds, Sydney Olympic Park from the 7th to the 10th of May 2013.
Accuweigh is Australia’s largest industrial weigh/packaging company with eight branches across Australia providing local service support to clients across all mainland states.
Krauss Maffei Extrusion has released a new system for internal pipe cooling (IPC), which significantly reduces the initial cost and the space requirements for new Polyolefin pipe extrusion lines.
Australian Warehouse Solutions (AWS) has introduced the new AWS FTL33 Series from Fromm, which is CE approved.
AWS has released a new small arch strapping machine for polyester strapping, which boasts a 650mm wide x 400mm high arch.
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