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Orora has delivered a robust first-half result for FY26, with double-digit EBITDA growth, strong cash generation and continued momentum in its Cans business underpinning performance across the group. Read more
World Packaging Organisation has announced the winners of the WorldStar Student Awards 2026, with Australia emerging as one of the standout nations in this year’s global competition.
Australian packaging company Detmold Group is making measurable progress against its 2025-2050 sustainability roadmap. PKN takes a look at how this translates into practical outcomes for customers.
Cohesion Labels has just clocked 101 years in business, placing it among a small group of Australian label converters to have navigated a century of technological, economic and market change.
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Orora's Helio tech used for Remedy custom can
5 Feb 2026Remedy Drinks and the McGrath Foundation have released a limited-edition Sodaly Raspberry can produced using Helio, Orora's high-speed, direct-to-shape digital print technology.
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Soueast Visycell trial: A fresh catch for cold chain
11 Feb 2026Visy’s fibre-based thermal packaging solution, Visycell, has been successfully trialled by NSW seafood supplier Soueast as an alternative to expanded polystyrene boxes for cold-chain transport.
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New chair elected to lead global plastics treaty talks
9 Feb 2026The INC has elected Ambassador Julio Cordano of Chile as its new chair, as the process to develop a legally binding global treaty on plastic pollution enters its next phase.
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Packaging design that plays with fire
10 Feb 2026Snackbrands' Kettle Firemasters range brings the drama of open flame cooking to the snack aisle through packaging design by Edison Agency featuring bold, sensory storytelling.
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Ball & Doggett makes cartonboard selection practical
3 Feb 2026Ball & Doggett's new cartonboard swatch kits aim to help Australian printers, designers and brand owners assess board performance through real-world packaging applications.
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Leadership change at Fromm Packaging
28 Jan 2026Fromm Holdings has appointed Graeme Wood as the new managing director of Fromm Packaging Australia, taking over from Richard Layton who stepped down on 12 January 2026 after serving 15 years in the role.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 13 February
13 Feb 2026In the news: Orora Group, Visy, Detmold Group, Studio Guild, Disegno, WorldStar Student 2026
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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.
Melbourne-born functional lifestyle beverage brand, Bae Juice, has continued to reach for the stars since starting out in 2019, with the company recording one of its biggest seasons yet – selling one pack of its anti-hangover Korean pear juice every 12 seconds in December 2026.
The a2 Milk Company (a2MC) has upgraded its FY26 outlook after delivering stronger first-half growth across infant milk formula (IMF), liquid milk and nutritionals.
Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) has reported a loss of $649.4 million in its 1H26, due to the large non-cash impairment of $770.5 million against its US business and ongoing challenging market conditions.
