tesa is a global leader in adhesive solutions, with over 125 years of expertise helping manufacturers improve product performance, production efficiency and packaging outcomes.  tesa work across the packaging value chain to provide high-performance adhesive solutions for carton sealing, paper-based packaging, reinforcement, easy opening and more, supporting reliable manufacturing while meeting evolving sustainability requirements.

Beyond supplying products, tesa partner with brand owners, converters and packaging manufacturers to optimise packaging performance through technical expertise, application support and collaborative product development.  tesa looks forward to working with AIP members to share knowledge and develop innovative packaging solutions together.

If you would like to discuss your packaging challenges or explore how tesa can help, they would love to hear from you.

For enquiries, please contact: Mark.Wroblewski@tesa.com

“We are pleased to partner with the Australian Institute of Packaging, an organisation that plays a vital role in advancing packaging knowledge and innovation across the industry.

At tesa, we believe the best packaging solutions are developed through collaboration, and we look forward to sharing our adhesive expertise while working alongside AIP members to help solve packaging challenges and support the future of packaging in Australasia.”

Clara Yeo, tesa tape

The 2026 edition of foodpro delivered record engagement across four days at MCEC, with 500+ exhibitors and more than 10,000 visitors on the show floor.
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With one in five visitors returning across multiple days, foodpro 2026 recorded strong dwell time and repeat engagement, as attendees moved between live equipment demonstrations at the Demo Exchange, the Innovation Stage, the Business Lounge and Industry Hub feature area to evaluate technology, meet suppliers and build relationships that will shape purchasing decisions well beyond the show.
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The show floor was further elevated by a program of co-located industry events, including the Australasian Institute of Packaging’s (AIP) two training courses, a packed room for the 4x packaging forums, the Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards showcase area inside foodpro, a walking tour of the show which saw over 50 people in attendance, a treasure hunt to find PIDA finalists and AIP Corporate Partners, the AIP stand and the AIP also held for the first time the 2026 PIDA Awards Gala Dinner alongside the show with a full room.
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The AIP see foodpro as the pinnacle food and packaging tradeshow in Australia and would like to acknowledge Louise Brooks for strengthening this important partnership.
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The AIP looks forward to the 2029 edition of foodpro.

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Read the FULL wrap up here….

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In today’s rapidly evolving market, packaging companies face an increasingly complex set of challenges. Fluctuating raw material prices and supply chains, the ongoing balancing act between cost and quality, and the need for frequent line changeovers to accommodate multiple SKUs are putting heavy pressure on operations. When combined with stricter mandates for automation, compliance, and sustainability, these factors are profoundly shaping production strategies and business decisions.

Scheduled for 16–18 November 2026 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC), interpack China 2026 will showcase equipment, materials, and technologies spanning the entire packaging industry chain. As a member of the interpack alliance—the global network for processing and packaging trade fairs—this year’s event focuses on live, practical technology demonstrations. You will discover a highly relevant, real-world content program designed to help you source actionable solutions you can immediately implement on the shop floor.

Discover Global Packaging at the World of Packaging: interpack China 2026 Unveils International Exhibitor Lineup
Connecting global packaging innovations with the Chinese market, interpack China 2026 will host exhibitors from 12 countries and regions. The trade fair offers comprehensive, one-stop processing and packaging solutions for buyers across key sectors, including food, beverages, confectionery, bakery, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, consumer goods (non-food), and industrial goods.

Leading international brands including Multivac, INCOE, Earflap, Unicontrols, KOCH, Waldner, LAWER, sykell, Langguth, KYCZ, NUEVOPAK, Aasted, SUPER DRY, Knack, NAMYANG, HANWA, Stora Enso, ASTRONOVA, NORDMECCANICA, SATO、Hansin, TG, Papkot, KYORAKU have confirmed their participation.

Meet them this November: https://www.interpack-cn.com/links?id=3803

interpack China 2026 Introduces Navigation Routes to Tackle Packaging Pain Points
Driven by new material trends, rapid product iterations, and shifting production models, the packaging industry must be more agile than ever. Manufacturers are asking critical questions: Can our production lines handle new materials? Is our equipment flexible enough for faster changeovers? How do we maintain strict quality control despite rising costs? Furthermore, priorities vary significantly by sector. Food and beverage producers focus on shelf-life and high throughput; Cosmetics brands must balance multi-SKU flexibility with premium aesthetics; and pharmaceutical companies prioritize stability, requiring flawless barrier protection and clear labeling. Meanwhile, logistics and cross-border e-commerce rely heavily on transit durability and processing efficiency.

To address these diverse needs, interpack China 2026 is introducing dedicated navigation routes. Designed around real-world production scenarios, these curated routes directly target the industry’s most pressing concerns—from navigating material price hikes and supply cuts, to achieving cost efficiency, meeting new compliance standards, and safely ramping up capacity.

The program features nine specialized tracks: AI & Smart Packaging, Plastic Packaging, Paper Packaging, Food & Beverage, Home/Personal Care/Cosmetics, Foodservice/Coffee/Tea, Logistics/Cross-Border E-Commerce, Pharmaceuticals/Healthcare, and Pet Food. Each route guides you to the most relevant machinery and material suppliers, ensuring a highly efficient, customized sourcing experience that aligns with your business requirements.

Packaging Extreme Challenges: Live Demonstrations to Overcome Real-World Production Hurdles
Many packaging professionals face a common dilemma: no matter how thoroughly technical specifications are reviewed or physical samples inspected, unforeseen issues often arise once full-scale production begins. Under intense real-world conditions—such as heavy-duty filling, high-temperature sterilization, long-haul transit, and frequent line changeovers—packaging failures frequently lead to significant capacity loss and inflated operational costs.

To give attendees firsthand visibility into how technologies truly perform, interpack China 2026 is upgrading “Packaging Extreme Challenges” sector. By replicating shop-floor environments right on the exhibition floor, this interactive area puts materials, products, and machinery to the ultimate stress test, validating their reliability where it matters most. You will experience a powerful lineup of live demonstrations at interpack China 2026. Highlights include spouted pouch capable of withstanding up to 100 kg of applied pressure without bursting, resealable lidding film that maintains its hold after 50 uses, and multi-format packaging machine that completes full line changeovers in just 30 seconds.

The event will also showcase hot-melt box sealer running at 40–100 boxes per minute, pan-AI X-ray inspection system detecting foreign bodies as small as 0.1 mm, automatic thermoforming machine achieving 80–90% sheet utilization with an energy draw of just 11 kWh, powder packaging machine executing 80+ cuts per minute, and sanitary incline conveyor designed for 30-second cleaning cycles. Moving far beyond the limitations of traditional brochures and technical spec sheets, this immersive experience allows you to instantly verify how well solutions will perform on your own production lines, helping you pinpoint exactly what you need to overcome your specific operational bottlenecks.

Discover the future of packaging at interpack China 2026, taking place 16–18 November 2026 at the Shanghai New International Expo Centre (SNIEC). Register today to secure fast-track entry, visitor gifts, and special rewards for group delegations!

Claim your free ticket: https://www.interpack-cn.com/links?id=3803

The company’s advanced sealing technologies support a wide range of industries, including food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, chemicals, cosmetics, lubricants, and household products. Meyer Seals solutions help protect product integrity, prevent leakage, provide tamper evidence, enhance consumer convenience, and support sustainability goals.

As the regional hub for Asia Pacific, Meyer Seals Asia works closely with brand owners, packaging manufacturers, fillers, and converters to deliver tailored sealing solutions that improve product safety, packaging performance, operational efficiency, and consumer confidence.

Read the FULL article here…

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Drawing on the latest official data, it brings together the numbers that matter: turnover, the value the sector adds to the economy, the people it employs, the businesses that make it up, what it invests, and how it trades with the world. It is the definitive annual stocktake of the sector that turns Australia’s farm output into the food on the nation’s tables. The report enables you to explore the performance of Australia’s food, beverage and grocery manufacturing sector.

Key statistics for the Australian Food, Beverage & Grocery Sector:

• Australia’s largest manufacturing sector
• 303,227 people employed in the food and grocery industry in Australia
• 17,669 Businesses
• $182.6 billion turnover
• 52.6 billion in exports
• 35.8 % regional employment

Explore the latest State of the Industry report: https://afgc.org.au/resources/state-of-the-industry/

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INCHEON SOUTH KOREA- 10 August 2026 — As the European Union’s new Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) takes effect this Wednesday, August 12 — reshaping the rules for compostable and bio-based packaging entering the EU market — bioplastics associations from across the globe have agreed to strengthen their collaboration, sharing knowledge and working together to win greater recognition for the sector’s role in the circular economy.

The commitment followed a meeting of global bioplastics peak-body leaders in Incheon, South Korea on Friday, 7 August, where Australasian Bioplastics Association (ABA) CEO Martine Poulain represented Australia and New Zealand. The meeting, convened by Dr In-Joo Chin, President of the Korean Bioplastics Association, followed the 2026 Global Conference on Sustainable Plastics at Songdo Convensia. ABA has been a founding member of the alliance since 2016, alongside associations from Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand. Members agreed to retain the alliance’s current governance structure under a single president, and will now meet twice a year, with the next online meeting set for 10 March 2027. The next Global Conference on Sustainable Plastics has already been confirmed for Incheon in September 2027.

The timing is pointed for Australia, where inconsistent rules and public confusion over what “compostable” actually means have long held the sector back. South Australia introduced mandatory labelling requirements for certified compostable items earlier this year, giving consumers and processors a clearer way to identify genuine, certified products — the kind of consistency industry leaders say is needed more broadly, both within Australia and internationally.

With regulatory frameworks diverging by market both internationally and within Australia, industry leaders agreed that no single association can solve this alone, and committed to working more closely together. Leaders committed to:

• A joint advocacy framework, sharing resources and aligning messaging so each member association is better equipped to make the case for certified bioplastics in its own market.
• A shared communications initiative, equipping member associations to correct misinformation and reinforce, consistently, where bioplastics fit within circularity.
• An infrastructure knowledge-sharing network, exchanging successful international models for composting, organics collection and biogasification.

“The EU’s new packaging rules landing this same week are a reminder of how fast the regulatory landscape is moving, market by market — and we see the same fragmentation here at home, state by state. Certified bioplastics only deliver on their promise as part of a genuine circular system. What changed on Friday is that we’re no longer working this out on our own here in Australia. We now have every major bioplastics association across the region and beyond sharing what’s working and backing each other up.”
— Martine Poulain, CEO, ABA
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For an industry that has too often worked out its answers alone, country by country, that collaboration is the real story. As regulation accelerates in Europe and infrastructure expands here at home, ABA and its international counterparts are no longer solving these problems in isolation — they’re sharing what works and solving them together.
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www.bioplastics.org.au

Labelling waste is one of those hidden costs that quietly builds over time, often without drawing much attention until it starts impacting efficiency.
Extra materials, bins filling up with liner, constant roll changes, and the small but frequent interruptions on the line – all contribute to a process that is more resource-heavy than it first appears. While each element seems minor in isolation, together they can affect both operational flow and overall cost.
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In many cases, these inefficiencies aren’t immediately visible in reporting, but they show up in day-to-day operations through slower throughput, increased handling, and the need for additional labour to maintain output. It’s not something that usually gets attention until it starts affecting how the line actually performs.
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Across different operations, the same pattern continues to emerge: manual handling, frequent changeovers, and waste that is simply accepted as part of the process. As businesses look more closely at where time, labour, and materials are being absorbed, linerless labelling is starting to come into the conversation more often.
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Plus, it doesn’t mean walking away from traditional labelling – it’s about having the flexibility to support both, depending on what your operation needs.
For many, it starts with a simple question: how much time, material, and labour is actually being absorbed by this part of the process?
Solutions like the cab HERMES linerless print and apply system are designed for integration into production lines, enabling automatic printing and application of labels, reducing downtime through fewer roll changes, and supporting a wide range of materials and applications.
Its compatibility with existing applicators and setups also allows businesses to transition without major disruption, making it easier to adopt linerless alongside current processes.
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The result is a more efficient, consistent, and flexible labelling approach, with less waste, fewer interruptions, improved use of labour, and measurable cost savings over time. It also supports broader sustainability goals by reducing material waste and minimising what ends up in the waste stream.
That’s the shift, and for many, it starts with taking a closer look at what’s already happening on the line.
For businesses looking to better understand how linerless labelling could fit within their operation, further information is available here….

WML Paperboard is Australasia’s only manufacturer of folding box board, supplying FMCG brand owners, converters and packaging specialists across Australia and New Zealand.  Manufactured in Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, WML Paperboard’s Formakote™ range combines high-performance packaging solutions with the responsiveness and reliability that only a regional manufacturer can provide. 
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As supply chains continue to face disruption and sustainability expectations increase, local manufacturing has never been more important. By producing paperboard within Australasia, WML Paperboard helps customers reduce lead times, improve supply security, minimise freight-related risks and access local technical support.  Formakote’s direct contact food grade boards are made from 100% virgin fibre sourced from responsibly managed forests, is FSC certified, fully recyclable, and supported by internationally recognised ISO accreditations. Together, these credentials provide AIP members with a packaging solution that delivers both operational confidence and environmental responsibility.
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For enquiries, contact: sales@wmlpaperboard.com
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WML Paperboard are proud to announce they are a new Gold Corporate Partner of the AIP.

Australia’s Event for Advanced Food Manufacturing, Production Technology and Sustainable Operations.

Tue 17th & Wed 18th August
ICC, Sydney
14 Darling Dr
Sydney NSW 2009
Free to attend.
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FoodTech Sydney 2027 will be held on the 17 & 18 August and will bring together NSW’s food manufacturers, processors, technologists and R&D teams at the point where they are actively optimising lines, integrating new technology and building capacity.
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From the team that brings foodpro to Melbourne, Foodtech Sydney will give visitors the opportunity to source new technology, meet expert suppliers and unlock actionable ideas for their food or beverage manufacturing operation.
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Exhibit
Put your solutions in front of qualified buyers who are actively evaluating their next investment. Enquire about stand availability.

www.foodtechsydney.com.au