Some 80 people attended the Packaging Council of Australia’s (PCA) Victoria division event which showcased its member’s presentations on the packaging industry.

The Gallus Group has reported an $8m drop in sales for 2012 of $197m compared to the previous corresponding year’s $205m, with its folding carton business taking the hit.

The technotrans Group's total revenue reached €90.7m  for the past financial year, a drop of 6.8 per cent on the previous year’s €97.3m.

Bosch Packaging Technology has posted stronger growth in fiscal 2012 than the packaging machine market as a whole, and intends to maintain its high growth rate, setting its sights on reaching €1.5bn in sales by the end of 2015.

One of the biggest offset printers in the Indonesia pharmaceutical packaging industry Duta Warna has entered the labels market  installing the first Gidue Combat MX in the country.

Parkside Flexibles has celebrated the 3rd anniversary of its manufacturing facility in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, which was opened in March 2010 by the Malaysian deputy minister of International Trade and Industry, Dato Mukriz Matathir.

The Geon sell off has got underway with the labels business the first cab off the rank, the receivers have sold it to Blue Star NZ chairman Tom Sturgess.

Ecovative plans to expand its Mushroom Packaging business to Asia as it sees the continent as the world's biggest hub for manufacturing and packaging.

KBA has reported a rise in group sales by over 10 per cent to nearly €1.3bn and a positive operating profit of over €30m before special items, more than triple that of 2011 (€9.9m) in its preliminary figures as operating and free cash flow was also positive.

A delegation from South Korea joined packaging printers from Great Britain at the KBA facility in Radebeul near Dresden to get information on the latest trends in the printing and finishing of packaging products.