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QLM Group has acquired the assets of coffee packaging specialist Roastar, including the distribution rights to the PrimeVent degassing valve system, strengthening its coffee packaging capability. Read more
The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation has announced that CEO Chris Foley will step down at the end of November, following four years in the role during a pivotal period for packaging policy and regulatory reform.
Pact Group has urged a Senate Inquiry to support mandatory national packaging regulation in order to drive sufficient demand for recycled content and investment in Australia's circular economy.
Australian packaging automation supplier HMPS Propac has acquired Enmin, strengthening its packaging line capabilities by adding product handling, vibratory feeding and weighing systems to its portfolio.
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Smurfit Westrock creates Coca-Cola World Cup packs
8 Jul 2026Smurfit Westrock has partnered with Coca-Cola China to develop a range of paper-based packaging formats for the brand’s 2026 World Cup campaign, targeting both retail and e-commerce channels.
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First dry-formed fibre trays enter food service
9 Jul 2026Dry-formed fibre takeaway trays produced on Yangi's demo line are being used in food service for the first time through a collaboration with Swedish food truck and catering business Flavor Boss.
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AIP brings Packaging Cockpit to Australasia
9 Jul 2026The Australasian Institute of Packaging has partnered with Packaging Cockpit to bring packaging specification management software to Australia, New Zealand and parts of Southeast Asia.
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Australian reseal design wins Red Dot
8 Jul 2026A Sydney startup has won a prestigious global design award for a reusable closure that addresses one of flexible packaging's enduring challenges – maintaining freshness after a pack has been opened.
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Amcor partners with Kelpi on fibre packaging
30 Jun 2026Amcor is evaluating a bio-based seaweed coating technology from UK startup Kelpi as part of a collaboration to expand barrier coating options for fibre-based packaging.
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Haver & Boecker marks 20 years of Adams
16 Jun 2026Packing facilities in the building materials, food and chemical sectors have used Haver & Boecker and Adams technology for two decades, to improve product protection, cleanliness and energy efficiency.
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VIDEO: PKN Industry Update with Helen Millicer
7 Jul 2026PKN EXCLUSIVE: Helen Millicer, CEO of One Planet Consulting, draws on her extensive research in overseas markets to unpack what mandatory packaging EPR could look like in Australia.
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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.
RMIT University and End Food Waste Australia have launched the new Food and Beverage SME Packaging and Machinery Solution Centre, to help Australian food and beverage SMEs navigate the complex transition to more sustainable packaging and processing technologies, while protecting product quality and minimising food waste.
Australia’s food and beverage manufacturing industry is converging on Melbourne this July for foodpro 2026, the country’s leading trade event for processing, packaging and innovation. Event director, Louise Brooks, looks at what attendees can expect.
SPC Global (ASX: SPG) says it remains on track to deliver 25 per cent growth in normalised EBITDA for FY26, with its Q4 trading update showing the $100 million equity raise completed in the quarter has cut net leverage to below 2x, as restructuring begins at its Shepparton site.
