September 2022 E-Newsletter
International Association of Packaging Research Institutes

Conference Spotlight

New departures in transport and distribution
09/29/2022
It is a paradox that many current options for packaging sustainability reprise technologies which were popular many years ago, faded away in the face of competition from other materials, and have since made a return based on their environmental credentials.

Research News

Aalto and VTT work on FOLD paperboard project
09/27/2022
Finland’s Aalto University and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd. have been working on the FOLD project, involving other Finnish businesses in developing folded paperboard alternatives to non-paper packaging, with a new software program now aiding progression from the theory of origami and Miura folding to practical prototypes.

Member News

Lansmont acquired by PPT Group
09/28/2022
Lansmont Corporation, headquartered in Monterey, California, has been acquired by the Physical Properties Testers (PPT) Group, an international business encompassing producers of testing and quality control equipment such as Alluris, James Heal and Mecmesin.

IAPRI 2023 Dues Invoice

Ed Church, Secretary Geneal

Membership invoices for 2023 are going out.  They are not due until the end January, but many members prefer to pay in the current year.  There is no increase in dues for any classification of membership for 2023.

IAPRI strives to advance packaging worldwide though scientific research and university education with a vision of a network of engaged and connected institutions and their researchers and educators.

IAPRI continues to offer an opportunity to our institutions, corporations, and individuals involved to collaborate, innovate, and advance. Your continued participation as an IAPRI member is greatly appreciated. We need everyone to continue to help each other to work out the best path forward by networking together to enhance the benefits of being involved in “the IAPRI research community” and our communities of practice.

IAPRI is expanding it social media presence. Networking and professional development have been at the heart of what IAPRI have offered members for as long as is has been in existence. Our world and member conferences has provided everyone with this opportunity. Because of social media, the internet and online meeting opportunities, now we have new and innovative ways to deliver bottom-line value through your membership.

Over the past year we held our first in-person World Conference in Thailand in 2022 and it was great to be together again. We are looking forward to our Member Conference in India in 2023. We are continuing to create a better networking environment for individual researchers with our Communities of Practice.

 
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