Colgate-Palmolive has adopted Wellman Packaging's 100%rPET preforms for a range of household products now on supermarket shelves in Australia. PKN brings you the update.

In round one of the first-ever virtual awards ceremony for the Australasian Packaging Innovation & Design (PIDA) Awards today, winners were named across five categories and in a surprise new category.

Orora has finalised the sale of its Australasian Fibre business to a subsidiary of Nippon Paper Industries for $1.72bn, with the packaging giant’s net proceeds after tax and costs amounting to $1.55bn.

OI Glass, Inc. has just posted its First Quarter 2020 Results report, with the commentary and data providing a compelling case for why the sale of its ANZ assets will be completed later this year. Paul Allen writes for PKN.

The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is calling on the public to provide feedback on plastics use, reducing waste and pollution, as well as methods to increase recycling across the state. Almost 10,000 submissions have already been received.

Sealed Air, Pact Group, Plantic Australia and Woolworths have picked up medals in the 2020 WorldStar Packaging Special Awards, following their category wins in the main 2020 WorldStar awards and bringing the awards tally for the region to 21.

Dineamic, an Australian ready-to-eat meal provider, is moving from plastic to eco-cardboard packaging for its tray meals, to be sold at Coles and IGA, starting this week. PKN spoke to Dineamic CEO Michael Starke about this development.

Demand for packaging is expected to move through three phases during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report from consultancy McKinsey titled 'How the packaging industry can navigate the coronavirus pandemic'.

The Coronavirus pandemic is having an impact on the aluminium aerosol can industry, depressing some areas, and presenting opportunities in others, according to a statement from Aerobal.

Unilever ANZ has announced it’s donating more than $2 million worth of essential food, home and personal care products to Foodbank.

With supply chains under pressure, local packaging companies are stepping into the breach. PKN spoke to Impact International, Wellman Packaging and Caps & Closures about their response to the crisis and the growing need for Australia’s self-sufficiency.

Packaging development specialist Jason Fields has been voted in as president of the AIP, taking over the reins from Dr Carol Kilcullen-Lawrence. PKN spoke to both leaders on the eve of the announcement.

Bega Cheese has won the right to use the yellow lid and label for its peanut butter products, with the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia ruling in its favour.

In recent months, Australia has been ravaged by one disaster after another. Drought, fire, floods, and now a pandemic. And every time, without fail, the packaging industry has risen to the challenge of supporting the greater community and innovating in the face of crisis. PKN spoke to AIP members who represent different packaging sectors about their response to the current crisis.

Sidel is joining the fight against Covid-19, transforming its international centre of excellence for PET packaging development in France into a production centre to make bottles for hydro-alcoholic gel.

As the global coronavirus pandemic continues to run rampant, across the world packaged goods are in high demand. PKN asked World Packaging Organisation president Pierre Pienaar to share his views on the role of packaging in a pandemic.