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Asahi Beverages says all plastic soft drink bottles it produces in Australia are now made from 100 per cent recycled plastic, excluding caps and labels. The conversion covers 350 million bottles a year. Read more
Australian-headquartered, global fibre-based packaging manufacturer The Detmold Group has opened a 19,000-square-metre manufacturing and warehousing facility in India.
Orora’s Australian cans operation has delivered another year of strong growth, helping the packaging group maintain steady underlying earnings despite challenging conditions across the glass market.
Amcor’s latest financial results point to a significantly expanded global packaging operation following its acquisition of Berry Global, with Australian packaging set to benefit from the global expansion.
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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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Heinz lets fans choose their squeeze
12 Aug 2026In the UK and US, Heinz has introduced the limited edition Love Lid, a customisable ketchup lid with three settings: Like, Love and Crazy Love, letting consumers control the amount of ketchup dispensed.
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Borrow by Huskee launches web app for reuse
20 Aug 2026Borrow by Huskee has launched a web app that allows customers to scan a QR code and borrow reusable cups through their phone’s browser without downloading an app or creating an account.
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Brand Society leads Cadbury down beauty aisle
20 Aug 2026Melbourne-based brand and packaging agency Brand Society has designed the packaging and visual identity for the Cadbury Dairy Milk and MCoBeauty collaboration now on Woolworths shelves.
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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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Load stability starts with the wrap
19 Aug 2026For food and beverage manufacturers, damaged and rejected pallet loads can mean lost product, additional handling and unplanned costs. Omni Packaging advises how to improve stability and reduce film use.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 7 August
7 Aug 2026In the news: Viva Energy, Nestle, KitKat, Bonson Packaging, Pact Recycling, WMRR, APPIA, WPO, Sustainable Packaging Summit
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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.
Bega Group returned to profit in FY26, reversing the $8.5 million loss in FY25 as two years of manufacturing rationalisation took effect. Revenue rose 6.7 per cent to $3.77 billion and statutory EBITDA lifted 22.2 per cent to $202.3 million.
Two of the most widely deployed supervisory controllers in commercial refrigeration carried vulnerabilities that would let an attacker manipulate cooling equipment while the system continued to report normal temperatures, according to research by industrial cyber security firm, Claroty.
Australia’s certified organic sector has for the first time passed the $1bn mark in annual direct sales, highlighting growing demand from consumers and the growing contribution and opportunity for organics.
