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PKN EXCLUSIVE: In a groundbreaking development, Australian-based Zipform Packaging has launched a paper bottle made from over 95 per cent wood-based fibre, containing no plastic liner, and incorporating more than 50 per cent post-consumer recycled content. Read more
PKN’s latest issue for 2025 is hitting desks and includes the latest in Food & Beverage Packaging, Labels & Labelling, Sustainability and Design, as well as our on-the-floor report of Paris Packaging Week.
Visy has set a new benchmark for sustainable beverage packaging in Australia, launching a locally made aluminium can manufactured with an average of 83% recycled content.
The long-awaited next step in solving Australia’s soft plastics crisis is underway, with Soft Plastic Stewardship Australia lodging an application to the ACCC for interim and long-term authorisation to operate a national, industry-led recycling scheme.
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Paper 'bottoms up' on Cadbury Drinking Chocolate
12 Mar 2025Mondelez International is transitioning the packaging of Cadbury Drinking Chocolate in Australia to Sonoco’s EnviroCan with a paper bottom, replacing the traditional metal-bottom paper can.
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Hive Awards: Best Packaging – who made the cut?
26 Mar 2025The Hive Awards 2025 – run by PKN’s stablemate Food & Drink Business – attracted some exceptional solutions-driven entries in the Best Packaging category. We take a closer look at this year’s finalists.
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Great Earth launches fibre screw cap
25 Mar 2025Great Earth has teamed up with Blue Ocean Closures to launch a fibre screw cap that aims to reduce plastic usage in packaging, marking the first commercial use of Blue Ocean Closures’ cellulose fibre cap.
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Woolworths rolls out reusable universal bag
19 Mar 2025Woolworths is rolling out the Universal Bag, crafted by Anya Hindmarch and produced by the Solent Group, in 600 stores across Australia. The reusable bag is made from recycled plastic.
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First 100% paper-based Aerosol cap debuts
24 Mar 2025Koehler Paper has joined forces with French cardboard packaging expert Wimbee, to develop world's first aerosol can cap made entirely of 100 per cent cardboard and paper.
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SMC advises regular upkeep of tubing and fittings
19 Mar 2025To ensure pneumatic systems operate efficiently, regular maintenance of fittings and tubing is vital. According to SMC's Robert Taylor, routine inspections and timely replacements can help avert failures.
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PLAY PKN: Video Bulletin 28 March
28 Mar 2025In the news: Zipform, SPSA, Visy, Stone & Wood, Lion, Novelis, Rio Tinto, Hive Awards, Allied Beverages, Chobani, Close the Loop, Grove Juice, MeAgain, Avery Dennison, Women in Packaging.
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PKN Podcast Ep 107: with Sandra Dal Maso
25 Mar 2025PKN's Lindy Hughson talks with APCO's head of Packaging Transformation, Sandra Dal Maso, about the benefits of a holistic packaging system, and the importance of adopting a unified industry strategy towards circularity.
The country and world’s best winners have been announced for the 2025 World Whiskies and Icons of Whisky Awards, at the Whisky Magazine Awards Gala Dinner in London on 26 March. From big name distillers to smaller, independent producers, the competition aims to spotlight the prestige and diversity of the global whisky market.
The Australian Marketing Institute (AMI) and T garage bring you some of the industry’s most experienced and engaged thought leaders to explore how innovation is reshaping the Fast- Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector.
Coles Liquor Group has decided to align all its Vintage Cellars and First Choice Liquor stores with the Liquorland brand, after a 16-week pilot program across 14 stores in South Australia, Victoria, and Queensland demonstrated increased brand awareness and customer engagement.
