The country's biggest print operation, IVE, is committed to entering the packaging market, and is zeroing in on the higher margin, shorter run, folding cartons segment, and the flexibles packaging segment.

APCO's interactive forums around the country to engage industry on a packaging reset have been booked out, with strong support for recycled content targets and mandatory participation in EPR schemes.

Pro-Pac Packaging CEO John Cerini says the company’s period of rationalisation of sites, plant and services is over, with the business now positioned to focus on growing its profits.

The AFGC’s latest State of Industry report shows years of pandemic, supply chain, weather, and inflationary impacts took a toll on the food and grocery manufacturing sector in the2021-22 reporting period.

Higher can volumes drove double digit growth in Australia for Orora, supported by an improved product mix and cost inflation recoveries, and fuelled by capacity expansion with new can-making facilities coming on stream.

Shoppers fighting cost of living pressures by buying in bulk caused an 11 per cent downturn in profits at packaging giant Amcor, on revenues that were largely unchanged from last year.

Licella has made changes to strengthen and expand its senior leadership team, as it focuses on the global commercialisation of its pioneering Cat-HTR advanced recycling technology.

Pact Group will pay down a substantial chunk of its half a billion dollar debt by selling half of its Crate Pooling business to global infrastructure manager Morrison & Co.

Pact Group saw its full year revenue rise by six per cent to $1.95bn, but ended the year $7m in the red, as it booked a $53m non-cash impairment on expected plant replacement.

Amcor has entered into an agreement to acquire Indian flexible packaging producer Phoenix Flexibles, with scalable capacity potential, expanding its capacity in the high-growth Indian market.

Two major players in the Australian packaging value chain, Amcor and Mondelez, have signed investment agreements that will enable Licella to accelerate construction of its advanced recycling facility in Altona North, Melbourne.

The world’s biggest press manufacturer Heidelberg says it has seen a good start to the new financial year, thanks to the recovery in Asia and continued growth in the packaging segment.

The Detmold Group’s new LaunchPad laboratory, which includes an Australian-first dedicated bag testing facility, received royal envoy attention during a recent special tour of the site.

Food packaging solutions company Detpak, supplier of paper and cardboard packaging to many international food companies, has been named KFC’s Supplier of the Year for Australia.

Mondelez International has launched Snacking Right, an on-pack QR code that provides current recycling and packaging disposal information.

Revenue for the three months to 30 June for Pro-Pac was up by five per cent over the previous quarter, with the company saying it is returning to more stable operating levels.