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As 2025 draws to a close, it is clear the packaging sector has undergone one of its most consequential years in over a decade. Consolidation at the top, restructuring in the middle, and bold innovation at the edges have reshaped the industry’s horizons. At the same time, regulators, brand owners and recyclers have inched closer to a new circular operating model, even as policy clarity remains elusive. Read more
Pact has reported a decline in revenue and earnings for the first five months of FY26, citing subdued market demand, as chair Raphael Geminder pursues settlement of the long-running TIC earn-out dispute.
PKN brings you the top 20 clicks on our website this year, a healthy mix of surprise and no-surprise. Pro-Pac Packaging led the list, Women in Packaging came in at #4, and Zipform's paper bottle at #15.
Tubemaker Impact International has invested $500m in four new electric injection moulding machines from Sumitomo Demag, for cap manufacturing at its Smithfield, NSW facility.
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Aussie icon Jacob’s Creek shines in Paptic gift bag
5 Dec 2025Australian wine brand Jacob’s Creek is once again making its mark on Finnish shelves, with its Double Barrel Shiraz returning to Alko in a ready-to-gift Paptic bag for the holiday season.
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OSY secures 5-year packaging deal with Multisteps
18 Dec 2025OSY Group has entered into a partnership with Multisteps that will see its antimicrobial coating applied to packaging for fresh fruits and vegetables in Australia.
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FoodChain ID & Unpac partner on EPR compliance
17 Dec 2025FoodChain ID and Unpac are working together on an exclusive strategic alliance focused on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance for food and beverage brands.
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Tweak updates Palmolive Dish packaging
18 Dec 2025Palmolive’s latest Sensorial Range of concentrated dishwashing liquids features packaging designed by Tweak to differentiate on shelf while retaining the established Palmolive Dish architecture.
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Collaboration yields ultra-thin mono-PE bread bag
10 Dec 2025ExxonMobil Signature Polymers, Hosokawa Alpine and BW Converting have worked together to create a 25-micron mono-material PE bread bag designed for recyclability.
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Volta head delivers hot melt adhesive savings
10 Dec 2025Robatech has introduced Volta, an electric application head designed for use with all major hot melt systems. It can be fitted to non-Robatech melters, hoses and controllers to upgrade performance.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 12 December
12 Dec 2025In the news: Pact Group, AusPost, iQRenew, RollsPack, Foodcare, UPAC, Boxer Brands, Nectar Cold Pressed, Jacob’s Creek
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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.
Treasury Wine Estates has flagged softer near-term earnings as category conditions weaken across key markets, while outlining a broad reset of inventory, capital structure and operating costs under newly appointed CEO, Sam Fischer.
International multi-protein food business, Hilton Foods, has signed an agreement with CleanCo Queensland to have its Brisbane facility fully powered by renewable energy.
Our Top 100 2025 edition of Food & Drink Business magazine is more than the annual flagship Top 100 Report. Industry leaders reflect on the year past and the one ahead, we provide our annual news review, M&A wrap-up, and all the executive moves, and a Roman-inspired sports drink, Posca, is our final Rising Star for 2025.
