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2026 Career & Salary Survey Now Open – Closing 26th September!

The AIP is pleased to advise that the 2026 Salary & Career Survey is now open for the Australasian Region; Australia, New Zealand and Asia. The annual survey and findings report has been developed in partnership with sister-association the IoPP. This year’s Salary Survey – the only survey in the Australasian Region dedicated exclusively to benchmarking salaries and employment trends within the packaging industry – will provide a clear look into roles, experience, education, career satisfaction, challenges and salaries of packaging professionals. The AIP is seeking input from packaging professionals to ensure that we can develop a definitive resource for our industry for the region. With just a few minutes of your time, your thoughtful responses to the survey’s open-ended questions, will contribute to this important industry staple.

AIP to Partner with Packaging Cockpit: One system for the entire supply chain

With the Packaging Cockpit as an on-line tool, you can calculate various key figures of your packaging(s), such as country-specific recyclability (depending on the target market) or the carbon footprint and other impact categories of a life cycle assessment. In addition, you can manage the data collected in the tool yourself and also share it with selected customers or suppliers. Thanks to the well-founded and meaningful results of the Packaging Cockpit, it is already possible for you to start sustainable packaging development and optimisation today. Through broad application of the Packaging Cockpit, the assessment of the recyclability of packaging in Europe can be standardised and also made comparable. Get started free of charge with the basic version of the Packaging Cockpit

New AIP President begins new era for the industry

Nerida Kelton FAIP, Executive Director of the AIP, said that ‘with a 40-year career in the packaging industry and as a strong supporter of the Institute, it is only fitting that Michael Dossor MAIP, Chief Executive Officer of Result Group, takes over as the next AIP President. “Michael has been in the packaging industry for four decades and joined the AIP Education Team as a trainer and lecturer close to 10 years ago. He is as passionate about packaging as the rest of the AIP Executive Team and we all welcome him to the role,”

New national centre to help SME food businesses drive packaging and processing innovation and reduce waste without compromising shelf life

A new national initiative, the Food and Beverage Small and Medium Enterprise Packaging and Machinery Solution Centre, will support small and medium (SMEs) Australian food and beverage firms to transition to sustainable packaging and processing solutions while mitigating unwanted food loss and waste. The Solutions Centre is a collaboration between RMIT University, End Food Waste Australia, the Australasian Institute of Packaging (AIP), the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association (APPMA) and Tetra Pak.

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