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Automation & Robotics Technology has been acquired by a consortium of investors including Foodmach, Packaging Partners, Rob Niggl, and Frank Floriano, former CEO of Aldus. Read more
From fibre-based formats to premium gift tins, a PKN store check reveals how Easter chocolate packaging is evolving across Australian supermarkets and speciality chocolatiers.
Reckitt is rolling out a 75% paper-based, kerbside recyclable pack, supplied by Mondi, for Finish dishwashing tablets in Australia, targeting a reduction in plastic use while maintaining product protection.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has installed a new Return and Earn reverse vending machine at its Northmead site, strengthening EPR in practice and expanding access to container recycling.
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Tetra Pak enables single-serve aseptic wine format
26 Mar 2026Tetra Pak has expanded its packaging capability in Oceania, with C4C Packaging bringing the region’s first single-serve aseptic wine format into production, with new tethered cap technology.
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batch No.5 1L squeezy bottles for foodservice
11 Mar 2026batch No.5 has introduced a 1L squeezy bottle range for sauces. The bottles are made from a combination of HDPE and LDPE and are designed for high-volume foodservice environments.
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Q&A: Packaging’s carbon blind spot
31 Mar 2026New lifecycle data is challenging conventional thinking on packaging sustainability. Giancarlos LaRocca, marketing director for Oceania at Tetra Pak, argues that the industry must shift its focus upstream – to materials, production and distribution – where the vast majority of emissions occur.
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Tweak's Curash nursery wipe concept stacks up
1 Apr 2026Tweak has created the pack design for Curash’s limited-edition nursery wipe range, featuring Australian animal illustrations, and on shelf in a 3x80 pack secured by a sticker that doubles as a carry handle.
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Amcor wins FPA award for recycled stretch film
25 Mar 2026Amcor received a Silver Flexible Packaging Achievement Award in the Sustainability category for its Earth Sense Pro Recycled Content Stretch Hand Film at the FPA 2026 Annual Meeting.
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Tecma Aries and FlexCAM strengthen ties
18 Mar 2026FlexCAM recently hosted Franck Bertrand, sales director of Tecma Aries, in Australia for a comprehensive two-week review of customer projects, and emerging industry trends across the region.
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VIDEO: Industry Update with Nathan Wardell
31 Mar 2026Packserv MD Nathan Wardell outlines the mounting pressures facing manufacturers in an uncertain economic environment, and how the company is positioning itself to support customers through a prolonged period of disruption.
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PKN Podcast Ep 124: 2025 Year in Review
1 Dec 2025In this special Year in Review episode, PKN publisher Lindy Hughson and co-host Grant McHerron look back at the big packaging stories of 2025.
The a2 Milk Company has reached an in principle agreement to settle a shareholder class action for $62 million, drawing a line under litigation tied to its FY21 earnings guidance.
The Albanese government has accelerated access to three National Reconstruction Fund sub-programs, including a $1 billion zero-interest loan facility for fuel, fertiliser and other critical supply chain businesses, as global trade disruption continues to pressure Australian manufacturers.
Australia’s national science agency has proposed cutting up to 52 net roles from its Agriculture and Food division and exiting food ingredient innovation, precision fermentation, microbial technologies, and its national food innovation network – changes the food tech sector says leave a significant gap.
