Removing “invisible layer” promises to save 15 tonnes a year of plastic: Kimberly-Clark 

Personal care product manufacturer Kimberly-Clark Australia says a new packaging approach is delivering promising early results, and could see 15 tonnes of plastic removed annually from supply chains nationally. According to a statement from K-CA on Monday, the trial with with supermarket chain Woolworths began in mid-September, following “over a year in development and testing”.…

Best of the week — the five most popular stories among readers, July 22 – July 26, 2024

What were the five biggest stories of the week? Here’s what visitors to @AuManufacturing were reading. 5) Civmec and Austal join forces for landing ship bid Engineering firm Civmec and shipbuilder Austal have executed a memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to form a Joint Venture (JV) to submit a proposal to the government to support the project LAND8710…

Industry, unions welcome Future Made in Australia Act

Manufacturing leaders have welcomed the announcement by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of a Future Made in Australia Act and greater focus from Canberra to supporting industry development. The Managing Director of Kimberly-Clark Australia Belinda Driscoll, said the company’s sole manufacturing plant in regional South Australia which produces VIVA, Kleenex, and Scott products, contributes over half…