Two PIDA Award winners from 2024 – Don Deli Cuts (George Weston Foods) and Naked Rivals – have been shortlisted as finalists for three WorldStar Packaging Special Awards.

Plasdene Glass-Pak in New Zealand has acquired the Auckland-based Glass Packaging Division of Wainhouse Distribution.

Packaging professionals attending the Australasian Packaging Conference next week are invited to join an insightful session, 'Packaging Voices: Global Innovation Snapshots from IPPO', with contributions from top global packaging journalists.

Orora has launched Orora Express, a new customer portal that allows cans customers to see their packaging designs take shape in real-time, including viewing life-like 3D renders of can artwork.

Clorox Australia, the company behind GLAD garbage and kitchen bags, has been fined $8.25 million after the Federal Court found it misled consumers about its environmental claims.

For the first time in New Zealand, the country’s only glass manufacturer, Visy, has achieved an average of 70% recycled glass content in its locally-made bottles and jars.

Amcor has been recognised with an AA rating by MSCI ESG Research for its strong sustainability performance.

Over 84 speakers have been confirmed for the biennial Australasian Packaging Conference, which will see discussion on the path forward for the industry in a bid to create a circular economy for packaging for Australia and New Zealand.

Amcor has completed construction of a healthcare packaging coating facility in Malaysia, in a bid to strengthen supply chain resilience & reduce lead times for medical device manufacturers in the APAC region.

Plans for Australia’s first large-scale advanced soft plastics recycling facility are a step closer, after Cleanaway and Viva Energy successfully completed their pre-feasibility study for the project.

Soft Plastic Stewardship Australia, the industry led not-for-profit organisation proposing a national soft plastics recycling scheme, has started the search for members of its Stakeholder Advisory Council.

APCO has opened consultation on a new proposal to support and deliver industry-led Extended Producer Responsibility for packaging, intended to bridge existing gaps in the packaging value chain.

Visy has developed a new fibre-based, thermal insulation solution called Visycell, which could help drive the shift away from expanded polystyrene in the food delivery supply chain.

The imminent US$13bn merger of Amcor and Berry Global will result in a new leadership set-up under CEO Peter Konieczny, for the business which will have 400 packaging plants and 75,000 staff.

Pro-Pac Packaging's trading results for the first three months of this calendar year show it has continued to perform below expectations. The company has now brought in a business turnaround specialist.

A packaging symposium held in Melbourne last week brought together some of the industry leading minds to share up-to-the-minute ideas on the most pressing issues for packaging. Lindy Hughson moderated the event and filed this report.