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PKN’s latest print issue is hitting desks and landing in inboxes, bringing readers up to speed with the people, technologies and innovations shaping packaging, printing and processing across Australia and beyond. Read more
Mars has opened $112.6 million Wodonga pet food facility, bringing autonomous mobile robots, AI-enabled planning tools and advanced packaging automation into one of Australia's largest new food manufacturing investments.
New Cleanaway research reveals high consumer support for packaging reform as industry looks to policy certainty to unlock the next wave of recycling infrastructure investment.
Three months after fears of a plastics supply crisis first rippled through Australia's packaging sector, the immediate sense of alarm has eased. Supply chains are still under pressure, prices remain elevated, and uncertainty persists, but PKN's conversations across the packaging value chain suggest the industry has shifted from crisis response to resilience management.
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Quips builds alcohol pouch-filling capability
18 Jun 2026Sydney startup Quips has established what it says is Australia's first alcohol pouch-filling operation, investing in specialised manufacturing capability to produce RTDs in a resealable spouted pouch format.
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Propak, Mitolo unveil mono-material onion pack
18 Jun 2026Propak Industries has launched a new mono-material onion bag solution, developed, tested and validated with Mitolo Family Farms, and designed to improve recyclability.
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GECA launches Aus-first recycling facilities standard
17 Jun 2026Australia’s first national standard for recycling facilities has been introduced, establishing a framework for independently assessing site-level performance across the sector.
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Parallax leads Topper’s Mountain brand refresh
16 Jun 2026Topper’s Mountain has introduced a new brand identity and restructured its small-batch portfolio, with packaging designed by Adelaide-based Parallax and labels printed by Label Avenue.
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Innovia, PureCycle make 40% PCR BOPP film
15 Jun 2026Innovia Films and PureCycle have produced and trialled white, cavitated biaxially oriented polypropylene (BOPP) film containing more than 40 per cent post-consumer recycled (PCR) content using PureCycle’s PureFive Choice resin.
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Haver & Boecker marks 20 years of Adams
16 Jun 2026Packing facilities in the building materials, food and chemical sectors have used Haver & Boecker and Adams technology for two decades, to improve product protection, cleanliness and energy efficiency.
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VIDEO: PKN Industry Update with Richard Fine
16 Jun 2026PKN EXCLUSIVE: As productivity returns to the national policy agenda, BioPak co-founder Richard Fine argues that Australia's waste and recovery systems should be part of the conversation.
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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 National Capital Agricultural Society has announced winners of the 2026 National Wine Show of Australia, with Western Australian wines taking out the top trophies. Xanadu Wines received the Prime Minister’s Trophy for its 2023 Cabernet Sauvignon.
Specialty ingredients supplier, Additive Solutions, has officially rebranded to Barentz – following its full acquisition by the global ingredient provider in December 2024.
Western Australia’s only dedicated food and beverage trade show, Meet the Buyer, will return to Crown Perth on Tuesday 20 October, connecting WA producers with buyers and industry decision-makers for a day of commercial dealmaking.
