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IVE has officially opened its new Kemps Creek printing supersite in Western Sydney, with MD Matt Aitken telling guests its packaging hall is “modelled on the best examples we have seen across Europe”. Read more
Tetra Pak has appointed Michael Wu as managing director of its Oceania business, with responsibility for the company’s operations across Australia and New Zealand.
APCO, ACOR and Boomerang Alliance are calling for a nationally consistent EPR for packaging, in the wake of RPA's collapse and confirmation that no new Commonwealth packaging scheme will be introduced.
PKN’s latest print issue is hitting desks and landing in inboxes, bringing readers up to speed with the innovations, partnerships and industry achievements shaping packaging across Australia and New Zealand.
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Recorp enters Australian beverage can market
20 Aug 2026New Zealand-owned aluminium can manufacturer Recorp has expanded into Australia, offering beverage companies access to a range of can formats manufactured at its South Auckland facility.
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How packaging reshaped Woolies' Dinner Made Easy
2 Sep 2026Packaging was central to Woolworths’ two-year redevelopment of its Dinner Made Easy range, comprising 146 own-brand products, reshaping the category from shelf to supply chain.
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Building Australia’s polymer resilience
2 Sep 2026As Australia grapples with polymer supply chain vulnerability, Viva Energy is pursuing a vision that combines local manufacturing, advanced recycling and strategic partnerships to strengthen the nation’s packaging resilience.
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Peacock Bros lifts Organic Bay’s shelf presence
3 Sep 2026Peacock Bros' packaging refresh for Victorian craft distillery Organic Bay Distillery evolved into a broader rebrand, including new labels produced using digital print and embellishment techniques.
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Caps & Closures expands material options
20 Aug 2026Australian packaging manufacturer Caps & Closures has broadened its material sourcing network and approved additional polymer grades as global freight and resin markets remain unsettled.
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Bonfiglioli powers iQRenew’s Wyong facility upgrades
3 Sep 2026When iQRenew undertook an extensive upgrade of its Wyong facility, with the majority of the facility’s existing gearboxes and ancillary equipment being provided by Bonfiglioli.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 4 September
4 Sep 2026In the news: RPA, ACOR, WMRR, DCCEEW, APCO, Boomerang Alliance, Phantm, Viva Energy, Woolworths, MtBarker, Multisteps, WPO, AIP
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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.
Former SPC Global chairman, Dr Hussein Rifai, has rejected the company’s $4.5 million Supreme Court claim, saying the transactions being challenged were made when SPC was a privately owned company and calling for the full documentary record to be put before the court.
Food and beverage manufacturers are facing a warehouse space crisis, and most of them did not see it coming. Production expanded, storage followed and over time, an organised operation became a fragmented footprint of disconnected warehouses, rising third-party costs, and a site nobody would have designed on purpose. Swisslog ANZ director of sales, Steve Dimitrovski, examines why the space problem is structural and how automation is helping manufacturers solve it without building a new site.
Organic Bay Distillery has partnered with Peacock Bros. to deliver a premium packaging transformation, helping it strengthen its shelf presence in Australia's increasingly competitive craft spirits’ market.
