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.

Currie Group has signed an agreement to supply the US-manufactured B&R Moll post-press equipment for printing and packaging in Australia and New Zealand.

PKN’s latest issue for 2023 is hitting desks and as ever is packed full of the latest news and in-depth features, which in this edition includes our review of Interpack 2023, and all the latest developments in pack and label printing, smart packaging, snack and convenience packaging, and smart factories.

Jamestrong has partnered with the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre on a new project to revolutionise aluminium manufacturing and recycling in Australia.

An almost total rebuild of Visy’s Auckland material recovery facility, and installation of new sorting technology, has seen an increase of capacity by 30 per cent.