In a triumph for Australian packaging innovation, O F Packaging's high barrier, kerbside recyclable Muesli Pouch for Brookfarm, using the Roll ‘n’ Recycle program, has won the Diamond award at the prestigious Dow 2021 Packaging Innovation Awards announced last night.

The biggest hall at Interpack site Messe Dusseldorf has been converted into a temporary accommodation centre for Ukrainian war babies fleeing Vladimir Putin’s murderous invasion of their country.

An election-focused federal budget did nonetheless offer up several bright spots for the packaging industry, including additional funding to develop plastic recycling, and for regional manufacturing.

Digital flexible packaging operation ePac has installed a second digital flexible printing and pouchmaking line, less than six months after opening for business with its first.

AFGC, APCO and a host of member companies, including major brand owners Nestle, Unilever, Mondelez and others, have voiced their approval of the government's $60m funding to build Australia’s advanced soft plastics recycling industry.

Multinational packaging giant Amcor has revealed its plans to scale down its operations in Russia in response to the country’s continued invasion of Ukraine.

Close the Loop is expanding its packaging operations in the US market with the formation of Close the Loop Packaging, to be based in Kentucky and to service the customer network of the group’s US resource recovery business.

Circular Plastics Australia (PET), the trading name for the JV between Pact Group, Cleanaway, Asahi and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), is officially open for business.

John Wellman, the founder and non-executive chairman of Wellman Packaging, has passed away just shy of his 86th birthday and a year before the celebration of Wellman’s 50 years in business.

Inflation, war and climate catastrophes were cited as potential brakes on a rebounding economy by headline speaker Nicki Hutley at the APPMA member dinner event in Sydney this week, but overall, her message was upbeat.

To mark International Women’s Day, PKN is celebrating the women in packaging that have shared their insight and expertise on The PKN Podcast.

The World Packaging Organisation (WPO) has announced finalists in its Special Awards categories, with Australia’s Woolworths Group and Sealed Air making the cut.

Qenos, will partner with global advanced recycling technology companies Plastic Energy and Axens in a boost for the proposed Qenos Circular Plastic Project.

BREAKING: Global plastics recycling company Brightmark is to construct an advanced plastics recycling plant in Parkes, NSW, bringing thermo-chemical recycling technology to Australia for the first time.

The newly listed Close the Loop Group (ASX: CLG) is off to a solid start, accelerating growth momentum as it reports an increase in revenue of 22.6% on pcp and pro forma NPBT up 67.7% on pcp.

The Brisbane office of the Australian Institute of Packaging, the industry's peak education and training body, has been inundated over the weekend following flood release from Wivenhoe Dam.