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The early bird rate for the 2025 Australasian Packaging Conference, to be held on 6-7 May at the Sofitel Sydney Wentworth, NSW, is closing on 4 April. Read more
A packaging symposium held in Melbourne last week brought together some of the industry leading minds to share up-to-the-minute ideas on the most pressing issues for packaging. Lindy Hughson moderated the event and filed this report.
PKN EXCLUSIVE: In a groundbreaking development, Australian-based Zipform Packaging has launched a paper bottle made from over 95 per cent wood-based fibre, containing no plastic liner, and incorporating more than 50 per cent post-consumer recycled content.
PKN’s latest issue for 2025 is hitting desks and includes the latest in Food & Beverage Packaging, Labels & Labelling, Sustainability and Design, as well as our on-the-floor report of Paris Packaging Week.
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Paper 'bottoms up' on Cadbury Drinking Chocolate
12 Mar 2025Mondelez International is transitioning the packaging of Cadbury Drinking Chocolate in Australia to Sonoco’s EnviroCan with a paper bottom, replacing the traditional metal-bottom paper can.
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Hive Awards: Best Packaging – who made the cut?
26 Mar 2025The Hive Awards 2025 – run by PKN’s stablemate Food & Drink Business – attracted some exceptional solutions-driven entries in the Best Packaging category. We take a closer look at this year’s finalists.
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Ekam Global brings fibre screw cap to Australia
1 Apr 2025Ekam Global, a packaging sourcing and supply company, has teamed up with sustainability start-up Blue Ocean Closures to launch a fibre screw cap that aims to reduce plastic usage in packaging.
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Q&A: The evolving role of packaging design
31 Mar 2025PKN asks Pippa Corry, winner of the 2024 PKN Women in Packaging Design & Branding Visionary Award, and the founder of philo & co, about how packaging designers can translate sustainability into real-world solutions.
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First 100% paper-based Aerosol cap debuts
24 Mar 2025Koehler Paper has joined forces with French cardboard packaging expert Wimbee, to develop world's first aerosol can cap made entirely of 100 per cent cardboard and paper.
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SMC advises regular upkeep of tubing and fittings
19 Mar 2025To ensure pneumatic systems operate efficiently, regular maintenance of fittings and tubing is vital. According to SMC's Robert Taylor, routine inspections and timely replacements can help avert failures.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 28 March
28 Mar 2025In the news: Zipform, SPSA, Visy, Stone & Wood, Lion, Novelis, Rio Tinto, Hive Awards, Allied Beverages, Chobani, Close the Loop, Grove Juice, MeAgain, Avery Dennison, Women in Packaging.
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PKN Podcast Ep 108: March News Unpacked
2 Apr 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 March.
Wide Open Agriculture (WOA) has secured a $1.2 million tax rebate under the federal R&D Tax Incentive Scheme for FY24. The ASX-listed ingredient company says it reflects the large amount of R&D it has undertaken in developing its proprietary lupin protein isolates ready for market.
Forbidden Foods group revenues for the March quarter were up due to solid growth in physical store and online channels. The company reported a 171 per cent increase in net sales on the prior corresponding period (pcp), from $406,000 to $1.1 million.
Tasmania-based biotechnology company, Sea Forest, has marked the next step in its journey to reduce harmful methane emissions – partnering with Australian restaurant group, Three Blue Ducks, to serve the world’s first low-emissions steak, Sea Fed Beef.
