Amcor has been hit by raw materials shortages, causing it to cut back supply to some of its lower margin customers. Sales rose by 10 per cent, as the company increased prices.

Remondis Australia aims to fill a critical recycling gap and lifting recycling capabilities in the Hunter Valley with a $22 million investment for the Tomago Resource Recovery Facility.

Foodmach has been awarded the contract to install an Industry 4.0-enabled turnkey filling line for global wine company Pernod Ricard Winemakers.

Aldi is on its way to reducing the amount of plastic used in its own-brand packaging by 25% by 2025, already removing almost 2000 tonnes of plastic packaging in just a year.

On a mission to become circular by 2025, evian has introduced a range of ‘bottles made from bottles’, which will be distributed through Coles, Woolworths and Amazon.

Australian eco-startup Zero Co has smashed the country’s record for the largest crowdfunding campaign in history, raising $5 million in under 7 hours.

In line with its ambitious sustainability targets, food manufacturer Goodman Fielder has changed the packaging for Praise Mayo and Aioli, with bottles and jars made by Pact Group using 100% recycled PET.

APCO, in partnership with Dairy Australia and the ADPF, has published a sustainable packaging roadmap for the dairy industry in a bid to fuel the sector’s 2025 National Packaging Targets.

For the ninth year running, Pact Group has made the list as one of Australia and New Zealand’s Most Innovative Companies, recognised this year for its world-first freeway noisewalls made from up to 75 per cent recycled plastic.

The Australian Packaging Covenant Organisation (APCO) has developed the new Recycled Content Label Program, which is designed to support the increased use of recycled content in packaging.

Pact Group is partnering with Goodman Fielder’s Meadow Fresh brand to launch the first recycled HDPE milk bottle in New Zealand, with 30% recycled content saving 250 tonnes of virgin plastic a year.

L’Occitane Australia is opening a world-first “green store” in Sydney today, with waste reduction and sustainability central to the design. A refill station for L'Occitane's Forever Bottles encourages packaging re-use.

The APPMA has announced its 2021-22 Board, with Rosanne Jessop of Pilz Automation and Tony Bowyer of Automation & Control Systems joining the executive team.

As e-commerce retailing continues to soar, a world-first shopping centre drone delivery service is taking off in Queensland, featuring specially designed secondary packaging to carry food and health products safely to the doorsteps of consumers.

The Victorian government has given $2.1m in grants to ten research organisations with the aim of creating new products that can use recycled materials including plastic, paper, glass, cardboard and tyres.

Packaging businesses are facing increased costs as soaring shipping charges send prices of many consumables, including board and labelstock, up again.