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LyondellBasell Australia has won the APCO 2020 Industry Sector Award for Packaging Manufacturers & Suppliers.

As a leader within the business-to-business raw packaging space, LyondellBasell Australia prioritises reusable containers and the recycling of operational materials wherever possible.

A polymer manufacturer committed to a circular economy, LyondellBasell Australia partners with customers to develop optimised grades for sustainable packaging and is a committed partner of Operation Clean Sweep®, a member of Plastics Stewardship Australia, and has played a key role in founding the global, cross-value chain Alliance to End Plastic Waste.

This reporting period, LyondellBasell Australia delivered more than 70 per cent of products in reusable bulk packaging formats and diverted 80 per cent of total on-site waste from landfill.

Furthermore, by conducting Environmental Management System Reviews, LyondellBasell Australia has worked to actively understand, measure and mitigate the environmental impacts of its operations and services.

 

Food & Drink Business

Gold Coast brewery, Black Hops, has entered administration for the second time, with an urgent sale campaign underway for the business.

In the final chapter of court action regarding the 2020 collapse of Freedom Foods Group, the Federal Court has found former managing director and CEO, Rory Macleod, breached his duties as a director and officer, and failed to take all reasonable steps to secure the company’s compliance with its financial reporting obligations.

Australia’s food and beverage manufacturing industry is converging on Melbourne this week for foodpro 2026, the country’s leading trade event for processing, packaging and innovation. Held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 26-29 July, foodpro 2026 will be opened at 10am on Sunday 26 July by Victorian Minister for Industry and Advanced Manufacturing and Minister for Skills and TAFE, Colin Brooks.