Qenos plant closure looks likely - PKN Packaging News
Apr 4, 2024 · In an update on plastic resin manufacturer Qenos's possible closure of its Australian plants, a new report reveals the company's Chinese owner, China National Chemical, has reached an agreement to sell Qenos to Logos Group, an industrial and logistics property developer.. An article published in The Australian (4 April) indicates that it is not the Qenos operating business that is the drawcard ...
Martogg’s 40kt plastic recycling plant close to kick-off
Jul 13, 2023 · Israeli foodtech start-up, Kinoko-Tech, has signed a commercial agreement with Metaphor Foods, the innovation arm of ingredients and processing company, Hela APAC, to produce thousands of tons of sustainable, protein-rich products in Australia.
Fibre packaging: On the right side of history
Sep 20, 2021 · Australia’s consumption of fibre packaging lifted above 1.7 million tonnes in 2020-21, to a new record that hovers tantalisingly close to 1.8 million tonnes. Tim Woods, MD of Industry Edge, writes for...
Qenos in VA, Botany plant shutdown confirmed - PKN Packaging …
Apr 17, 2024 · In news that is disappointing but not surprising given the recent reports on the unfolding Qenos saga, the new owner of Qenos has placed the company into voluntary administration, to be overseen by McGrathNicol Restructuring. The closure of the Qenos Botany facility has also been confirmed. Qenos is an Australian-based petrochemical business, manufacturer of ethylene and polyethylene, and ...
Ravenwood’s linerless tech surges in APAC - PKN Packaging News
Sep 20, 2021 · A global leader in linerless labelling, label verification, and pack inspection systems, Ravenwood Packaging is expanding its footprint in Asia Pacific, with a new office in Australia.
Call for national approach to fruit sticker ban - Packaging News
Apr 11, 2024 · The International Fresh Produce Association A-NZ (IFPA A-NZ) says it supports a national approach to banning plastic non-compostable Price Look-Up code (PLU) produce stickers and wants to see compostable adhesive excluded from South Australia's proposed 2025 ban until growers, packers and retailers have more time to phase in approved alternatives.
Packaging News - PKN Packaging News
Oct 1, 2024 · As the country’s alternative proteins industry convened in Melbourne yesterday for the annual AltProteins conference, news broke that The Aussie Plant Based Co., makers of vEEF and Love Buds plant-based foods, had gone into liquidation.
OnRobot & DCISIV bring cobot palletiser to Australia
Jul 31, 2024 · OnRobot, a global turnkey provider for collaborative applications, has partnered with Queensland-based robotics and machine company DCISIV Technologies to introduce an off-the-shelf collaborative palletiser for SMEs in Australia.
Mars Food Australia’s spiced up packaging rollout
Jul 22, 2021 · This July, Mars Food Australia is rolling out its new Masterfoods Herbs & Spices packaging, sporting a new closure system by Cormack Packaging, and produced on a revamped, automated packaging line at its Wyong, NSW manufacturing plant.
EXCLUSIVE: Labelmakers expands with Rapid Labels acquisition
Mar 11, 2021 · Rapid Labels has been at the forefront of specialised label printing since its inception, managing a suite of best-in-class digital printing equipment, including Australia's first Gallus Labelfire and one of the first ever installed globally.