Opal Cartons Australia will be closing its Heidelberg, Melbourne facility come September 2024, consolidating its operations across its two existing sites in South Australia and New South Wales.
In September next year, the lease for Opal Cartons Australia’s Heidelberg site will expire and is not up for renewal. Julian Mathers – group general manager, Opal Converting and Packaging Plus, told PKN the company has investigated moving to another site in Melbourne but this is not a viable option, so the site will closed by September 2024
The bulk of the machinery and equipment will be relocated from the Heidelberg site to be redeployed at either of the company’s two existing sites at Regency Park, South Australia and Botany, New South Wales.
The company says it will be working closely with its customers to ensure an effective transition of their business, prior to the site’s closure.
“While we have a long lead time until the Heidelberg site closes, Opal Cartons Australia is committed to working with and supporting all affected team members throughout the transition, including by identifying opportunities to take up roles at alternative Opal sites, where possible,” Mathers said.
Opal Cartons Australia, a division of the Nippon Paper-owned Opal Australia, converts and prints folding cartons and carton sleeves, quick-serve restaurant cartons, carry packs, facial tissue cartons, confectionery cartons and general retail folding cartons. Its folding carton printing capabilities include graphic and pre-press design flexographic printing, post-print and lithographic printing.
