Pact Group CEO and managing director Sanjay Dayal has advised the board that he intends to leave the company, with an executive search now under way for his successor.

With a Commonwealth packaging scheme ruled out this term, pressure is building ahead of the 18 September Environment Ministers Meeting, as industry, recyclers and environmental groups demand clarity on what meaningful national reform can still be delivered – and when.

APCO has released a nine-point Policy Platform proposing national settings for packaging design, labelling, recycled content and producer fees, as governments consider what reform can proceed under the existing framework.

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.

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.

PKN’s latest print issue is hitting desks and landing in inboxes, bringing readers up to speed with the innovations, partnerships and industry achievements shaping packaging across Australia and New Zealand.

The voluntary administration of Recycling Plastics Australia has placed about 60 Adelaide jobs and a significant part of Australia’s plastics-processing capacity at risk.

The Federal Government has told packaging stakeholders that it will not introduce a new Commonwealth packaging scheme during its current term, as Environment Ministers prepare to meet in September.

Phantm has launched the next generation of its AI-enabled packaging data platform, designed to collect, verify and maintain packaging information across complex supply chains.

IVE is continuing to shift its business towards higher-value services and applications, with packaging among the areas offering opportunities as traditional print face ongoing structural pressure.

Zipform Packaging CEO John Bigley will retire in October, bringing to a close a long career spanning metal and fibre packaging, industry leadership and manufacturing innovation.

Close the Loop’s packaging division has delivered double-digit revenue growth and a 48% increase in EBITDA, emerging as the strongest performer in a year marked by extensive restructuring.

Visy has launched an automated labelling system that secures fresh produce inside its fibre-based Enviropunnet using cardboard flaps and a paper label, which is already in commercial use.

ThePackHub is inviting emerging packaging businesses worldwide to enter the Packaging Startup Awards 2027, with submissions opening on 1 September.