Beverages

Asahi invests $60m in Queensland canning line

The $60m production line will be capable of rolling out more than two million cans every 24 hours, including brands like Carlton Dry, Great Northern, and Victoria Bitter.

6 May, 2025

Amcor launches recycle-ready AmFiber paper refill pack for instant coffee and dry beverages

The paper-based refill pack is part of Amcor’s AmFiber Performance Paper portfolio, and delivers recycle-ready paper packaging that has been designed specifically for dry beverages.

23 April, 2025

Visy unveils sustainable beverage can with 83 per cent recycled content

In partnership with Stone & Wood, Lion, Novelis, and Rio Tinto, the companies have worked together on a pilot project called Re-In-Can-Ation, to make a more sustainable beverage can.

25 March, 2025

Amcor partners with Insymmetry for innovative retort bottle

Designed to withstand high-pressure retort sterilisation processes while maintaining product integrity, the bottle aims to provide manufacturers with a reliable and scalable alternative to aseptic processing.

25 March, 2025

Orora announces Gawler G1 furnace closure at 1H25 financial call

During the call, Orora said the closure of the G1 furnace will reduce capacity by 100kt and avoids an estimated rebuild capex of more than $100 million in 2029.

13 February, 2025

IVE’s packaging division achieves ISO 22000 certification

The certification requires businesses to meet stringent criteria including food safety, hygiene protocols, contamination prevention, and risk management.

12 February, 2025

Meeting the key objectives of packaging reform in Australia

Packaging industry reform is critical in today’s society, but the solution must work for Australia, writes Orora Cans’ executive general manager Chris Smith.

12 February, 2025

Orora fires up new oxyfuel wine glass furnace

The newly rebuilt furnace is powered in part by oxyfuel technology drawn from the company’s own onsite oxygen plant.

28 January, 2025

Tetra Pak inventor and industrialist dies

The inventor of the modern Tetra Pak drinks carton, Ake Gustafson, has died in Switzerland. Originally from Sweden, the 101-year-old industrialist passed away in the Swiss canton of Fribourg.

21 January, 2025

Orora invests $130M to expand cans production in QLD

The company’s investment will expand production capacity at its Rocklea facility in Queensland, supporting increased demand for 375ml classic-sized cans.

14 January, 2025