Pact Group signed a strategic partnership to supply recycled plastic packaging for ALDI Australia's own-brand products, manufactured at its New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland facilities. The deal was announced on June 29, 2023.

Frucor Suntory Oceania has started construction of a net-zero manufacturing and distribution facility in Swanbank, Queensland, with immediate capacity of 20 million cases per year. The article reports the investment as over $400 million, most likely Australian dollars.

Frugalpac begins supplying vodka and gin in its paper Frugal Bottle to Australia and New Zealand after Free Trade Agreements with the UK took effect. Two local brands and two contract bottlers have adopted it, and an Australian packaging group intends to buy the assembly machine.

Sydney private-equity firm Adamantem is understood to be in talks to acquire PAC Trading, a western Sydney wholesale food packaging supplier. The report is unconfirmed and no value was given.

PakTech, maker of recycled secondary packaging, announced a partnership with Visy and a contract manufacturing facility in Victoria, Australia, with capacity for 100 million units a year.

Orora Beverage completed construction of an AUD 80 million multi-size can line at its Dandenong, Victoria facility in June 2023, increasing production capacity by around 10 per cent.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES) awarded Bauer Kompressoren Aust Pty Ltd a contract to supply compressors, valued at AUD 32,422.72, on 30 April 2023. The compressors support emergency response equipment readiness.

Monadelphous was awarded two five-year contracts with two-year extension options for maintenance services and sustaining capital projects at Albemarle Lithium's Kemerton operations in Western Australia. The work builds on its earlier construction of the lithium hydroxide plant.

The Australian Department of Defence awarded PROMET Valves Australia a contract to supply valves, valued at about AUD 16,975 and awarded on 26 April 2023.

Origin Energy selected Wärtsilä as preferred contractor for the first 460 MW / 920 MWh phase of the Eraring battery at its Eraring Power Station in New South Wales. The engineered equipment delivery contract is worth slightly more than 300 MEUR, with delivery from October 2023 to September 2024.

Mars Wrigley announced a A$28.8 million investment in equipment and manufacturing upgrades at its Ballarat factory, building on over A$67 million invested since 2021.

Aliaxis is investing €14 million to transform its Philmac pipe fittings plant in North Plympton, Adelaide, raising capacity by 40% with automation, with full operation expected in 2025.

Atlas Copco agreed to acquire National Pump & Energy, a pump, power and compressor rental and sales business in Australia and New Zealand, with closing expected in Q2 2023. The price was not disclosed.

Opal Packaging is building a A$140 million corrugated cardboard packaging facility in Wodonga, Victoria, with capacity of about 400 tonnes of finished boxes per day, due to be operational in October 2023.

Finnish packaging manufacturer Huhtamaki has acquired full ownership of its Australian joint venture Huhtamaki Tailored Packaging (HTP), a food-service packaging wholesaler and distributor with several distribution centres. No value was given.

Amcor's Australia and New Zealand business signed a memorandum of understanding with Licella Holdings to invest in a plastic advanced recycling facility in Melbourne. Stage one is expected to process 20,000 tonnes per year of waste plastic using Licella's Cat-HTR technology, subject to final terms.

Private equity group Five V Capital has agreed terms to acquire a 30% stake in Australian packaging brand BioPak, valuing the company at about $275 million.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners unveiled a $43.7 million upgrade of its Moorabbin canning facility, allowing 11 million more cases for the Victorian market. KHS supplied processing and packaging lines as project lead.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners opened a A$43.7 million, highly automated canning line at its Moorabbin production site, built with KHS, GPI and Matthews Australasia, to serve Victoria, Tasmania and South Australia.

Visy will invest A$48 million to upgrade its Material Recovery Facility on Gibson Island, Queensland, redirecting an additional 30,000kt of material from landfills. The plan was announced on November 3, 2022.

Visy plans a new A$150 million corrugated box factory at Hemmant in Queensland to support the state's agricultural sector. The plan was announced on November 3, 2022.

Visy plans a glass packaging facility at its Yatala site in Queensland, Australia, able to produce up to 1 billion glass bottles and jars a year with 70% recycled content. The value is stated as $500m, with currency inferred as AUD.

Promet Valves Australia was awarded a government contract to supply valve assemblies to the Australian Department of Defence, valued at about 16,975 dollars, awarded on 20 October 2022.

WestStar Industrial's subsidiary Alltype Engineering was awarded a circa A$33 million fabrication and installation contract by Lynas Rare Earths for its Kalgoorlie rare earths processing facility, to be completed during FY23.

Visy began operations at its $25 million glass beneficiation plant in Gawler, South Australia, announced in October 2022. The plant will recycle 150,000 tonnes of post-consumer glass each year.

BUMA Australia has been awarded a mining services contract extension by BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) for the Goonyella Riverside coal mine in Central Queensland. The extension adds about AU$400 million to its order book and runs through September 2027.

Pact Group has converted AU$420 million of existing loan facilities into a sustainability-linked loan, the first such transaction for an Australian manufacturing company. Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Westpac and HSBC were lead arrangers.

Visy will invest A$48 million in major upgrades to its material recovery facilities on Gibson Island in Queensland. The three Queensland projects are expected to create 900 construction jobs and 300 operational jobs.

Visy plans a A$500 million glass food and beverage container recycling and manufacturing facility in Yatala, Queensland. The three Queensland projects are expected to create 900 construction jobs and 300 operational jobs.

Brisbane City Council has approved Visy's AUD 150 million corrugated cardboard box manufacturing plant at Hemmant, 11 km from the Brisbane CBD, part of its Queensland investment program.

Printing group IVE plans to move into fibre-based packaging and is seeking an acquisition, with $30 million to $40 million allocated for this and other earnings-accretive opportunities. The plan follows a strategic review announced with its full-year results in August 2022.

Woolworths Group and Pact are developing a partnership under which Pact would supply recycled plastic packaging for Woolworths own-brand products, potentially up to 18,000 tonnes per year. The deal is described as a multi-million-dollar investment in local recycling and manufacturing capacity.

Atlas Copco has completed the acquisition of Sykes Group Pty Ltd from Seven Group Holdings, reported on 5 December 2023.

Opal Group, backed by parent Nippon Paper Group, is building a highly automated 47,000m2 corrugated cardboard packaging plant at a greenfield site in Wodonga, Victoria, as part of a total $140 million investment. Sod-turning took place in July 2022.

Woolworths Group and Pact Group are developing a partnership under which up to 18,000 tonnes of recycled plastic could be used in Woolworths own-brand packaging each year. The companies describe it as a multimillion-dollar investment in local recycling and manufacturing capacity.

Pact Group will manufacture and supply recycled plastic packaging for Woolworths own-brand products, using recycled PET resin from its Australian recycling facilities. The partnership was announced on 26 July 2022 and involves a multimillion-dollar investment.

Woolworths Group and Pact Group are developing a strategic partnership under which Pact would use recycled plastic for Woolworths own-brand packaging, up to 18,000 tonnes a year, as a multimillion-dollar investment in local recycling.

Pact Group signed an agreement to supply Woolworths with up to 18,000 tonnes of recycled plastic packaging items for its home brand products by 2024.

Jamestrong Packaging is adding a new aluminium casting line at its Taree, NSW facility to make slugs for aerosol cans, with a reported investment of AUD 6 million. The line is planned for commissioning by October 2023 and will create 12 ongoing jobs.

Boundary Power, a joint venture of Horizon Power and Ampcontrol, was selected as one of two delivery partners for a AUD 37 million roll-out of over 180 stand-alone power systems in regional Western Australia, starting in 2023. Boundary Power will build and deliver 101 R-Series systems and create around 30 jobs.

TricorBraun has completed its acquisition of PB Packaging, a leading Australian provider of plastic and glass packaging previously owned by Pro-Pac Packaging Limited. The deal was announced on June 26, 2022.

The Australian Department of Defence awarded ZF Australia Pacific a contract to supply valves, valued at AUD 18,737.40, with the contract awarded on 14 June 2022 for a six-month term.

Pact Group acquired Synergy Packaging, a Tullamarine, Victoria maker of PET bottles, bottle caps and jars, as of June 4, 2022. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

APA awarded Valmec civil, structural, mechanical, piping and electrical works for new compressor stations at Condobolin and Eromanga as part of the ECG Expansion Project. The project will add about 12 per cent gas transport capacity.

Orora Beverage is investing $85 million to add a multi-size can line at its Revesby, New South Wales site. The line is expected to come online in 2025 and add about 10 per cent to can body capacity.

Perth engineering firm Score Australasia was selected by BAE Systems Australia to manufacture and supply thousands of valves for the first three Hunter class frigates built in Adelaide. The contract is worth about A$26 million, with Score subcontracting work to twelve companies across five states.

Orora Beverage announced in May 2022 an investment of $85 million to expand can body production capacity at its Revesby plant in Sydney. It is part of about $200 million in can production investment over three to four years.

Australian-Singaporean water treatment company De.mem Ltd has acquired Stevco Seals & Pumps Victoria Pty Ltd, based in Epping, Victoria, to expand its cross-selling of membrane-based systems.

Queensland Fire and Emergency Services awarded a contract to BAUER KOMPRESSOREN AUST P/L to supply breathing apparatus compressors, valued at $36,905. The award was dated 30 April 2022.

Orora announced an approximately AUD 85 million capacity expansion adding a multi-size can line at its Revesby, New South Wales site, expected to come online in 2025.