The IAPRI Board is repeating its invitation made during the June Symposium that member institutes should take advantage of the opportunities offered by both the IAPRI website and the online newsletter to publicise their activities and research, as well as the expertise of individuals in particular areas of packaging science.

A special invitation to IAPRI members to present at or to attend the 2019 China Packaging Innovation Forum (CPIF) conference held in Shanghai this 10.10-12, 2019. • 50% off registration fees for participants from IAPRI members • Complimentary access to the CPIF 2019 for IAPRI members who submitted a report and are accepted by the CPIF Committee....

IAPRI announces the 2020 World Conference in Monterrey, Mexico and the 2021 Member Conference in Mumbai, India

Earlier in June, the ‘green lung’ of the University of Twente’s lush campus outside Enschede, the Netherlands, was an appropriate setting for lively debates about sustainability – as well as many other aspects of packaging - as IAPRI’s 29th Symposium got underway. Keynote PowerPoints from Patrick van Baal and Agnieszka van Batav...

IAPRI researchers, are you currently listed in the IAPRI Researcher Directory? This is where companies or people can search for a packaging researcher with expertise within a specific area of interest. If you are the primary contact or an additional contact at an IAPRI member institute you too can be listed in the IAPRI Research Directory under up to five ...

ISO has announced that ISO/CD 22982-2, which is a committee draft is out for vote as a draft international standard (DIS).

IAPRI members Michigan State University (MSU) School of Packaging, USA, and the University of Twente, the Netherlands, have been featured in an article on the online platform PackagingInsights discussing the importance of specialised packaging education.

Fraunhofer IVV in Dresden, Germany, has developed a new device for measuring how easily peelable the ‘peelable’ lidding on thermoformed plastics packaging actually is. The Pack Peel Scan system, which is equipped with machine learning, will be demonstrated at the K 2019 show in Düsseldorf, Germany (16-23 October).

IAPRI’s diverse membership continues to grow, with the imminent IAPRI Symposium at the University of Twente, the Netherlands (June 11-14), providing a valuable opportunity to meet and get to know at least some of these new members.

The Belgian Packaging Institute (IBE-BVI) was established during the 1950s, when plastics was the fastest-growing, and possibly the most exciting, materials sector. Today, environmental concerns are arguably the most significant influence on packaging developments, with plastics the principle target for reduction or elimination.

It is no surprise that a significant amount of research being presented for the first time at June’s IAPRI Symposium focuses on sustainability in packaging, whether in terms of the properties and performance of materials or the behaviour and perceptions of consumers. Less obviously, though, there are changes underway in how and where this research is being targeted.

The IAPRI board has made a subtle and intelligent change in its usage of the word Symposium. The board recognized that these events did not meet the true definition of a Symposium. So the 29th Symposium on Packaging in June in the Netherlands was the last usage for this type of member only event.