PLAY Food & Drink Business News Bulletin: 4 Nov

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Packaging News

Australia’s plastic packaging manufacturers are bracing for a fresh supply chain shock, as escalating conflict in the Middle East begins to disrupt the flow of oil-derived resins into global markets.

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.