KHS Group has introduced a new technology that uses its Innopack Kisters tray packers to wrap cans of food and beverages in paper instead of film or cardboard.

Amcor is donating one million of its Ultra and Bop sterilisation pouches to hospitals in Bulgaria, Romania, and Ukraine through its Covid-19 Community Program.

Detpak Cartons took out three Gold awards at the Print Industry Creativity Awards, topping the state in the number of Golds achieved, and winning the most Golds by any single packaging or label printer.

The Boomerang Alliance has called on all state jurisdictions to introduce bans on certain single-use plastic takeaway items before the end of 2021 to help combat plastic pollution.

APCO has announced a schedule of priority projects for the coming financial year. The list was developed to drive targeted progress towards the 2025 National Packaging Targets.

Packaging automation integrator Foodmach has appointed Chris Yule as national sales manager. He now leads a team of six sales and technical support engineers.

QLM Label Makers has opened a new Australian production centre. Clients, suppliers, and government ministers are lining up to wish the business well in a virtual event live-streamed to invited guests.

Unilever ANZ announced a range of measures aimed at fighting climate change, including a new partnership with the WWF and switching to 100 per cent renewable electricity.

ASX-listed packaging giant Orora is passing on $600m to its shareholders after selling its Australasian fibre business to Nippon Paper for $1.7bn in a deal finalised last month.

Planet Protector Packaging founder Joanne Howarth has won the Cartier Women’s Initiative for the South Asia and Oceania region, making her the first Australian winner since the launch of the global initiative in 2006.

Amcor, Colgate-Palmolive, and Kimberly-Clark this week joined the World Wildlife Fund-led environmental advocacy organisation ReSource: Plastic.

Victorian distiller Apollo Bay Distillery has recalled nine of its gin products, discovering they had been filled with hand sanitiser due to incorrect labelling.

LJM Victoria has acquired Victoria-based OZ Connect Traders, a primary food packer that transports more than 10 million raw food packaged products annually for Australia’s food retailers and exporters.

The government's $150,000 instant asset write-off has been extended, enabling packaging businesses to take advantage of the cash-flow benefit for longer.

To mark World Environment Day, retail giant Woolworths Group released research showing that amidst Covid-19 sustainable choices are a priority for consumers.

Amcor Flexibles shut down its factory in Port Melbourne this week after a worker tested positive for the novel coronavirus. The facility reopened on Wednesday.