Posts Tagged: Orora

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

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

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

Orora’s OPS sale proceeds to fund organic Cans capacity expansion in QLD

Orora will also repay debt facilities and commence returning proceeds from the transaction to shareholders in the form of an on-market share buy-back.

17 December, 2024

When sustainability becomes good business

Orora has invested in a number of initiatives and technologies that are designed to ensure the ‘future-proofing’ of glass packaging.

10 December, 2024

Orora engineer celebrates 45 years in sustainable manufacturing

German-born Horst Drechsler was recently celebrated for his dedication and tenure, and said a culture built around continuous improvement is what makes Orora stand out.

19 November, 2024

Orora goes into binding agreement to sell OPS business to Veritiv for $1.775B

Orora said the sale leaves it with a strong balance sheet, providing flexibility to pursue value accretive organic growth opportunities, including additional Cans expansion projects.

4 September, 2024

Orora to potentially divest its Packaging Solutions business

The Orora Packaging Solutions business unit reported a loss of revenue by 10.8 per cent to US$1.954 billion (down 8.4 per cent to $2.981 billion on a reported basis).

14 August, 2024

Orora’s Jarbot Reusable Packaging System wins 2024 Innovators Award from the Sustainable Packaging Coalition 

Orora’s Jarbot™ Reusable Packaging System was named winner at the Sustainable Packaging Coalition (SPC) Innovator Awards in the US.

10 April, 2024