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Packaging, print and wide format supplier Spicers is being bought by Japanese paper trading giant KPP, in a $146.7m deal set to go through in July, subject to shareholder approval. Read more
Jonathan Rankin has been promoted to CEO of integrated food processing and packaging equipment supplier tna after this year returning to the company as chief sales officer.
Coca-Cola Amatil will no longer distribute single-use plastic straws and stirrers in Australia, amid growing environmental concerns about their impact.
About 1.5 billion single-use plastic bags have been eliminated since Coles and Woolworths banned them from their stores, and Western Australia has now implemented its own statewide ban.
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22 Jan 2019
KHS has upgraded its Innofill Glass DRS filler with a number of new features, and its first customer, German brewer Badische Staatsbrauerei Rothaus AG, is already seeing the benefits.
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150 million chocolate Santa Clauses coming to town
7 Dec 2018With the holiday season underway, more than 150 million chocolate Santas are expected to be manufactured in Europe alone this year – and almost all wrapped in aluminium foil.
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Big names ally in war on plastic waste
17 Jan 2019A slew of large companies have banded together to address the problem of plastic waste entering the environment.
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New Somersault sodas land with crafty design
9 Jan 2019Melbourne’s newest soda drink brand Somersault has launched its products with a range of crafty, vector-based designs, after teaming with drinks brand and pack design specialists Denomination.
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8 Jan 2019
The rigid plastic packaging market is forecast to top $166 billion worldwide by 2022, thanks to a number of factors including urbanisation, rising plastic production, increased applications, and smart packaging technology.
Coca-Cola Amatil has scored a big slice of new business after signing an exclusive supply agreement with local fast food restaurant chain Pizza Hut
tna has promoted its chief sales officer to lead the company into its next growth phase alongside the company's founders who will stay on in leadership roles.
Irish-born celebrity chef Colin Fassnidge has signed on as the new face of the Di Bella coffee brand in Australia.
