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Coca-Cola Europacific Partners has completed a $39.7 million manufacturing upgrade at its Kewdale facility in Western Australia, installing a high-speed can production line that increases capacity by more than 40 per cent and lifts production speeds to 1500 cans per minute. Read more
APPMA members have re-elected Phil Biggs and Nathan Wardell to the association’s Board, while Select Equip founder James White joins as a director for the first time.
Tetra Pak is progressing the commercialisation of an ice cream wrapper made from up to 85% paper, with European producer trials under way ahead of a phased rollout beginning in Q4 2026.
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.
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Pulpex opens commercial fibre bottle plant
13 Oct 2026UK-based packaging technology company Pulpex has opened its first commercial fibre bottle manufacturing facility near Glasgow, Scotland, with an initial production capacity of up to 40 million bottles a year.
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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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COtooCLEAN breakthrough wins UK recycling award
14 Oct 2026Nextek and Coveris have won Packaging Recycling Project of the Year at the 2026 UK Packaging Awards. The award recognises COtooCLEAN's progress to industrial scale, bringing food-grade recycling of flexible plastics closer to reality.
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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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TNA robag Quantum recognised for design
12 Oct 2026TNA Solutions’ robag Quantum vertical form fill seal (VFFS) packaging system has received a Gold Good Design Award, with the company describing it as the first VFFS packaging solution to receive the award.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 9 October
9 Oct 2026In the news: SMaRT-Pack, Pirate Life, Orora, Opal, Reckitt, Finish, Mondi, Popit, Wild Turkey, Creative Method, MCC, Tokyo Pack
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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.
Treasury Wine Estates has cut its operational emissions by 65 per cent since 2021, but its 2026 sustainability report shows the shift to smaller-batch luxury wine is eroding efficiency, and its $100 million climate adaptation target is now under review.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia MD, Orlando Rodriguez, is stepping down in early 2027. Miles Karemacher has been appointed as his replacement and will start in the role on 18 January 2027.
Coles is helping Australians make more of Christmas, unveiling its biggest Own Brand Christmas range yet – with festive favourites, premium centrepieces and clever shortcuts included.
