AWA Alexander Watson Associates has strengthened its position in the fast-growing smart packaging sector with the acquisition of AIPIA, the Active & Intelligent Packaging Industry Association.

WPO has marked a milestone at COP30 in Brazil, placing the role of packaging squarely on the global climate agenda – and directly linking it to food loss, food security, and sustainable development.

Tetra Pak has unveiled its next-generation Automation and Digitalisation portfolio, Tetra Pak Factory OS, enabling AI-ready, highly efficient production for the global food and beverage sector.

NCI Packaging is bringing Digital Metal Decoration technology to ANZ with the installation of a new press at its Sydney Centre of Decoration Excellence. CEO Frauke Tyrell tells PKN more.

PKN’s latest print issue is hitting desks and landing in inboxes, bringing a powerful wrap-up to the year with exclusive coverage spanning strategic collaboration, sustainability leadership, next-generation technology, and major investments shaping the packaging landscape in Australia and abroad.

Close the Loop Group (ASX: CLG) has reported stronger first-quarter performance for FY26, alongside several board and leadership changes outlined in its AGM trading update.

Soft Plastic Stewardship Australia and its industry partners have received long-term approval from the ACCC to operate a national soft plastics collection and recycling scheme, under an eight-year authorisation.

ASX-listed Pro-Pac Packaging Group (PPG), which entered voluntary administration in October, has confirmed further changes to its leadership and administration timeline.

The ANZ flexible converting industry is set to benefit from Currie Group's new strategic collaboration with packaging leaders Uteco and Bimec, and the European Flex-Converting Alliance (FlexCA).

As National Recycling Week gets underway in Australia, the NSW Government has announced the next phase of its plastics phase-outs and phase-ins. Introducing tethered caps on plastics drinks bottles by 2030 is on the list.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) Australia has taken a pioneering step in advancing Australia’s circular economy, unveiling the first consumer-facing Reverse Vending Machine (RVM) ever installed on a CCEP site globally. PKN was there.

The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released a new report today, calling on global businesses to accelerate collective action toward a circular economy for plastics, and address the systemic barriers that continue to fuel plastic pollution.

Avery Dennison has officially opened its new Avery Dennison Experience Lab (ADX) today in Melbourne – an innovation hub designed to accelerate the adoption of RFID and digital identification technologies across Australia and New Zealand. PKN was there.

Packaging machinery manufacturer Packserv won the Best Small Business Award at the 2025 Australian Manufacturing Awards, for its commitment to local manufacturing and investment in innovation.

Beleagured flexibles and industrial specialty packaging company, ASX-listed Pro-Pac Packaging Group (PPG), has appointed partners from McGrathNichol Restructuring as voluntary administrators, as a buyer is sought for all or parts of the business.

PKN EXCLUSIVE: C4C Packaging is set to reshape Australia’s wine and RTD landscape with the launch of Oceania's first single-serve aseptic wine and alcoholic beverage co-manufacturing and packaging facility.