Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) host Opal virtual tour
The AIP will host a virtual site tour of Opal across Australia for their members on Wednesday, 1 November 2023.
The virtual site tour will provide an overview of Opal’s value chain, including our recycling operations, corrugated converting and digital printing capabilities and the production of recycled paper bags for the grocery sector.
Our team at Opal looks forward to showing you around some of our key sites and will conduct a live Q&A following the AIP virtual site tour.
Opal’s panel includes:
- Brad Hinds MAIP, Group General Manager, Opal Fibre Packaging A&NZ
- Daniel McHugh, National Sales Manager, Opal Recycling
- Jacob Chretien, General Manager Technical and Strategic Projects, Opal Paper Division
- Jenni Booth, General Manager, Opal Specialty Packaging,
- Julian Mathers, Group General Manager, Opal Converting and Packaging Plus A&NZ.
To book your place at this exclusive virtual site tour visit: http://aipack.com.au/event-registration/?ee=409
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