Secos has seen its share price continue its recent rise after the release of its FY21 earnings, with the company reporting YOY sales growth of 43%, with revenue for 2021 up to $30m from $21m last year.

Packaging and printing businesses which have staff located in one of the 12 NSW LGAs of concern have just four days to ensure those staff have had at least one dose of the vaccine.

Technology provider Result Group is playing a crucial role in a Victorian Government pilot trial to boost Australian table grape traceability for lucrative export markets

ANZ packaging group Pro-Pac achieved an 18 per cent rise in its profit after tax, on revenues that declined by $38m, in a year described by CEO Tim Welsh as transformative.

Fast-growing online packaging marketplace Packform has appointed Shaw and Partners to advise the business on a pre-IPO raise and listing plans.

The APPMA and RMIT have launched the results of an in-depth study examining the opportunities and barriers for the Australian packaging and processing machinery sector to tackle food waste, outlining food waste reduction ambitions and projects.

Profits at packaging giant Amcor are approaching US$1bn, with the company’s CEO Ron Delia signaling the company is looking at acquisition to drive further growth, as he described the year as “outstanding.”

Orora saw its full year profits rise on last year, and says it is now well positioned to pursue new growth opportunities. In Australasia growth in cans and closures offset a subdued glass business, as the impact of Chinese tariffs on wine hit.

Gender diversity in the packaging industry, and empowerment within that arena, led yesterday’s discussion at the 2021 Women in Packaging forum.

Persistence prevails when all else fails, and being the change you want to see, were key take outs of this year’s Women in Packaging (WIP) Next Gen Leadership panel.

Over 850 Aussies have backed Planet Protector Packaging's mission to save the ocean from expanded polystyrene, with a succesful crowdfunding campaign raising $1.25million.

Against the backdrop of Covid challenges, volume growth in Pact's packaging and sustainability segment was strong in the full year, in which the Group saw its revenues fall by three per cent, with net profit down by one per cent, although underlying profit rose by 28 per cent.

Amcor has invested $35m for two new innovation centres in Belgium and China, expanding its global reach for its deep material science expertise and packaging development capabilities.

Pact Group, Cleanaway, Asahi Beverages and Coca-Cola Europacific Partners have signed a MOU for a joint venture to build and operate a new PET recycling facility.

Sydney-based tube manufacturer, Impact International, has just installed and commissioned a new five-layer extrusion line successfully despite restrictions imposed by the current Covid-19 lockdown.

PKN Packaging News is expanding, with the appointment of a new editor, highly experienced journalist Colleen Bate, who has joined the ANZ packaging industry’s media hub.