What Australian Plastics Pty Ltd does

Australian Plastics Pty Ltd is a family-owned Australian manufacturer of thermoformed plastic food packaging, headquartered at 30 Hitech Drive, Kunda Park, Queensland, with operations spanning multiple manufacturing sites. The company produces a catalog of thermoformed trays (sausage, Euro-style, and general-purpose in PVC, PET, PP, and HIPS materials) and protective fruit liners for produce handling and display. Its manufacturing platform uses positive and negative pressure thermoforming with plug assist, quick-change tooling for short-run production, and a down-gauging technique that reduces material use while preserving product strength, framed as both a cost and environmental benefit.

The business sells directly to produce growers/packers/wholesalers, meat processors and butchers, and broader food packaging distributors via a website-based e-commerce storefront combined with quote-based pricing and dedicated product specialists (e.g., a fruit liner specialist). Pricing is not publicly listed; customers contact the firm via phone or email for quotes. The company is HACCP-certified, operates under stated Good Manufacturing Practices, and is led by Managing Director Darren Williames (MIAP), with a small staff of about five employees. There is no disclosed revenue, no external funding, no M&A activity, and no international footprint — the firm operates as a domestic, privately held custom manufacturer.

Name

Australian Plastics Pty Ltd

Legal name

Australian Plastics

Website

https://australianplastics.com.au

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Plastics Product Manufacturing (3261), All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199)

SIC

Plastics Products, Nec (3089)

akta.pro primary industry

Thermoformed Packaging (Food, Beverage & Consumer Goods) (IMANAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industrial & Protective Thermoformed Packaging (Dunnage, Trays, Clamshells) (IMANAHAC)

Keywords

• Thermoformed food packaging
• Plastic food trays
• Fruit liner packaging
• Meat packaging trays
• Plastic tray manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kunda Park

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Plastic Food Packaging Products: Manufacture and sale of thermoformed plastic trays and fruit liners for food packaging applications. Products are sold directly to food processing, wholesale, and retail customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Australian Plastics is a family-owned manufacturer of thermoformed plastic food packaging products, including sausage trays, Euro-style trays, fruit liners, and cylinders. The company uses state-of-the-art thermoforming technology with quick change tooling to process PVC, PET, PP, and HIPS plastics. Products are sold directly to food processing, wholesale, and retail customers across Australia.

Product overview

Australian Plastics is a family-owned manufacturer of thermoformed plastic food packaging products. The product portfolio consists of trays (sausage trays, Euro-style trays, and general-purpose trays in various sizes) and fruit liners designed to protect fresh produce during handling and display. Products are manufactured using thermoforming technology capable of processing PVC, PET, PP, and HIPS materials. The company emphasizes environmental considerations in its manufacturing processes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced product wastage in wholesale and retail markets through protective fruit liner design
• +1 more outcomes

Segments3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Sonoco Products Company: Global diversified packaging company with rigid plastic and thermoformed food packaging operations. Overlap is in food-contact trays and produce packaging, though Sonoco's portfolio extends well beyond thermoformed plastics.
• Sealed Air Corporation: Global food packaging giant with thermoformed trays and protective packaging products serving meat, produce, and food service customers. Comparable in food-contact thermoformed trays and supply to retailers, though at vastly larger scale.
• Pact Group Holdings: ASX-listed Australian rigid plastic packaging manufacturer with extensive thermoforming capabilities across food and beverage end-markets. Direct competitor in Australian food trays and produce packaging, though serving a much broader product portfolio.
• Berry Global Group: Large global plastic packaging manufacturer with significant thermoformed food container operations. Comparable in materials (PET, PP, HIPS) and food packaging end-uses, albeit at massive scale across multiple product categories.

Regional players

• Coda Plastics: UK-based custom thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer serving food and industrial markets. Comparable in custom thermoformed food packaging and short-run production, but focused on UK/European customers.
• Detpak: Australian packaging manufacturer (Detmold Group subsidiary) supplying food service and food packaging products including trays and containers. Regional peer in Australian food packaging market with overlapping customer base.

Direct peers

• Plastic Ingenuity: Custom thermoformed plastic packaging manufacturer serving food, medical, and retail markets. Direct peer in custom thermoformed food packaging with comparable short-run production capabilities.
• Winpak Ltd: Manufacturer of rigid and flexible packaging for food, beverage, and healthcare, with thermoformed tray and lidding products. Comparable in thermoformed food-contact trays and packaging materials, though primarily North American.
• Pactiv Evergreen: Major North American manufacturer of thermoformed food containers, trays, and fresh produce packaging. Direct peer in core product category (thermoformed food trays and produce liners) with overlapping materials (PET, PP, HIPS) and customer base.
• Lacerta Group: US-based thermoformed packaging manufacturer serving food, consumer products, and industrial markets. Comparable custom thermoformed offerings and food-contact manufacturing focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/australian-plastics-pty-ltd

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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