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A new Australian research centre has been launched at Monash University to lead a five-year, $11m initiative developing fibre-based alternatives to single-use plastics and addressing the material performance, manufacturing and recycling challenges involved in commercial adoption. Read more
Pirate Life’s Nitro Draught Stout uses Ball’s fixed-widget cans for a tap-style pour with a creamy head. The cans are imported exclusively by Orora Cans and digitally decorated on its Helio printing line.
Opal has sold its Australian and New Zealand bag manufacturing business to an affiliate of The Magan Group, with no production interruptions expected during the transition.
Pope Packaging has completed the largest single project in its 70-year history, doubling printing capacity and increasing converting capacity at its South Australian paper sacks facility.
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MCC Label Asia Pacific produces BAIE labels
8 Oct 2026MCC Label Asia Pacific has produced a refreshed label design for BAIE Wines, using digital printing on Tintoretto Gesso stock with hot foil, deboss and high build gloss screen finishes.
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Amcor develops flip-top closure for Choví sauces
6 Oct 2026Amcor has developed a bespoke two-colour flip-top closure for Spanish sauce brand Choví, incorporating a silicone valve to control sauce flow.
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Opal explores biogas at Maryvale Mill
24 Sep 2026A new feasibility study has highlighted an opportunity to produce renewable bio-energy at Opal Australian Paper’s Maryvale Mill in Gippsland, marking a step toward more sustainable manufacturing.
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Popit recycling system wins Good Design gold
7 Oct 2026Popit Recycling’s milk bottle recycling system has won Gold for Engineering Design at the 2026 Australian Good Design Awards, recognising its approach to food-grade HDPE recycling.
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Japan sets flexible film recycling test protocol
8 Oct 2026The artience Group subsidiary Toyo Ink and DIC will showcase a new protocol for assessing flexible packaging recyclability at Tokyo Pack 2026, introducing common tests for ink removal and film separation.
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Flexibility drives machinery investment
16 Sep 2026PMMI’s 2026 State of the Industry Report identifies flexibility, automation, workforce constraints and emerging AI applications as major influences on machinery investment. The operational pressures the US market- based report describes have clear relevance for Australian manufacturers.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 2 October
2 Oct 2026In the news: Pope Packaging, Peacock Group, Element Logic, Ranpak, Tetra Pak, C4C Packaging, Coca-Cola, Coles
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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.
Few occasions cut through quite like the AFL and NRL Grand Finals. Despite changing consumer habits and ongoing cost-of-living pressures, finals season remains a powerful cultural moment that influences how Australians come together, celebrate and shop. CCEP VP- Away from Home, Dominic Biasi, writes.
Sea Forest has signed a distribution agreement with Teys Australia, one of the country’s leading beef processors and exporters – targeting at least 480,000 head of cattle by 30 June 2027.
Marley Spoon is entering a new phase of growth, evolving from traditional dinner only meal kits into a comprehensive food solutions platform as Australians embrace flexible eating options.
