PKN’s latest print issue is hitting desks and landing in inboxes, bringing a powerful wrap-up to the year with exclusive coverage spanning strategic collaboration, sustainability leadership, next-generation technology, and major investments shaping the packaging landscape in Australia and abroad.
Hot off the press, the PKN Packaging News November-December 2025 issue is on its way to you in the mail and available online for your convenience.
FEATURES
This edition’s Cover Story spotlights Currie Group’s new strategic collaborations with Uteco, Bimec and the European Flex-Converting Alliance, partnerships that will give flexible packaging providers across the ANZ region unprecedented access to world-class converting and printing technologies (page 14).
In Sustainability, TerraCycle CEO and Loop founder Tom Szaky offers deep insight into what unlocked commercial-scale reuse in France and the implications for Australia’s evolving circular economy (page 18). Ball & Doggett reinforces its leadership in fibre-based packaging through strategic partnerships, new customer tools, and operational consolidation (page 20). And Australians could soon see their soft plastic waste return to supermarket shelves as brand-new food packaging, with Navan Kaur reporting on a new project led by Viva Energy and Cleanaway (page 22).
In Food & Beverage Packaging, the Magnum Ice Cream Company’s $35 million transformation of its Minto facility marks a significant chapter in Australian food manufacturing (page 24). Meanwhile, C4C Packaging launches Oceania’s first single-serve aseptic wine and alcoholic beverage co-manufacturing and packaging facility, delivered in partnership with Tetra Pak (page 26).
In Pack Printing, NCI Packaging prepares to introduce Digital Metal Decoration technology to the ANZ market, with CEO Frauke Tyrrell detailing the company’s innovation journey (page 28). Platypus Print Packaging reflects on a century of family experience, investment and commitment to Australian manufacturing, demonstrating how heritage and innovation can evolve in lockstep (page 30).
In Pack & Label Printing, Labelexpo Europe’s debut in its new home of Barcelona and under its new identity, Loupe, signals a bold new chapter for the global label industry, writes Nessan Cleary (page 32).
In Innovation, drinktec 2025 showcased the future of beverage packaging, from ultra-light PET bottles to label-free laser coding, reported by Dominique Huret (page 38). Covering K 2025, Erik Kruisselbrink outlines how the PPWR is set to fundamentally reshape the sector (page 42). From Las Vegas, packaging journalist John Henry reports on how automation and AI took centre stage at Pack Expo 2025 (page 46), while APPMA used the global platform to highlight Australia’s innovation and promote APPEX (page 49).
In Packaging & Processing Machinery, Inglewood Coffee Roasters accelerates production with a new VFFS coffee packaging machine supplied by Jet Technologies (page 50); snack manufacturers gain end-of-line efficiencies through Ishida’s high-speed ACP-701 case packer (page 50); and J.L.Lennard’s Mahdokht Aghel takes readers behind the engineering precision and innovation driving Lion’s packaging operations (page 52).
BUT WAIT, THERE’S MORE…
As always, rounding out the issue are our regular sections: Industry Insight takes readers inside Avery Dennison’s new Melbourne ADX, which opened in October with a clear message, RFID and digital identification are entering a new growth phase in ANZ (page 16).
In Supplier Spotlight, Cama Group unveils new green packaging projects developed to meet evolving sustainability regulations and support customers in transitioning to more environmentally aligned formats (page 54).
Tech Speak captures the energy and anticipation surrounding the biennial Foodtech Packtech tradeshow, with this year’s event delivering strong engagement and innovation across packaging and processing, according to AIP’s Nerida Kelton (page 56).
And in What’s On, we highlight the upcoming industry events to mark on your calendar as the sector heads into 2026 (page 58).
And finally, in News: Great Wrap enters VA (page 6); CCEP starts its RVM rollout (page 6); Costa, Coles and Opal trial cardboard tomato packs (page 8); Amcor and Woolies bag circular gains (page 8); Monash turns food waste into compostable plastic (page 9); Jamestrong opens a new slug line in Taree (page 10); PPG enters VA with buyers sought (page 10); TomKat opens an equity raise to scale (page 11); and Abbe expands with the OjiFS acquisition (page 12).
Enjoy the read.
