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Phil Biggs has been elected chair of the Australian Packaging and Processing Machinery Association, succeeding Rob Marguccio, with Rosanne Jessop and Mark Emmett continuing in their roles. Read more
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.
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.
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XXXX cans mark Lions three-peat
14 Oct 2026Lion has launched a limited-edition XXXX GOLD can celebrating the Brisbane Lions’ third consecutive AFL premiership, with a production run of 100,000 commemorative cans for Queensland fans.
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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, for COtooCLEAN's progress to industrial scale, bringing food-grade recycling of flexible plastics closer.
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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 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 16 October
16 Oct 2026PLAY PKN: CCEP, APPMA, Tetra Pak, Lion, XXXX, 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.
CCEP has completed a $39.7m manufacturing upgrade at its Kewdale facility in WA, installing a high-speed can production line that increases capacity by more than 40% and lifts production speeds to 1500 cans per minute.
Nearly 6 in 10 Aussies in food and beverage manufacturing believe their organisation is becoming less productive, despite continued investment in workplace technology, according to Argon & Co.
The Federal Government has introduced legislation requiring LNG exporters to supply the equivalent of 20 per cent of exports to the domestic market, a scheme food and grocery manufacturers have lobbied for.
