• PIC: Industry minister Ed Husic was on site to officially open the country's first plant-based meat ingredients facility for Harvest B, an AMGC member.
    PIC: Industry minister Ed Husic was on site to officially open the country's first plant-based meat ingredients facility for Harvest B, an AMGC member.
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The Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre (AMGC) has revamped its membership structure and the benefits with each level to continue its commitment to creating a connected Australian manufacturing ecosystem.

The AMGC said the changes reflect an increased member focus and value proposition. Benefits include:

  • Invitations to exclusive events;
  • access to industry leading expertise and disruptive insights;
  • member pricing on proven PR and Communications services;
  • alerts regarding grant and funding opportunities;
  • member pricing on grant application services;
  • discussion and knowledge sharing in a private online community;
  • member-only communications and resources; and
  • access to an online directory of fellow members, searchable by location, sub-industry, and advanced capabilities. 

Memberships are on a per-user basis, allowing unlimited members from the same company to sign-up individually. Each member can then have their own profile and login to AMGC’s online member portal and access member benefits.

Packaging News

The Australian and New Zealand businesses of Pro-Pac Packaging (PPG), excluding Perfection Packaging, have been sold to Consolidated Packaging Australia, a subsidiary of Knoxcorp, the privately owned Australian investment company headed by Jim Knox.

Schütz Australia is expanding its packaging collection and reconditioning activities in Victoria through the acquisition of ContainerSave and DrumSavers.

Avantium N.V. and Packamama have signed a capacity reservation agreement for Avantium’s plant-based polymer PEF, branded as Releaf. The polymer is produced using Avantium’s YXY Technology.