'We’re not just a manufacturing company – diverting material away from landfill is at the heart of what we do,' says Visy CEO Mark de Wit, as the company steps in to buy ACP's assets.

The latest round of the WorldStar Packaging Awards has seen Australian and New Zealand companies receive the third highest number of wins in the world, just behind Japan and Germany.

WPO has revealed the 214 winners of its global packaging competition, the WorldStar Packaging Awards 2024, with Australia and New Zealand coming up third overall in countries by winners.

Raphael Geminder’s improved offer price through his Kin Group to Pact shareholders has seen his stake surge to 85 per cent, and he is now on track to gain full control of the business.

BioPak will undergo what it is calling a “historic expansion” into the Hong Kong market in an effort to help the industry switch to sustainable alternatives across the region.

Industry has paid tribute to Tom Lusch, founder of multiple award-winning Platypus Print Packaging, which he built from scratch to become the biggest folding carton printer in Queensland.

Raphael Geminder’s improved offer price to Pact shareholders has taken him a significant step nearer to assuming full control of the company, and delisting it.

The DCCEEW has released a national recycled content traceability framework to drive the reuse of recovered plastics, glass and other materials into new products.

A new $50 million facility capable of recycling the equivalent of up to one billion 600ml PET plastic beverage bottles a year has commenced operations in Melbourne, coinciding with the start of Victoria’s Container Deposit Scheme.

As 2023 wraps up, PKN takes a look at the biggest news stories in a year where circularity became the new buzzword, investment in recycling infrastructure took a major leap forward, cross-industry collaboration was recognised as a crucial lever for systems change, and government made the landmark decision to regulate the packaging industry.

SSS Strawberries has opened a new factory for its Gina’s Table brand, with advanced freeze-drying technology from GEA and packaging equipment from Emrich. Pouches are supplied by ePac.

Tetra Pak has unveiled its new approach towards food systems transformation, which includes scaling access to safe nutrition through sustainable food packaging, and reducing food loss and waste.

Asahi Group Holdings has appointed Amanda Sellers as the new Group CEO of its Oceania business, Asahi Beverages.

The latest print issue of Machinery Matters, APPMA’s regular supplement published in partnership with PKN Packaging News and Food & Drink Business, has now hit desks and is also available online.

In a major boost for the potential uptake of Packamama’s eco-flat rPET wine bottles in Australia, the company has opened a bottling facility in Cudal, NSW, in collaboration with Tamburlaine Organic Wines.

Orora has completed the acquisition of 100 per cent of Saverglass. The move will see Orora become one of the world's largest glass bottle manufacturers, with strength in the premium sector.