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Detmold Group is consolidating its Adelaide-based packaging businesses into a new global headquarters at Regency Park, bringing together staff from eight sites across the city under one roof. Read more
APR Plastics, Aster Chemicals and Energy, Taghleef Industries Group and Pro-Pac Group have begun a strategic partnership which aims at “revolutionising the recycling of hard-to-recycle soft plastics”.
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Australia (CCEP) has officially opened what it says is the largest and most efficient canning line in its global network, located at its Richlands manufacturing facility in Brisbane.
The Australian Takeovers Panel has rejected a request from minority Pact Group shareholders to block the company’s plan to delist from the ASX. The delisting will be put to the vote on at Pact's EGM on 12 June.
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Premiere for Nu-Pure Beverages
15 May 2025Nu-Pure has expanded significantly, accelerating its market growth opportunities, and now opting for a brand-new ErgoBloc L, which it says will catapult its production to new high-speed records.
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Metsa and Amcor develop recyclable fibre food tray
21 May 2025Metsa Group and Amcor are working together to develop a fibre-based food tray that combines Metsa's 3D moulded fibre solution, Muoto, with Amcor’s high-barrier liner and lidding film technology.
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Sustainable packaging leads at FoodTech QLD
3 Jun 2025Sustainable packaging is set to take centre stage at FoodTech QLD 2025, running from 19–20 June at the Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre.
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Innovation inspiration from Italy's best packaging
3 Jun 2025Italy's Best Packaging Awards 2025, presented in Milan during IPACK-IMA, offer sustainability-focused inspiration with potential relevance for local manufacturers and brand owners. PKN was on the ground.
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Sudpack launches recyclable coffee packs
27 May 2025Sudpack has developed recyclable mono-material packaging solutions for coffee beans and ground coffee, offering an alternative to conventional PET/aluminium/PE laminates.
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KHS consistently drives carbon cuts
14 May 2025With its ambitious climate protection strategy, the KHS Group is steadily driving the reduction in its carbon emissions, having recently achieved validation by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 30 May
30 May 2025In the news: IPACK-Ima, Taghleef Industries, APR Plastics, Aster, ProPac Group, FOGO, iQRenew, Pact Group, ASX, BioPak, Kleenex, National Print Awards.
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PKN Podcast Ep 109: April News Unpacked
1 May 2025In this episode, Lindy Hughson is joined by Wayne Robinson to provide insight, analysis and commentary on the top news stories shaping change in Australia’s dynamic packaging industry in April.
Entries for the 2025 Australian International Olive Awards are now open, an opportunity for olive producers in Australia and internationally to be recognised and discovered for the quality of their olive oils and table olives.
Swinburne University of Technology researchers have developed a process that converts cereal industry waste into high-value bacterial cellulose – a versatile material used in medical dressings, food packaging, and parts of electronics.
Brand tracking platform, Tracksuit, has revealed Australia’s favourite brew is Corona – the only international beer brand chosen in the top 10 in its inaugural Brand Map of Australia.
