INTEGRATED PACKAGING AUSTRALIA P/L
AUSTRALIAN PACKAGING COVENANT
ACTION PLAN 2010-2015
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DETAILS OF THE ORGANISATION
Integrated Packaging Australia Pty Ltd is a specialist manufacturer of plastic stretch/non
stretch material handling films and associated equipment for the Industrial and Agricultural
markets.
Since the company’s establishment in 1982, the Integrated Packaging Group (IPG), a privately
run group of businesses and Australian owned company, it has grown to become the largest
local manufacturing specialist of plastic stretch film and associated equipment in Australia. As
market leader in the manufacture of industrial stretch and agricultural wrap films, IPG is
committed to dealing with waste plastic in environmentally appropriate ways.
In August 2008 IPG completed the acquisition of the Amcor Flexibles Kewdale in Perth – a
business that manufactures Cast stretch film and blown stretch, shrink and agriculture crop
propagation films. In February 2010 IPG completed a further acquisition of Ausplaztik – now
Integrated Recycling - a business that recycles waste polyethylene into a range of timber
substitute products such as bollards, posts, stakes, decking, garden and park furniture, utilizing
its own patented technology. The acquisition will provide IPG, its customers, and the wider
industry, with an ability to recycle waste plastic, and in particular, silage and mulch films, to
lessen the impact on landfills whilst producing a useful range of widely accepted timber
substitute products.
Today IPG is an international market and manufacturing leader that employs around 300
people, owns several world first patents and services over 3,000 customers worldwide. It has
an annual sales turnover of around A$150 million.
Proudly producing most of their films in Melbourne (AUS), Perth (AUS) and Auckland (NZ),
IPG services the industrial and agricultural markets. The IPG industrial and agricultural
product range is traded under the following registered names:
- IPEX – machine grade blown stretch film,
- IPEX GOLD – premium grade blown stretch film
- JACKWRAP BLOWN – machine grade blown stretch film
- JACKWRAP PREMIUM CAST – machine grade cast stretch film
- PREMIUM PLUS – premium cast grade stretch film
- EX-CELL – pre-stretch blown film
- MAXIWRAP – pre-stretch cast stretch hand film
- ENDUROWRAP – pre-stretch Silage wrap film
- SILAWRAP PLUS – pre-stretch Silage premium wrap film
- SILAWRAP – blown Silage wrap stretch film
- X-TEND – degradable crop propagation pre-stretch film
- X-PECT – conventional blown mulch film
- X-PECT PLUS – pre-stretch blown mulch film
- CORTEX – premium bundle shrink wrap
- SILAFARM – agricultural products including stretch film, twine, netting, grain bags
and silage pit covers
We have sales and distribution offices located in Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania, West
Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. IPG offers a specialist range of polyethylene
films for shrink, stretch hood and stretch pallet wrap applications as well as an extensive range
of agricultural crop packaging products (bale silage, crop mulches, grain storage, pit covers,
netting and twine) under the Silafarm Product Family brand. Integrated Packaging also offers a
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full range of stretch-wrapping equipment including the Lantech range of machines from the
USA.
A signatory of this new Australian Packaging Covenant for sustainable packaging, a member
of APMA (Australian Packaging Machinery Association) and ISO9001 Quality Accredited,
IPG is the only company in Australia that manufactures and distributes both stretch film and
stretch wrapping machinery locally.
For the last nine years, one of IPG's chief commercial focuses has been the development and
commercialisation of advanced technology of thin films (for the industrial and agricultural
market sectors) such as those using the IPG patented Altex™ process to be a one significant
solution to reducing waste going to landfill. Altex™ is a globally unique cold orientation
process applicable to a large proportion of flexible films, not only stretch films. It is different
from all other stretching processes and is not available to other film manufacturers except
through licensees. Thinner films lower the volume of plastic required to carry out its function
compared to conventional films. These pre-stretched films have similar performance
characteristics to thicker conventional films, for which they are a direct replacement however
they represent a down-gauging of approximately 40 per cent, on average. If the Australian
market for stretch films were converted to pre-stretch films, the amount of stretch film required
by the market would be reduced by approximately 10,000 tonnes.
In addition, IPG is currently engaged in a CRC for Polymers research program aimed at the
broader use of degradable films across all applications and aims to commercialise products in
the industrial and agricultural sectors using this new technology.
This now is our New Action Plan for 2010-2015 in the new Australian Packaging Covenant.
CONTACT
Mr David Jesaveluk, IPG General Manager of Operations, is responsible for the
implementation of this Action Plan (July 2010 – June 2015) and for reporting on its progress.
Mr Jesaveluk's contact details are:
Address:
Phone:
Facsimile:
Email:
34-36 Lakeside Avenue, Reservoir, Victoria, 3073
(03)-9474 4211
(03)-9474 5238
djesaveluk@ipstretch.com
TIMEFRAME AND REPORTING
This Action Plan covers a timeframe of 5 years. Its progress report will be submitted to the
Covenant Secretariat by October 31st of each subsequent year.
FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS
Integrated Packaging Group's financial contribution to the Australian Packaging Covenant
Fund for the year 2010/11 has been met.
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INTEGRATED PACKAGING AUSTRALIA PTY LTD'S COMMITMENTS TO
ACTION
Since becoming a signatory to the National Packaging Covenant in July 2003, a number of key
achievements have been made.
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Reduction of internal plant waste going to landfill, with all PE waste being recycled
internally or externally.
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Introduction of cardboard, Paper and steel drum collection for recycling, with local
suppliers.
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Reduction of amount of cardboard packaging used for final product packaging
(reduction of board grades, increased recycle content and elimination of boxes).
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Introduction of “recycle” symbol on labelling
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Internal reuse of cardboard boxes and cardboard tubes.
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Pre-stretch films now represent over 30% of domestic sales, which is equivalent to
reducing stretch film use by over 3,000 tonnes (based on 2010 results).
Integrated Packaging Australia Pty Ltd's specific commitments to action, during the period
July 2010 to 30 June 2015, are set out in the accompanying table. In summary, the actions in
this plan are to:
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Review all packaging design against the Sustainable Packaging Guidelines (SPG),
The SPG will be use in all future packaging design
Increase the use of “down gauged, pre-stretched” products,
Commercialise a viable degradable crop film,
Reduce current packaging use in and out by down gauging, elimination or replacement,
Commence a program to recycle or reuse post consumer polyethylene film products;
and
Recycle or reuse packaging materials that are currently disposed of into bins.
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ACTION PLAN 2010 - 2015
ACTION
RESPONSIBILITY
TIMEFRAME
TARGET
RESULTS
GOAL 1 – Design: Optimise packaging to use resources efficiently and reduce environmental impact
without compromising product quality and safety
KPI 1: Proportion of signatories in the supply chain implementing the SPG for design or procurement
of packaging
Implement
and Sales and Marketing.
formalise the SPG
and integrate into
the
IPG
management
system
September 2011
Review
all Sales & Marketing December 2012
product
groups Manager
using the SPG
Technical Manager
Formalised &
communicated
to all staff
Review
product
groups
SKU’s
all
film
of
new
to
the
Supply Chain Manager
Use the SPG Technical Department
when designing Sales Manager
new products
October 2011
All
products
undergo
review
Introduce
Technical Manager
commercial
Sales & Marketing
quantities
of
degradable films
July 2012
3 commercial
grade of films
that
replace
existing
PE
films
Review paper & Business Development December 2014
board packaging Manager
and replace with
I.R. recycled P.E.
product
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Replace
least 70%
at
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ACTION
RESPONSIBILITY
TIMEFRAME
TARGET
RESULTS
GOAL 2 – Recycling: the efficient collection and recycling of packaging
KPI 3: Proportion of signatories with on-site recovery systems for recycling used packaging
KPI 4: Proportion of signatories with a policy to buy products made from recycled packaging
Communicate to Operations Manager
staff on recycled
policy and set
up
recycled
stations at all
plants
December 2011
All IPG staff
Recover waste
PE
&
EPS
plastic
and
recycle
into
wood
replacement
products – I.R.
2010 - 2015
300T – 2010
General Manager I.R.
600T – 2011
Business
Development
Manager
1200T – 2012
Report
progress
each year
1500T – 2013
2000T – 2015
Paper – 70%
Recover waste Operations Manager
products (paper, Production Manager
metals
and
plastics) on site
and send for
recycling
July 2015
Develop a buy QA Manager
recycled policy
and implement
–
incorporate
into
IPG
Management
System
December 2011
Purchases
of Planning Manager
paper
board
products used in
production to be
made
from
recycled
materials
July 2013
All paper board
products – see
above
Introduce plastic Sales Managers
pallets,
made Operations Manager
from
waste
plastic products, Technical Manager
for palletising of
finished product
May 2013
Convert
all
wooden pallets
(non Chep) to
recycled plastic
Steel – 90%
Progress
data reported
each year
Plastic
(excluding
production
waste) – 50%
Suppliers
these
groups
-
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item
Boxes
Bags for
packaging
Pallets
Cores
Office Paper
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ACTION
RESPONSIBILITY
Introduce plastic Operations Manager
core/tubes,
Technical Manager
made
from
waste
plastic Sales Managers
products,
for
winding
of
stretch
film
products
TIMEFRAME
TARGET
December 2012
Convert 80% of
the
50mm
cardboard cores
into
recycled
plastic.
RESULTS
GOAL 3 – Product Stewardship – a demonstrated commitment to product stewardship by the
supply chain and the other signatories
KPI 6: Proportion of signatories that have a formal process for working with others to improve
design and recycling of packaging
KPI 7: Proportion of signatories demonstrating other product stewardship outcomes
Adopt
SPG
principles
to
reduce stretch
film
through
pre-stretch
products
Sales & Marketing
Jul 2015
Increase
prestretch sales by
5% year on year
Introduce
Sales Managers
take/buy back Distribution Manager
of
packaging
materials
July 2012
Recover 30% of
plastic cores and
30% of plastic
pallets.
Signing up to General Manager – IR
the
GM of Operations
Sustainability
Framework
Programme
with PACIA.
July 2011
Action plan for
framework to be
developed
by
December 2011
Technical Manager
Business Development
Manager
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SIGNATORY COMMITTMENT AND ENDORSEMENT
The Australian Packaging Covenant Action Plan for the Year 2010 – 2015 is endorsed by
John Cerini, C.E.O. of the Integrated Packaging Group.
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