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As 2025 draws to a close, it is clear the packaging sector has undergone one of its most consequential years in over a decade. Consolidation at the top, restructuring in the middle, and bold innovation at the edges have reshaped the industry’s horizons. At the same time, regulators, brand owners and recyclers have inched closer to a new circular operating model, even as policy clarity remains elusive. Read more
Pact has reported a decline in revenue and earnings for the first five months of FY26, citing subdued market demand, as chair Raphael Geminder pursues settlement of the long-running TIC earn-out dispute.
PKN brings you the top 20 clicks on our website this year, a healthy mix of surprise and no-surprise. Pro-Pac Packaging led the list, Women in Packaging came in at #4, and Zipform's paper bottle at #15.
Tubemaker Impact International has invested $500m in four new electric injection moulding machines from Sumitomo Demag, for cap manufacturing at its Smithfield, NSW facility.
Melbourne-based Wallaby Water has unveiled a next-generation automated line dedicated to filling and capping aluminium bottles and cans – a facility purpose-built to process local spring waters, including sparkling mineral formats, with high precision and throughput.
iQRenew is supplying the recycled household soft-plastic material used to produce a satchel at the centre of a national circular clothing pilot by Australia Post and R.M.Williams.
Foodcare is set to acquire UPAC, a manufacturer and distributor of food packaging including printed bags and flexibles, in a move the company says will strengthen its offering in the packaging sector.
East Coast Canning has signed a strategic partnership with Sweden-based packaging technology company Meadow to bring the MEADOW KAPSUL resealable aluminium can system to ANZ.
Little Green Panda has secured backing from Everkind, a sustainable investment vehicle backed by entrepreneurs in the packaging industry and owners of Qld-based Shawparth Food & Packaging.
APCO has released its FY26–27 Business Plan and Statement of Intent, signalling a shift toward stronger national alignment, clearer packaging standards and better data systems as industry prepares for a more regulated packaging environment.
Opal has taken a step forward in its net zero strategy, partnering with Delorean Corporation to investigate whether organic waste from its Maryvale Paper Mill can be converted into renewable bio-gas.
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.
