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Opal is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest recycling, paper and packaging businesses. We deliver end-to-end paper and cardboard packaging solutions, supporting you from product development through to recycling.

End-to-end packaging solutions that work

We work in partnership with our customers to deliver paper and packaging products you can rely on. We also operate one of Australia’s largest cardboard recycling operations converting approximately six hundred thousand tonnes of old corrugated cardboard each year into new products. Our commitment to practical outcomes for our customers, our advanced manufacturing capabilities, and our commitment to scale up quickly to meet your requirements means whatever the assignment, your business will be supported when you choose Opal.

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Coatings and lamination

Opal Functional Coatings manufactures a wide range of industry leading, innovative coated and laminated products for use in the corrugated, solid fibre cartons and flexible packaging industries.

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Creating Australian made 70 per cent recycled paper bags

Overview Opal is an innovative, solutions-led paper and packaging manufacturer focusing on consumer insight and customer collaboration. Due to environmental concerns, most states and territories in Australia have introduced a ban or a commitment to ban a variety of single-use plastics in many sectors, including hospitality and retail. As a…

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General materials and supplies

Opal offers an extensive inventory of general materials and supplies and provides a one-stop-shop for your industrial packaging and distribution requirements, at the most competitive prices. Our general materials and supplies include packaging and speciality tapes, protective packaging, plastic stretch/shrink wraps, strapping and strapping systems, poly products, adhesives, sealants, glues,…

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Recycled containerboard

Opal is proud to annually produce more than 400,000 tonnes of Australian made, high quality 100% recycled liners and mediums. The major input into our Botany Mill is post consumer recovered paper such as Old Corrugated Containers (OCC). All of our products are FSC® Chain of Custody certified and converted…

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Solid board folding cartons

Opal is a major supplier of high volume custom printed folding cartons to brands across Australia and New Zealand, collaborating with our customers to develop unique, innovative folding carton packaging. We supply a wide range of markets including personal and home care, dairy, beverage, frozen food, dry grocery products, convenience…

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Sweet Transition: Cadbury Favourites' Shippers Shift from White to Brown Board

Overview Part of the journey towards sustainable packaging is understanding not only its end-of-life impact, but its origins as well. Opal has long been a proponent of working with our customers to identify the benefits of switching from imported bleached white board to brown corrugated packaging.   Mondelez worked with Opal…

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Creating Australian made 70 per cent recycled paper bags

Overview Opal is an innovative, solutions-led paper and packaging manufacturer focusing on consumer insight and customer collaboration. Due to environmental concerns, most states and territories in Australia have introduced a ban or a commitment to ban a variety of single-use plastics in many sectors, including hospitality and retail. As a…

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Opal Paper & Recycling Botany Mill

Access and download all the Opal Paper & Recycling Botany Mill fact sheets: Air Emissions Fact Sheet Circular Economy Fact Sheet Noise Fact Sheet Paper Making Process Fact Sheet Botany Mill Community Liaison Group meeting minutes November 2024 July 2024  April 2024 November 2023 June 2023 March 2023 November 2022…

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Packaging papers and boards

Opal Australian Paper manufactures a wide range of specialised packaging papers and kraft liner boards for conversion into high performance packaging.

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Opal Australian Paper

Opal Australian Paper has a proud history in local paper manufacturing. The Maryvale Mill has been operating in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley since 1937 and manufacturers unbleached kraft linerboard, fluting medium, bag and sack papers for the growing fibre packaging market in Australia and New Zealand.

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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 Opal Fibre Packaging, Opal Kiwi Packaging and customers in North America and South East Asia.

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Paper and Board

Opal operates Botany Mill, 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. Opal Functional Coatings produces a wide range of functionally coated and laminated products for the…

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General materials and supplies

Opal offers an extensive inventory of general materials and supplies and provides a one-stop-shop for your industrial packaging and distribution requirements, at the most competitive prices. Our general materials and supplies include packaging and speciality tapes, protective packaging, plastic stretch/shrink wraps, strapping and strapping systems, poly products, adhesives, sealants, glues,…

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Coatings and lamination

Opal Functional Coatings manufactures a wide range of industry leading, innovative coated and laminated products for use in the corrugated, solid fibre cartons and flexible packaging industries.

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