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Introducing Opal

Opal is an innovative and solutions led paper and packaging group striving for excellence in everything we do. A member of NIPPON PAPER GROUP, Opal has operations in Australia and New Zealand, making us one of Australasia’s leading packaging companies.

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Innovative products

Opal works in partnership with our customers to deliver innovative packaging solutions and eye-catching displays, as well as copy and printing papers that you can rely on.

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Think Opal

Opal is one of the leading packaging and paper manufacturing groups in Australia and New Zealand.

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Future

At Opal we are focused on targeting a number of areas to secure our success in the future. These include partnering with our customers, delivering innovative solutions and leveraging research and technology.

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Sustainability

At Opal our high quality, innovative products are used every day all over Australia and New Zealand. We are committed to a circular economy approach through recycling, and procuring wood fibre from responsibly managed sources.

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Thinking packaging. Discover Opal.

Opal is an innovative and solutions led paper and packaging company which is part of the NIPPON PAPER GROUP. With operations in Australia and New Zealand, Opal is one of Australasia’s leading packaging and paper companies. Opal offers fibre packaging solutions to suit every customer.

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Opal works closely with our customers to deliver a comprehensive range of packaging solutions from corrugated boxes, solid board folding cartons, bags and sacks to point of purchase displays, general materials and supplies and packaging solutions.

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Paper and Board

Opal operates Australia’s most advanced brown packaging recycling facility where we produce 100% recycled liners and corrugating mediums. We also manufacture kraft liner board and specialised packaging papers including bag and sack kraft.

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Opal Australian Paper

Opal Australian Paper has a proud history in local paper manufacturing. The Maryvale Mill opened in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley in 1937 and is a major employer in the region, manufacturing close to 400,000 tonnes of paper and board annually.

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Opal Paper & Recycling

Opal Paper & Recycling annually produces more than 400,000 tonnes of high quality 100% recycled packaging containerboard for conversion into corrugated board through our Opal Fibre Packaging business and our external customers.

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Opal Packaging Division

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Opal Converting and Packaging Plus ANZ

Opal Converting and Packaging Plus ANZ includes Opal Bag Solutions, Opal Cartons Australia, Opal Cartons New Zealand, Opal Functional Coatings and Opal Packaging Plus.

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Opal Fibre Packaging ANZ

Opal Paper and Recycling annually produces more than 400,000 tonnes of high quality 100% recycled packaging containerboard for conversion into corrugated board through our Opal Fibre Packaging business and our external customers.

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11 Mar 2025

Get to know our Opal people: Graham Renata

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Mountain Blue and Opal Partner to Launch Plastic Free Cardboard Packaging Trial
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On your marks, get your cars, go!
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Great Wrap partners with Opal to distribute Australian made compostable pallet wrap
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Victoria’s first energy from waste licence awarded to Maryvale ‘Energy from Waste’ project
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Get to know our Opal people: Graham Renata
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Maryvale Mill Enterprise Agreement Update February 2025
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Maryvale Mill Update February 2025
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Maryvale Mill Update January 2025
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Energy from Waste

While our Maryvale Mill in the Latrobe Valley is Victoria’s largest generator of baseload renewable energy, we are also the state’s largest industrial user of natural gas and a significant electricity consumer, facing increasing energy prices and supply uncertainty.

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Sustainability

Recycling at Opal’s Botany Mill

Recycling at Opal’s Botany Mill. The state of the art B9 Paper Machine at Botany Mill, Sydney converts more than 450,000 tonnes of used cardboard into 100% recycled brown packaging paper each year. The majority of this paper is then converted by Opal Fibre Packaging in Australia and Opal Kiwi Packaging in New Zealand into corrugated packaging board for box manufacture.

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