Opal’s Wodonga facility, which utilises the latest advanced, high-speed packaging manufacturing technology, has a total footprint of approximately 55,000 square metres. The facility will process recycled and kraft paper from Opal’s Botany Mill in Sydney and Maryvale Mill in the Latrobe Valley.
Opal has invested in Australia’s newest corrugating facility, which will produce packaging for a wide range of fresh produce, food processing, FMCG and manufacturing industries across Australia. The facility also features a highly automated materials and waste handling system.
Watch the time lapse of the construction of Opal Fibre Packaging Wodonga:
November 15, 2023
Opal’s world class, $140 million corrugated cardboard packaging facility in Wodonga has officially opened. Opal’s Wodonga facility, which utilises the latest advanced, high-speed packaging manufacturing technology, has a total footprint of approximately 55,000 square metres.
Opal has created 400 fun and comfy ‘pop-up’ cardboard box seats for City of Canterbury Bankstown’s free Movies Under the Stars outdoor cinema series.
Opal was proud to partner with the City of Canterbury Bankstown for the Mayor’s Mission Australia Light’s Out Sleepout at Bankstown Airport. As part of the event, Opal donated 80 cardboard shelters for attendees of the sleepout.
Mondelez worked with Opal to produce a brown board packaging solution for its Cadbury Favourites shippers without compromising the brand’s shelf presence. The switch provided notable savings in packaging costs, while also improving lead times through local sourcing.
Opal’s Victorian State Sales Manager – Industrial, is ex-AFL football player Paul Meldrum, who has been working at Opal for five years.
Opal’s $140 million high tech corrugated cardboard packaging facility is on track to be completed and operational by October 2023.
Opal Specialty Team in Oakleigh hosted the first National Association of Women’s Organisations (NAWO) site tour for the year.
This National Recycling Week we caught up with Ginny Parisot, Recycling Consultant – Opal Paper & Recycling, who has been with Opal for five years.