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A reusable milk keg system that has eliminated millions of plastic bottles has taken out top honours in the inaugural Unpackit Awards, while a controversial plastic-and-aluminium iced drink container has been named Australia's worst packaging. Read more
CCL Industries has completed its acquisition of shrink sleeve specialist Sleever International, strengthening its position in the global packaging and labelling market.
Luciana Pellegrino will serve a second term as president of the World Packaging Organisation, following a unanimous decision by board members at the organisation’s 115th board meeting in Dusseldorf.
As Australia’s packaging reform agenda moves closer to implementation, APCO is strengthening its leadership and operational capability, appointing Tom Key as COO to help drive the systems and delivery capability needed for the next phase of reform.
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Coca-Cola backs Socceroos with on-pack campaign
27 May 2026Coca-Cola is rolling out limited-edition 10-pack cans featuring CommBank Socceroos players, with Orora supplying the cans and Graphic Packaging International Australia producing the outer wraps.
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Natural branding campaign is 'Sweet As'
3 Jun 2026Australian Sweetpotato Growers Inc is using Result Group's Natural Branding technology in a new Hort Innovation-funded campaign, with laser-marked messages designed to raise category awareness.
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Packaging that performs – sustainably
3 Jun 2026WML Paperboard’s Formakote range delivers sustainable folding boxboard solutions without compromising strength, print performance or shelf appeal.
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Nutella says good morning with art label series
27 May 2026Nutella is releasing a limited-edition “Good Morning” collection, with four jar designs featuring illustrations by Australian artist Dave Homer, depicting morning scenes across Australia and New Zealand.
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Digital printing meets mono-material flexibles
14 May 2026A digitally printed PP-monomaterial pouch developed via a multi-company collaboration – Polifilm, Actega, Xeikon, and Gruber-Folien – shows high barrier performance without multi-material laminates.
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Packserv takes on SIAT distribution in Australia
27 May 2026Packserv will supply and support end-of-line packaging equipment from Italian manufacturer SIAT in Australia, including case erectors, case sealers and pallet wrappers, under a new distribution agreement.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 29 May
29 May 2026In the news: APCO, Coca-Cola, Orora, Jet Technologies, Packserv, Amcor Flexibles, Women in Packaging
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PKN Podcast Ep 124: 2025 Year in Review
1 Dec 2025In this special Year in Review episode, PKN publisher Lindy Hughson and co-host Grant McHerron look back at the big packaging stories of 2025.
The Royal Agricultural Society of Tasmania (RAST) has launched its inaugural 2026 Royal Tasmanian Whisky & Spirits Awards, supported by Lark Distillery founder and industry veteran, Bill Lark, as Patron of the Awards.
Lion has proposed to move production of James Boag beers out of Tasmania, with a plan announced to close the James Boag’s Brewery in Launceston in November, driven by long-term decline in the national beer market.
Global seafood supplier, Safcol Australia, has broken ground on its new $80 million purpose-built food manufacturing facility in Edinburgh, South Australia – expected to deliver double the production capacity of the company’s current site.
