About IAPRI

IAPRI, was established in 1971 as an international membership association to promote packaging as a global science to important target groups within international organizations and research foundations. It is a unique global network which allows organisations to communicate and develop ideas, exchange experiences and in many cases reduce duplication of effort.

This helps create efficiency and effectiveness in their packaging research activities.

View the IAPRI Charter (144 KB PDF)

If packaging is an essential part of your business - either directly or as a means to protect and trans-ship your products - IAPRI members provide the authoritative source for latest information on techniques, technologies and legislation.

The aims of IAPRI

• To establish and advance professional and personal relationships between researchers of packaging organisations around the world
• To exchange information and obtain criticism in respect of research results at an early stage in their execution
• To exchange research themes planned by particular organisations
• To exchange experience in respect of measuring techniques especially in relation to standards
• To give advice on equipment and apparatus which may be employed by particular organisations for specific purposes
• By means of exchange of information between institutes avoid duplication of work
• To arrange conferences, symposia, lectures and similar activities

A network covering the entire world of packaging

Packaging is everywhere: packaging research and development must be based on the fact that packaging serves ...

• multi markets
• multi materials
• multi functions
• multi disciplines
• multi involvement

All IAPRI members specialise in two or more of the following branches which constitute the packaging research area ...

• strategy and packaging management dimensioning and design of packaging
• packaging materials
• packaging production operations testing and analysis
• the role of packaging in the distribution system, the ecological system and society in general

Benefits of IAPRI

IAPRI members have access to or can offer their expertise in the IAPRI network through:

• applied research
• leading edge expertise
• problem solving
• technology transfer
• customised services
• 1000 researchers and technicians
• global knowledge
• annual conferences and symposia

IAPRI Board Members

• IAPRI President, Kees Sonneveld, Associate Professor, Packaging and Polymer Research Unit, Melbourne, Australia
• IAPRI Vice President, Mr Thomas Goedecke, Federal Institute for Materials Testing (BAM), Berlin, Germany
• IAPRI Secretary General, Marie Rushton, UK

• Prof Dr J Miltz, Packaging Laboratory, Technion Institute of Technology, Israel
• Mr Javier Zabaleta, ITENE, Spain
• Kennert Johansson, STFI/Packforsk, Sweden
• Dr Vanee Chochenchob, Dept of Packaging Technology, Kasetsart University, Thailand
• Dr Paul Singh, School of Packaging, Michigan State University, USA
• Dr Dan Goodwin, School of Packaging, Rochester Institute of Technology, USA
• Professor Zhi-Wei Wang, Jinan University, China