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The Ellen MacArthur Foundation has released a new report today, calling on global businesses to accelerate collective action toward a circular economy for plastics, and address the systemic barriers that continue to fuel plastic pollution. Read more
Avery Dennison has officially opened its new Avery Dennison Experience Lab (ADX) today in Melbourne – an innovation hub designed to accelerate the adoption of RFID and digital identification technologies across Australia and New Zealand. PKN was there.
Packaging machinery manufacturer Packserv won the Best Small Business Award at the 2025 Australian Manufacturing Awards, for its commitment to local manufacturing and investment in innovation.
Beleagured flexibles and industrial specialty packaging company, ASX-listed Pro-Pac Packaging Group (PPG), has appointed partners from McGrathNichol Restructuring as voluntary administrators, as a buyer is sought for all or parts of the business.
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HZ Green Pulp scales Dry Molded Fiber lids
29 Oct 2025PulPac licensee HZ Green Pulp has begun large-scale production of Dry Molded Fiber coffee lids in Malaysia. It's the first PulPac licensee in Asia to bring the fibre-based alternative to plastic lids to market.
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Holy Carp! Soy sauce goes plastic-free
22 Oct 2025Heliograf has developed Holy Carp!, a plastic-free soy sauce dropper made from natural, renewable sugar cane pulp. The company says the product decomposes in a few weeks in home compost or organics bins.
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Amcor reaches circular packaging milestones in FY25
29 Oct 2025Amcor has released its FY25 Sustainability Report outlining circular packaging advances, such as 96% of its flexible packaging by area having achieved recycle-ready options by June 2025.
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BioPak revives OzHarvest Christmas cups
30 Oct 2025BioPak is reintroducing its limited-edition OzHarvest Christmas Cup, using coffee sales in November to raise funds for Australians facing food insecurity.
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European tube deliveries drop 3.9% in H1 2025
9 Oct 2025Deliveries of aluminium, laminate and plastic tubes in Europe fell 3.9 per cent to about 5.8 billion units in the first half of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, according to the European tube manufacturers association (etma).
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AxFlow boosts capabilities with Matrix acquisition
22 Oct 2025AxFlow Oceania, part of AxFlow Group, has acquired Matrix Process Solutions, a specialist in hygienic flow process systems for the food, beverage, dairy, brewery, and pharmaceutical industries.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 31 October
31 Oct 2025In the news: Avery Dennison, Orora, Pro-Pac Packaging Group, Ultra Labels, Hentley Farm, Packserv, Coles Liquor, Wirra Wirra
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PKN Podcast Ep 121: with Tom Szaky
26 Oct 2025In this episode, Lindy Hughson speaks with Tom Szaky, the founder of TerraCycle and Loop, about implementing reuse at commercial scale following Loop's successful rollout in Carrefour in France.
Swiss intralogistics solutions provider, Kardex, has opened a new Australian head office location at Lidcombe Business Park in Western Sydney, aiming to better support customers and expand its offerings in the region.
Inside Out Nutritious Goods has been fined $120,000 and $75,000 in costs after supplying incorrectly labelled cartons of almond and oat milks to Woolworths. The milks required refrigeration below 5C at all times, but were labelled, “Once opened, keep refrigerated and consume within 5 days”.
Independent brewery, Better Beer, has appointed former Stone & Wood CFO, Chris Pensabene, as its new chief financial officer – following the milestone achievement of selling 100 million cans.
