Tag: packaging

Visy has invested $30 million in new cardboard manufacturing equipment at its Smithfield board factory in Western Sydney, increasing board output by 33% as part of an upgrade to the site.

Peacock Group is expanding its Victorian operations with an 8,000-square-metre purpose-built facility in Dandenong South that will bring Peacock Bros. and insignia together and increase the Group’s combined warehouse and production footprint by about 66 per cent.

Manufacturing technology will take centre stage at APPEX 2027, with registrations now open for the processing and packaging exhibition to be held at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre (MCEC) from 16 to 19 March 2027.

Visy is encouraging Australians to consider packaging choices that support a circular economy as part of Plastic Free July, promoting recyclable alternatives to single-use plastics and providing resources to help improve recycling practices.

ASX-listed global packaging company Amcor has expanded its manufacturing presence in Southeast Asia with the opening of an advanced healthcare packaging coating facility in Subang Jaya, Selangor, supported by an investment of more than $35 million.

A manufacturing-focused partnership between Perfect Automation and Omori is set to expand, following the announcement that Omori has acquired a 50 per cent shareholding in Perfect Automation, in a move the companies say will strengthen packaging solutions for Australian manufacturers.

Tetra Pak has announced an expansion of its packaging capabilities in Oceania, with new technology enabling single-serve wine and ready-to-drink (RTD) beverages to be produced in Australia and New Zealand.

Packaging and recycling company Visy has opened a new Packaging Hub in Devonport, Tasmania, aimed at strengthening local manufacturing capability and supporting the state’s food, beverage and agricultural sectors.

The global packaging industry is seeing a shift toward 2D barcodes, which can carry significantly more data than traditional linear barcodes, and an industrial printing technology provider is calling it a “strategic evolution” rather than a simple technical update.

Australian packaging machinery manufacturer Packserv has expanded its international presence by forming an alliance with US-based FP Developments.