In the 2025 APPMA Board elections, Mark Emmett of HMPS, Matt Nichol of Matthews Australasia, and Peter Bradbury of ABB have all been re-elected, reaffirming their continued leadership within Australia’s packaging and processing machinery sector.
Melbourne-based sustainable packaging company Great Wrap has entered voluntary administration with debts of about AU$39 million, following years of financial losses and shifting market conditions.
Jamestrong Packaging has officially opened its new $8m aluminium casting line at Taree, NSW, reshaping Australia’s aerosol packaging supply chain by bringing aluminium slug production back onshore.
