The heads of Visy’s packaging operation are planning a share market float as they seek to raise funds for an ambitious expansion. The business, previously part of the late Richard Pratt’s Visy empire but now operating under the name Pact Group, is expected to fetch more than $1bn if the plan goes ahead.

Visy has officially opened a $12m thermoformed barrier plastic cup factory in Thailand. Visy says the state of- the-art factory will supply local customers in the region – including Dole Thailand – with thermoformed plastic cups for food products such as pineapple pieces.

Visy has officially opened a $12m thermoformed barrier plastic cup factory in Thailand. Visy says the state of- the-art factory will supply local customers in the region – including Dole Thailand – with thermoformed plastic cups for food products such as pineapple pieces.

FSC Australia has welcomed Visy recycled products to the growing range of Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified products world-wide. Visy Industries has obtained FSC Chain of Custody certification for its Australian paper recycling operations.

Visy Glama – an amalgamation of six Visy specialty print, packaging and supply chain businesses – has commissioned what it claims to be the largest sheet fed offset press in the southern hemisphere. Carlos Martinez met with Geoff Laing, sales and business development manager for Visy Glama to find out what benefits accompanied the giant press

Anthony Pratt, son of the late cardboard king Richard Pratt, will take the helm of the $2bn Visy paper and packaging empire following the sudden departure of chief executive John Murphey. Pratt has also appointed a recently retired long-term executive, Chris Daly, to the role of chief operating officer.

Visy is providing fully recyclable stands for use at trade show, which the company says significantly reduce the extensive waste usually created by exhibitors. In sponsoring last week’s Design:Made:Trade exhibition, Visy provided stands for all exhibitors, produced using recycled and Tumut Kraft corrugated board.

Visy was recently awarded the Institute of Professional Engineers (IPENZ) Arthur Mead Award for its Onehunga Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Sharing the award with Tonkin & Taylor, a specialist environmental company, and the cities of Auckland and Manukau, the award recognises contributions to the preservation, conservation and improvement of the environment.

Visy was recently awarded the Institute of Professional Engineers (IPENZ) Arthur Mead Award for its Onehunga Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) in New Zealand. Sharing the award with Tonkin & Taylor, a specialist environmental company, and the cities of Auckland and Manukau, the award recognises contributions to the preservation, conservation and improvement of the environment.

At its new facility in Revesby NSW, Visy Glama has commissioned what it claims to be the largest offset press ever installed in Australasia. The company adds that the KBA Rapida 205 - is equally capable of printing on plastic as it is on board and paper.

At its new facility in Revesby NSW, Visy Glama has commissioned what it claims to be the largest offset press ever installed in Australasia. The company adds that the KBA Rapida 205 - is equally capable of printing on plastic as it is on board and paper.

At its new facility in Revesby NSW, Visy Glama has commissioned what it claims to be the largest offset press ever installed in Australasia. The company adds that the KBA Rapida 205 - is equally capable of printing on plastic as it is on board and paper.

Richard Pratt, who built the vast packaging empire Visy Industries has died at 74 after succumbing to prostate cancer. His death came a day after the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) announced it would not pursue criminal charges against him for allegedly giving false and misleading evidence to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Richard Pratt, who built the vast packaging empire Visy Industries has died at 74 after succumbing to prostate cancer. His death came a day after the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) announced it would not pursue criminal charges against him for allegedly giving false and misleading evidence to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Richard Pratt, who built the vast packaging empire Visy Industries has died at 74 after succumbing to prostate cancer. His death came a day after the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) announced it would not pursue criminal charges against him for allegedly giving false and misleading evidence to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Richard Pratt, who built the vast packaging empire Visy Industries has died at 74 after succumbing to prostate cancer. His death came a day after the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions (CDPP) announced it would not pursue criminal charges against him for allegedly giving false and misleading evidence to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

Richard Pratt, boss of packaging giant Visy is close to death, with a number of media outlets reporting the 74 year-old billionaire businessman is gravely ill with prostate cancer and may only have weeks or possibly days to live.

Richard Pratt, boss of packaging giant Visy is close to death, with a number of media outlets reporting the 74 year-old billionaire businessman is gravely ill with prostate cancer and may only have weeks or possibly days to live.

Richard Pratt, boss of packaging giant Visy is close to death, with a number of media outlets reporting the 74 year-old billionaire businessman is gravely ill with prostate cancer and may only have weeks or possibly days to live.

Visy has appointed a new group environment and sustainability manager, Ros Dent replacing the group environment manager Nick Harford. Reporting to Tony Gray, director of sustainability at Visy, Dent will be responsible for the company’s internal management system as well as helping customers to achieve their goals.

Lawyers for Visy boss Richard Pratt have suggested that Graeme Samuel, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman, conducted a vendetta by pushing for Pratt to be criminally prosecuted.

Lawyers for Visy boss Richard Pratt have suggested that Graeme Samuel, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman, conducted a vendetta by pushing for Pratt to be criminally prosecuted.

A pumping mistake at Visy’s board factory in North Melbourne led to an evacuation of five hundred people last week, closing two schools and emptying nearby homes.

Visy has developed a new box lid for fresh produce that does away with tape and stapling as well as reducing manufacturing costs, which can be passed on to customers, according to the company.

The new Visy Glama package print factory being built in Sydney will house the country’s biggest sheetfed press when a new KBA Rapida 205 arrives at the end of the year

Packaging giant Visy has hit out at the Federal Government’s draft carbon reduction scheme saying based on the proposed model, at a carbon cost of $20 per tonne Visy would be forced to immediately close two paper remanufacturing and recycling facilities in Australia, resulting in the loss of 160 direct jobs.

Visy has launched Visy Green Office, a new environmental programme to give staff knowledge and skills in order to improve environmental performance.

Robert Richter, barrister for Visy boss Richard Pratt has said packaging giant Amcor was part of a conspiracy with consumer watchdog the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to prosecute his client, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.

A company’s first rule of sustainability should be to sustain its profits, followed by waste reduction and energy savings within its own business, according to Tony Gray, director of sustainability at Visy. He says some companies have been slow to realise that there are financial benefits from taking sustainable action