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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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Feeding the future of snacking from end to end
3 Dec 2025The snack aisle is evolving, with most consumers today wanting more from their snacks: more function, more flavour, more transparency. TNA's Twan ven den Burg unpacks the trends.
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Call for national reusable packaging plans
4 Dec 2025Boomerang Alliance is calling on state and territory governments to introduce national policies to promote reusable packaging, with a view to scaling up public-place reuse following global examples.
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Design agency Boxer & Co rebrands to Boxer Brands
10 Dec 2025Boxer & Co. has relaunched as Boxer Brands, unveiling an evolved strategic framework that underscores packaging’s role as one of the most influential commercial levers available to brand owners.
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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 5 December
5 Dec 2025In the news: APCO, East Coast Canning, Perfection Fresh, Opal, Packamama, Everkind, Little Green Panda, SIG, Hill-Smith Family Estates, Vok Beverages, Lark Distillery
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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.
Australia’s native food industry has received a boost – with Indigenous-owned Cooee Foods Australia acquiring native ingredients suppliers, Creative Native Foods – placing it under First Nations ownership for the first time in its 25 years.
The Top 10 remained a stable list this year, with five companies holding their position – Fonterra (#1), JBS (#2), Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (#3), Asahi (#4), and Thomas Foods International (#7). The biggest change was Treasury Wine Estates dropping out of the list, from #10 to #13.
Food & Drink Business and IBISWorld present this year’s Top 100 companies, a ranking of Australia’s largest food and drink companies by revenue. This year reflects a sector positioning itself for immediate term viability and long-term competitiveness.
