Amcor is rumoured to be one of two giants considering a takeover bid of around AU$11.6bn for Europe’s largest paper-packaging supplier, Smurfit Kappa.

Every now and then PKN thinks it best to publish the content we have received without rewriting. This patent dispute concerning Raflex MDO is one of those occasions.

Climate change means drought. Drought affects beer’s main ingredients. That changes everything about beer. A lot less beer means a lot less beer packaging. Be concerned.

Tyrrell also worked on the boards of the Packaging Council of Australia, including terms as president and treasurer, and the Aerosol Association of Australia.

The APC’s Packaging Assessment for Sustainability forums to help signatories improve their approach to packaging assessment and share best practice.

YuMi is short for 'you and me,' working together. The human-friendly ABB dual arm robot enables people and robots to work hand-in-hand on the same tasks.

The Australian Made Campaign has launched the Australian Made Business-to-Business (B2B) Portal, so that Australian businesses and suppliers can find, and talk to, each other.

Kuraray Tokyo formally acquired all of the shares in Plantic Technologies Limited on April 2. The bio-based materials supplier in Australia will now be known as Plantic.

There is neither doubt nor dispute that the last financial year tested the packaging industry's grit. Tetra Pak achieved a 1.7% uplift in sales nonetheless.

The world’s first fully fully renewable package has passed its test with Finnish dairy, Valio.

Sun Branding, the company that reduced Dove Body Wash packaging weight by 82% and cost by 36% has developed a new shrink-wrap procedure.

Spread the (right) word. The 93 prefix on GS1 barcodes does not mean that the product's country of origin is Australia.

How hard does packaging have to work on shelf? American Express' shopper survey has found that 85% of Australians generally resist change.

Satisfaction with the quality of attendees was the main feedback from exhibitors at this year's “biggest ever” AUSPACK.

The fastest growing pack format for food packaging in Australia is the stand-up pouch, and it's nudging its way into beverages too, according to Euromonitor.

LiquiGlide is a new permanently wet coating that allows all of the product inside bottles, jars and tubes to come out. That includes glue and toothpaste.