Packaging development specialist Jason Fields has been voted in as president of the AIP, taking over the reins from Dr Carol Kilcullen-Lawrence. PKN spoke to both leaders on the eve of the announcement.

Bega Cheese has won the right to use the yellow lid and label for its peanut butter products, with the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia ruling in its favour.

In recent months, Australia has been ravaged by one disaster after another. Drought, fire, floods, and now a pandemic. And every time, without fail, the packaging industry has risen to the challenge of supporting the greater community and innovating in the face of crisis. PKN spoke to AIP members who represent different packaging sectors about their response to the current crisis.

Sidel is joining the fight against Covid-19, transforming its international centre of excellence for PET packaging development in France into a production centre to make bottles for hydro-alcoholic gel.

As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to run rampant, across the world packaged goods are in high demand. PKN asked World Packaging Organisation president Pierre Pienaar to share his views on the role of packaging in a pandemic.

Rent relief is now available for packaging business struggling under coronavirus, with the Commonwealth government announcing a mandatory code of conduct that allows commercial renters to pay reduced rent during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The NSW government has launched a registry portal for manufacturers who can help fill gaps in the supply of medical equipment and hygiene products.

Lactalis Australia has moved to 24/7 operations at its Lidcombe milk facility in Sydney’s west with a roll out of four automated guided vehicles (AGVs) from Dematic.

South Australian packaging manufacturer Detmold Group will produce 145 million surgical and respirator masks at its Adelaide factory to help with efforts against the coronavirus pandemic.

The PKN Pulse survey, conducted in partnership with Matthews Australasia, gives some insight into the current state of the Australian manufacturing and packaging industry.

The PVCA is running a special webinar today which will focus entirely on the government's new $1500 employee wages assistance package.

Our Packaging Future, the new strategic framework outlining how Australia will deliver the 2025 National Packaging Targets launched yesterday and has been hailed by industry as the first holistic and integrated perspective of Australia's packaging ecosystem.

Story updated 6 April: Medical mask manufacturer, Med-Con, has to step up production amid the Covid-19 crisis, and has contracted Foodmach to assist in expanding manufacturing capacity.

ProPak Asia, the major processing and packaging event for the continent, has been postponed in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

PKN's March-April print issue is out, packed with latest news and analysis, with special features covering sustainability, trends, technology, innovation and design and including our exclusive Machinery Matters supplement.

The Australian government has instituted a raft of measures to help businesses – particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – weather the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic.