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.

CHEP is offering customers $100 discount on CeMAT Australia conference and workshop attendance fees.

Amcor has acquired South African packaging company, Nampak Flexibles, for AU$28m.

Heinz is to buy 51% of Kraft in a merger backed by Warren Buffett and Brazil private equity company, 3G.

Which product was chosen to represent the "most innovative and outstanding packaging and processing solution"?

This year, APPMA decided to award two scholarships.

From now on, the Unilever U will appear on all packaging as a "trust mark of sustainability."

“At every turn, there are signs of opportunity for Australian manufacturing,” Innes Willox, chief executive officer, Australian Industry Group, promised his audience.