Rent relief is now available for packaging business struggling under coronavirus, with the Commonwealth government announcing a mandatory code of conduct that allows commercial renters to pay reduced rent during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The NSW government has launched a registry portal for manufacturers who can help fill gaps in the supply of medical equipment and hygiene products.

Lactalis Australia has moved to 24/7 operations at its Lidcombe milk facility in Sydney’s west with a roll out of four automated guided vehicles (AGVs) from Dematic.

South Australian packaging manufacturer Detmold Group will produce 145 million surgical and respirator masks at its Adelaide factory to help with efforts against the coronavirus pandemic.

The PKN Pulse survey, conducted in partnership with Matthews Australasia, gives some insight into the current state of the Australian manufacturing and packaging industry.

The PVCA is running a special webinar today which will focus entirely on the government's new $1500 employee wages assistance package.

Our Packaging Future, the new strategic framework outlining how Australia will deliver the 2025 National Packaging Targets launched yesterday and has been hailed by industry as the first holistic and integrated perspective of Australia's packaging ecosystem.

Story updated 6 April: Medical mask manufacturer, Med-Con, has to step up production amid the Covid-19 crisis, and has contracted Foodmach to assist in expanding manufacturing capacity.

ProPak Asia, the major processing and packaging event for the continent, has been postponed in response to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

PKN's March-April print issue is out, packed with latest news and analysis, with special features covering sustainability, trends, technology, innovation and design and including our exclusive Machinery Matters supplement.

The Australian government has instituted a raft of measures to help businesses – particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) – weather the economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Businesses around the world are gearing up to confront the period of uncertainty and difficulty that the coronavirus pandemic has brought.

Nippon Paper Industries has received approval from the Foreign Investment Review Board to go ahead with the acquisition of Orora’s Australasian Fibre Business.

And now for some much needed good news: Australasia's peak packaging awards programme – the Packaging Innovation and Design Awards – has released its highly anticipated list of company and individual finalists across eight categories, representing the cream of the crop in packaging design innovation and industry contribution for 2020.

Packaging demand across the world reached US$917.1bn in 2019 and is expected to grow in the coming four years, according to the latest data from industry analyst Smithers.

Packaging producer Ecolean and its customers in the Chinese dairy sector are lending a helping hand in China during the coronavirus pandemic, donating goods to hospitals and communities.