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100% Water based inks

13 May 2026

Pakaflex announced today that it has completed its move to more environmentally friendly water-based inks. This change removes volatile organic carbon (VOC) emissions completely, and unlike the old solvent-based inks, the new inks are totally non-flammable. This means there are huge reductions in the risk of fire. Pakaflex is believed to be the first plastic film printing business in Asia & Pacific to make the switch across the board.

Advances in Acrylic technology not only made this change possible, but also made it the right thing to do.

Changing the ink systems was a huge task, taking nearly a year of testing, trials and we are appreciative of our ink partners by getting the latest technology, and in specially formulating their inks for us. Key in making the change was the ink mixing system and laser anilox cleaning systems we have installed. We especially thank some of our key customers for evaluating the print in real life packing and WorkSafe Victoria who worked with us to facilitate the change.

For our customers, the new inks are brighter, more scratch resistant, UV fade resistant, non-slippery and of course printed with no VOC emissions at all!

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Conflict in the Middle East

9 March 2026

The recent events in the Middle East have thrown raw material costs into confusion. There are talks of significant increases to freight (war surcharges, increases in fuel surcharges) and – like anything else linked to oil – polymer prices which are all increasing sharply. We are taking a wait-and-see approach but if current indications on new material supply costs continue into April, we will need to make corresponding increases to cover these. These polymer increases (some current indications exceed 30%) easily trigger the polymer movement clauses in our normal conditions of sale. We will endeavour to keep you advised of what your pricing will be on an order-by-order basis with long term (> 3 months) pricing not able to be offered.

In summary, we are waiting to see what happens, but early indications are there will be major cost increases across the board starting April which we will work to minimise. We have now moved to an order-by-order pricing model with the aim of continuing to provide our customers with best possible value for money in the turbulent environment.

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New logo for 2026

15 August 2025

New Investment on line

9 January 2023

We are pleased to advise that our newest coxtruder was installed in November and has been immediately fully utilised! It has been of great assistance in improving turn-around times. You can see the latest automatic air-ring and extrusion control system from Europe. We still have some more exciting upgrades for 2023 coming!

Pakaflex Printer wins graduate of the year!

7 December 2022

After our last successful (and award winning) printing apprenticeship programme we have already recruited a new batch of apprentices for the class of 2023 We are excited to have been recognised for our innovative print.

For more information go to : www.print21.com.au/commercial/pakaflex-printer-lia-vic-graduate-of-year

Ausdeck goes for photographic wrap

23 May 2021

We are proud to have helped AUSDECK patios and roofing make their product stand out!. With their new vibrant Blue and Green photographic printed wrap -it is clear that they are the premium supplier. This wrap is used to ship the product around Australia and it was made on our new 8 colour press. We see the options for large format print for products like this and timber protection as almost endless. Ausdeck liked the picture so much, they often cut out a single image for each end to make the packs look perfect!

Additional manufacturing site opened

1 April 2021

In preparation for our new recycler we have moved all our bag making and slitting operations to 64-68 Leggo Court. This site is nearby in Dandenong South just off Hallam Valley Road. Most stock items such as underground warning and barrier tapes, strapping, stretch wrap and asbestos removal bags will now need to be collected from this site.

Major supply problems in the USA

1 March 2021

Following the events in Texas several major polymer suppliers have now called force majeure. Exxon Mobil has declared they are unable to take new orders for at least two months as they struggle to meet demand. At this stage Pakaflex has sufficient stock – hence we are not anticipating significant issues – but it certainly continues the relentless increase in global polymer prices seen over the last two weeks.

Plastics prices surge

24 February 2021

The recent cold-snap in Texas has caused havoc in the petrochemical and plastics industry with almost the entire region closed down. It will be a few weeks before we understand exactly what the fall-out of this will be, but it seems to have become a trigger for major price hikes. The shut-downs in the USA come on top of 4 other major issues that have been impacting prices. These are:

General supply shortages due to increased demand for more packaged product due to COVID-19 when predictions were for reductions.
Global freight rates sky-rocketing and huge delays across the world.
Strike action by the Maritime Union of Australia is also causing delays locally.
China demand has surged (after Chinese New Year).

We will be working with all our customers to minimise the impact of what we hope are very short term issues. Please contact us for the latest information.

AKD in the pink again

7 October 2020

AKD is Pinking Up again in support of the McGrath Foundation to help raise awareness and support to help fund McGrath Breast Care Nurses who provide invaluable support and care for the women and men who are experiencing breast cancer.

AKD is again encouraging all AKD team members and customers to wear their pink shirts and shoelaces for the month of October, and this year they are also supplying pink face masks free of charge to all employees and asking them to also make a personal donation to the charity.\

“We have set ourselves a target of $50,000 this year which is more than double what we raised last year,” AKD CEO Shane Vicary said.

“We are pushing hard this year to reach this ambitious goal and we have already raised almost $10,000, and it’s only the start of October.

“To make a difference to this worthy cause, we need to rev up our generosity; everyone can make a positive difference and that’s got to feel good after the year we’ve all had so far.”

To promote the cause even more publicly and to really make heads turn, the company is even changing its product wrap for October to include the Pink AKD logo, the McGrath Foundation logo and the donation link that people can follow to donate.

This change in wrap was suggested by AKD’s product wrap supplier Pakaflex, which has agreed to do this new wrap design at no extra cost and has also donated $1000 to the McGrath Foundation. Many of AKD’s customers and suppliers are also getting on board with the pink face masks in support of raising donations and awareness.

“This is a great opportunity to really get the message out to everyone who interacts with our products – freight companies, fabricators, merchants, packaging manufacturers, builders – to create awareness for the cause and help us hit our fundraising target of $50,000,” Mr Vicary said.