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Sydney houses Australia’s first beverage carton recycling facility

AU Manufacturing

SaveBOARD , a packaging waste company, has launched its first beverage carton recycling facility in Australia today. million facility was established to manufacture construction products using beverage cartons that would otherwise end up in landfills. Situated in Warragamba, southwest of Sydney, the new $5.5

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QBCRA/Consignaction announces agreement with Machinex for beverage container processing

Canadian Manufacturing

These materials will be processed at a new plant to be built in Sorel-Tracy, in the Montérégie region, in time for the March 1, 2025, rollout of Phase 2. The establishment of a new processing facility for light-flow recovery of returned beverage containers is a step toward implementation of a modernized, efficient deposit-refund system.

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QBCRA/Consignaction partner with TOMRA to equip beverage container return sites with technology solutions

Canadian Manufacturing

MONTREAL — The Quebec Beverage Container Recycling Association (QBCRA)/Consignaction has reached an agreement with TOMRA to acquire recovery equipment for redeemable beverage containers. With Phase 1, which began on November 1, the deposit-refund system was expanded to include all aluminum beverage containers of between 100 mL and 2 L.

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Corby Spirit and Wine Limited to acquire Ace Beverage Group Inc.

Canadian Manufacturing

Corby to Acquire Ace Beverage Group (CNW Group/Corby Spirit and Wine Communications) TORONTO — Corby Spirit and Wine Limited announces that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 90% of the outstanding shares of Ace Beverage Group Inc. million (at an overall enterprise value of $165.0

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Ontario study says a quarter of food manufacturers wait over a year to fill roles

Canadian Manufacturing

TORONTO — A study from Food and Beverage Ontario says a shortage of skilled trades people and lack of access to qualified foreign workers has continued to take its toll on production capacity for the province’s food and beverage processing industry. billion to Ontario’s GDP in 2020. billion to Ontario’s GDP in 2020.

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ALDI Australia partners with sustainable packaging manufacturer

Manufacturer's Monthly

A new partnership between ALDI Australia and Pact Group will drive progress towards ALDI’s ambition to include a minimum of 50 per cent recycled materials across its exclusive brand packaging by 2025. Once achieved, this is expected to remove around 1,500 tonnes of virgin plastic from ALDI’s exclusive brand beverage products. “As

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Sustainable packaging manufacturer PakTech brings capabilities to Australia

AU Manufacturing

PakTech , a US-based producer of sustainable secondary packaging solutions, is officially bringing its technology and manufacturing capabilities to Australia with a new on-the-ground facility in Victoria. But rather than setting goals of 25% recycled content by 2025, PakTech enables businesses to use 100% recycled content today.