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JOIN US AT THE KZN PROVINCIAL MANUFACTURING INDABA ON 22 AUGUST AT THE DURBAN ICC The KwaZulu-Natal Manufacturing Indaba will be discussing key topical issues that impact all manufacturers from small to large.  The conference programme will provide insights and discussion around the following aspects pertinent to manufacturing in the Province:  Manufacturing The Future – [&hellip

PACKAGING SA INDUSTRY WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 28 of the National Environmental Management Waste Act (No. 59 of 2008) (NEMWA) as amended, and GN 41303 (December 2017) of a Public Participation Process for the Packaging SA Industry Waste Management Plan. Applicant: Packaging SA NPC Consultant: [&hellip

Is your packaging excellent? Then you should be entering the Gold Pack Awards. This is not only a showcase for innovation, but also is a showcase for excellence in packaging – considering all the disciplines and science involved. These awards are an excellent way to “strut your stuff”. 17 Days to Enter Gold Pack 2018 [&hellip

“The South African metal packaging industry is poised for growth and is on the cusp of an exciting era as efforts to introduce new technology and improve this packaging material’s environmental credentials are starting to bear fruit.” This was the message that Kishan Singh, Chief Executive Officer of MetPac-SA, delivered at the Australian Institute of [&hellip

The European Commission recently presented an ambitious new directive to tackle marine litter by introducing a number of measures, including reduction and restriction of selected single-use plastic products, such as disposable balloon sticks, straws, cutlery, plates, cups and food containers. That has the European plastics industry in an uproar. The European Plastics Converters (EuPC) sent [&hellip

Packaging SA is in the process of developing an Industry Waste Management Plan (IndWMP) in line with the Minister of Environmental Affairs “Call on the Paper and Packaging Industry, Electronical and Electronic industry and Lighting industry to prepare and submit industry waste management plans to the Minister for approval” detailed in Government Gazette No.1353 on [&hellip