Sydney Rowing Club in Abbotsford provided the perfect venue for the Women in Print’s 'Print and Prosecco' NSW event, where attendees heard from guest speaker Kirstene Ciappara. PKN was there.

Avon Graphics has acquired Lorimier in a move that will bring more than 200 years of history, and two of the country’s most well-respected names in trade finishing and embellishment, under one brand.

The annual Print21+PKN Packaging News LIVE Event is back on 9 November in Melbourne, this year focusing on what digitally printed packaging can do for brands – and printers.

Prof Pierre Pienaar, education director for the AIP and president for the WPO, has been recognised by the PMMI in the US with a Packaging & Processing Hall of Fame award.

Avery Dennison marked the official opening of its new purpose-built distribution centre in Moorabbin last week, which showcases sustainable building design and the company’s graphic arts expertise.

Amcor will boost its investment in ePac Flexible Packaging by $45 million, signalling the global packaging giant’s confidence in the digitally-based flexible packaging market, and ePac’s ability to scale.

PKN’s latest issue, which sports a fresh new design layout, features the latest stories on brand and pack design, food packaging, fibre-based packaging, printing and converting, and labels and labelling.

Packaging professional extraordinaire, Emeritus Professor Harry Lovell, passed away this week. The Australian packaging community mourns the loss of an outstanding individual.

Multivac is responding to the rapidly rising demand for packaging machinery and materials in Australia, with the significant expansion of its sales and logistics capacity in Queensland.

Tray sealing specialist Proseal has relocated to a new factory in Australia to enhance its comprehensive range of sales and support services for customers throughout the country.

Pact Group has converted $420 million of existing loan facilities into Sustainability Linked Loans, which will see the group benefit if targets are achieved, and penalised if not.

Confectionery giant Mars Wrigley will spend $25.5 million on its Ballarat facility to expand production, increase sustainable packaging efforts, and drive operational efficiencies.

As institutional investors gave a thumbs up to its rights issue, Pro-Pac Packaging (PPG) revealed it suffered a $25.9m NPAT loss in the 2021/22 financial year, on sales that rose by eight per cent to $403.9m.

Global UK-founded climate action NGO WRAP has opened its new WRAP Asia-Pacific office in Adelaide, in a partnership with Fight Food Waste Australia.

Amcor has announced its first batch of recipients for its Lift-Off seed funding initiative, with Bloom Biorenewables and Nfinite Nanotechnology getting the nod.

Pro-Pac Packaging (PPG) is aiming to raise $30.2m from its shareholders in a renounceable rights issue, offering shares at 30c, a 52.8 per cent discount on the last trading price.