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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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APCO, COFOSS tackle polystyrene packaging
4 Nov 2025APCO and the Coalition for Sustainable Solutions have partnered to address the challenge of expanded polystyrene (EPS) used in electronics and appliance packaging.
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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 122: October News Unpacked
5 Nov 2025In this episode, Lindy Hughson and Navan Kaur provide insight, analysis and commentary on the top news stories shaping change in Australia’s dynamic packaging industry in October.
The Victorian government has granted approval to potato produce manufacturer, Farm Frites, to build its first Australian production facility in Dooen, in Victoria’s Wimmera district. Farm Frites announced its plans in March this year.
As the US contends with its government threatening to deny food stamps to its most vulnerable, the latest Foodbank Hunger Report shows little is being done in Australia on a political level to actively address and reduce food insecurity faced by one in three – 3.5 million – households.
Itinerant Spirits has opened expressions of interest for its upcoming equity raise through OnMarket. Since launching in October 2023, the company has sold over 40,000 bottles of its vodka and gin, and is planning to release its first whiskey soon.
