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Thrace Group has acquired 100 per cent of BHA Holdings Pty Ltd, which operates through Bulk Handling Australia and Bulk Handling New Zealand, strengthening its presence in Oceania. Read more
Automation & Robotics Technology has been acquired by a consortium of investors including Foodmach, Packaging Partners, Rob Niggl, and Frank Floriano, former CEO of Aldus.
From fibre-based formats to premium gift tins, a PKN store check reveals how Easter chocolate packaging is evolving across Australian supermarkets and speciality chocolatiers.
Reckitt is rolling out a 75% paper-based, kerbside recyclable pack, supplied by Mondi, for Finish dishwashing tablets in Australia, targeting a reduction in plastic use while maintaining product protection.
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Tetra Pak enables single-serve aseptic wine format
26 Mar 2026Tetra Pak has expanded its packaging capability in Oceania, with C4C Packaging bringing the region’s first single-serve aseptic wine format into production, with new tethered cap technology.
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batch No.5 1L squeezy bottles for foodservice
11 Mar 2026batch No.5 has introduced a 1L squeezy bottle range for sauces. The bottles are made from a combination of HDPE and LDPE and are designed for high-volume foodservice environments.
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Containers for Change nears 12bn milestone
8 Apr 2026Containers for Change is on track to surpass 12 billion containers recycled through its refund points this month, putting $1.2 billion in refunds back to families, schools, charities and community groups.
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Percept designs Mizzica liqueur packaging
8 Apr 2026Sydney-based studio, Percept designed the branding and packaging for Mizzica, a crema liqueur inspired by Sicilian traditions and developed for the Australian market.
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Amcor wins FPA award for recycled stretch film
25 Mar 2026Amcor received a Silver Flexible Packaging Achievement Award in the Sustainability category for its Earth Sense Pro Recycled Content Stretch Hand Film at the FPA 2026 Annual Meeting.
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Tecma Aries and FlexCAM strengthen ties
18 Mar 2026FlexCAM recently hosted Franck Bertrand, sales director of Tecma Aries, in Australia for a comprehensive two-week review of customer projects, and emerging industry trends across the region.
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VIDEO: Industry Update with Nathan Wardell
31 Mar 2026Packserv MD Nathan Wardell outlines the mounting pressures facing manufacturers in an uncertain economic environment, and how the company is positioning itself to support customers through a prolonged period of disruption.
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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.
Automated intralogistics solutions company, Swisslog, is strengthening the resources available to its Australian and New Zealand (ANZ) customers through a new structure for the Asia Pacific excluding China (APeC) region.
The University of Queensland (UQ) has opened a purpose-built food innovation facility aimed at accelerating product development and strengthening collaboration between industry and researchers.
The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has launched a two-week emergency food security appeal as rising fuel costs are passed down the supply chain and increasing demand is placed on the organisation’s foodbank services.
