Three months on from the release of the Rennie Report, Australia’s packaging manufacturers and recyclers say the window for action is narrowing fast. In a PKN-exclusive roundtable discussion, industry leaders warned that without a clear signal from Canberra, local investment, sovereign capability and the circular economy ambitions government has backed with public funding could begin to unravel. Lindy Hughson reports.
Global packaging and labelling group CCL Industries is set to acquire French shrink sleeve technology specialist Sleever International, to expand its global sleeve decoration and labelling portfolio.
Australia’s pathway to a national soft plastics recycling system has taken a step forward, with APCO and SPSA announcing a new partnership aimed at simplifying how brands and retailers participate in stewardship as collection and recycling pathways expand.
