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A group of 190 Coles investors is calling on the supermarket group to disclose its plastic packaging footprint and set a reduction target, following Woolworths’ first publication of a plastic-intensity figure. Read more
IVE has officially opened its new Kemps Creek printing supersite in Western Sydney, with MD Matt Aitken telling guests its packaging hall is “modelled on the best examples we have seen across Europe”.
Tetra Pak has appointed Michael Wu as managing director of its Oceania business, with responsibility for the company’s operations across Australia and New Zealand.
APCO, ACOR and Boomerang Alliance are calling for a nationally consistent EPR for packaging, in the wake of RPA's collapse and confirmation that no new Commonwealth packaging scheme will be introduced.
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Recorp recognised for can circularity
10 Sep 2026Two-year-old New Zealand start-up Recorp has been named a leader in the AFR's 2026 Sustainability Leaders Program for its recycled-content aluminium beverage can and closed-loop supply model.
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How packaging reshaped Woolies' Dinner Made Easy
2 Sep 2026Packaging was central to Woolworths’ two-year redevelopment of its Dinner Made Easy range, comprising 146 own-brand products, reshaping the category from shelf to supply chain.
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Henkel lab gains EU recyclability accreditation
10 Sep 2026Henkel’s Packaging Recyclab Shanghai has been accredited by the cyclos-HTP Institute to carry out EU paper packaging recyclability testing and issue EU-recognised external test assessment reports.
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Boxer wins 4 x Gold at Sydney Design Awards
8 Sep 2026Boxer Brands has walked off with four Gold awards at the 2026 Sydney Design Awards for projects spanning brand creation, identity, and illustration across food, dairy and personal care categories.
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Packaging potential in apple by-product
3 Sep 2026With support from Revo Packaging, Massey University student, Ed Ron Ng, is investigating whether material from apple-processing residues could provide an alternative fibre source for food packaging.
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Bonfiglioli powers iQRenew’s Wyong facility upgrades
3 Sep 2026When iQRenew undertook an extensive upgrade of its Wyong facility, with the majority of the facility’s existing gearboxes and ancillary equipment being provided by Bonfiglioli.
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PKN Industry Update with Pete Ceglinski, Seabin
8 Sep 2026Seabin co-founder Pete Ceglinski explains how the organisation’s new data dashboard is identifying packaging recovered from Sydney Harbour – and why that evidence strengthens the case for greater industry accountability and packaging reform.
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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.
Almondco and SunRice will be inducted into the Australian Export Awards Hall of Fame in 2026 in recognition of their outstanding and sustained contribution to Australian exporting.
Food and beverage manufacturers are facing a warehouse space crisis, and most of them did not see it coming. Production expanded, storage followed and over time, an organised operation became a fragmented footprint of disconnected warehouses, rising third-party costs, and a site nobody would have designed on purpose. Swisslog ANZ director of sales, Steve Dimitrovski, examines why the space problem is structural and how automation is helping manufacturers solve it without building a new site.
NSW Food and Beverage manufacturers are invited to join an upcoming information session at the Advanced Manufacturing Readiness Facility (AMRF) to learn about funding and support available to help businesses innovate, grow and improve competitiveness.
