Amcor

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Amcor Limited

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legal form Corporation
ISIN AU000000AMC4
founding 1860
Seat Zurich , Switzerland
Melbourne , Australia
management Ron Delia, CEO
Number of employees 35.211
sales $ 9.1 billion
Branch Packaging means
Website www.amcor.com
As of June 30, 2017

Amcor Limited is a global packaging company . It designs and manufactures flexible packaging, rigid containers, specialty cartons, closures and services for food, beverages, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, home and personal care products and other products.

Amcor is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX: AMC) and is based in Southbank, Melbourne, Australia and Zurich, Switzerland.

As of June 30, 2017, the company had 35,211 employees and sales of more than $ 9 billion through operations at around 200 locations in over 40 countries.

Amcor is represented in several international stock indices, including the Dow Jones Sustainability Index , the CDP Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (Australia), the MSCI Global Sustainability Index, the Ethibel Excellence Investment Register and the FTSE4Good Index Series.

structure

Amcor has two reportable segments: Flexible Packaging and Rigid Plastics.

Flexible Packaging develops and supplies flexible packaging and special folding boxes. It has four business units: Flexible Europe, Middle East and Africa; Flexible America; Flexible Asia Pacific; and special boxes.

Rigid Plastics is one of the world's largest suppliers of rigid plastic packaging. It has four divisions: North America Beverages; North America Specialty Containers; Latin America; and Bericap closures.

history

Founded in 1860, Australian Paper Manufacturers was renamed Amcor Limited in 1986. Previously, the company produced paper and cardboard products from cellulose, as well as metal cans and flexible packaging.

In April 2000, Amcor spun off its business printing papers to focus on global packaging. The spin-off was called Paperlinx.

Amcor's 45 percent stake in Kimberly-Clark Australia, a tissue and personal care company, was fully sold to Kimberly-Clark in June 2002.

Mergers and acquisitions

In July 2002, Amcor acquired the rigid packaging and closures business from Schmalbach-Lubeca, based in Ratingen , Germany. With this acquisition, which cost $ 2.875 billion, Amcor became the world's largest manufacturer of PET ( polyethylene terephthalate ) containers.

In 2007 Amcor sold its European PET business to La Seda, a manufacturer based in Spain .

In February 2008, Amcor announced the construction of a recycled paper mill with a capacity of 400,000 tons per year, located in the existing paper mill in Botany, New South Wales . The "B9" paper machine, known as the ninth paper machine in operation at the Botany Mill, was commissioned in 2012 and was officially opened on February 1, 2013 by New South Wales Premier Barry O'Farrell. Amcor's other recycled paper mill in Fairfield, Victoria, was closed at the end of 2012 due to the expanded capacity of the site.

In 2010, Amcor completed the acquisition of Alcan Food ( Europe and Asia ) and the global pharmaceutical and tobacco businesses of Rio Tinto for $ 2.03 billion.

A year later, Amcor acquired Marfred Industries , one of the largest independent packaging manufacturers and distributors in the United States .

In 2012, Amcor acquired the business assets of Carter & Associates , a major distributor of Amcor glass of wine, champagne and liquor bottles in New Zealand .

In the same year, the packaging company Aperio Group, which operates in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand , was taken over. Shortly afterwards, Uniglobe Packaging, a company based in Daman, north of Mumbai, India, was taken over.

In December 2013, Amcor split its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business into a separate company called Orora , which is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. The spin-off allowed Amcor to focus on manufacturing packaging for flexible and rigid plastic packaging and tobacco packaging, mainly for overseas markets.

The next takeover followed in July 2015 with Nampak Flexibles , a manufacturer of flexible packaging in South Africa . Amcor paid $ 22 million for the company.

In September 2015, the acquisition of the tobacco packaging business of Brazilian company Souza Cruz for $ 30 million was completed.

Other smaller acquisitions followed in October 2015 with the acquisition of Encon , a preform manufacturing company in the US, for $ 55 million, in December 2015 with the acquisition of deluxe packages for $ 45 million, and in May 2016 with the acquisition of the Canadian company Plastics Moulders Limited for 32 million US dollars.

In June 2016, Amcor acquired Alusa, one of the largest packaging manufacturers in South America , for a purchase price of $ 435 million. It was the largest manufacturer and supplier of flexible packaging in Chile and Peru and stores in Colombia and Argentina, each with a plant in these four countries.

In November 2016, the special container business of Sonoco Products Company, a manufacturer of special hard plastic containers, was acquired by Amcor for 280 million US dollars. The former Sonoco business had six production sites in the US and one in Canada .

In January 2017, Amcor acquired Qite for $ 28 million. The North China business produced flexible packaging products for large household customers in the dairy and food segments.

In May 2017, Amcor acquired the Plasticos special container business from a leading food manufacturer in Colombia. With the acquisition, Amcor expanded its range of specialty container products in Latin America, including thin-wall injection molding and in-mold labeling.

In August 2018, Amcor announced the acquisition of Bemis , a US-based company with approximately 20,000 employees, by acquiring shares valued at $ 5.25 billion.

Products

Amcor develops and produces packaging for snacks and confectionery, cheese and yoghurt, fresh goods, beverage and pet food products as well as hard plastic containers for the food, beverage, pharmaceutical and personal care and household care sectors.

Amcor specialty cartons made from plastic materials are used for a variety of end markets including pharmaceutical, healthcare, food, liquor and wine, personal and home care products. Amcor also develops and produces closures for wine and spirits.

sustainability

In January 2018, Amcor partnered with other companies to make an environmental commitment in partnership with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation.

Amcor describes itself as the first global packaging company to commit to making all of its packaging reusable or recyclable by 2025. In addition, Amcor is committed to increasing the use of post-consumer recycled material in its packaging and developing collaborations in recovery and recycling around the world.

Sustainability partnerships

In July 2015, Amcor entered into a three-year partnership with the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to provide more aid to people in impoverished areas of the world and in emergency situations. Amcor provides funding, specialized training, and access to laboratories to WFP to test and determine how to improve packaging for aid supplies.

In October 2015, Amcor became a member of the Trash Free Seas Alliance, founded by Ocean Conservancy to "... bring together industry, conservation and science leaders to create pragmatic, real-world solutions to tackle the problem of marine debris." the alliance includes Nestle Waters NA, Procter & Gamble , Walmart and the World Wildlife Fund .

In May 2016, Amcor signed the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's three-year New Plastics Economy Initiative. Amcor is a central partner of the initiative and has a seat on its advisory board. Other partners are Coca-Cola , Danone , Mars , Novamont, PepsiCo , Unilever and Veolia.

Amcor participates in regional initiatives such as CEFLEX in Europe and Materials Recovery for the Future (MRFF) and The Recycling Partnership in the United States. With CEFLEX and MRFF, the company is helping to improve recycling rates for flexible packaging, and through the recycling partnership, Amcor is helping to improve access to recycling infrastructure in the United States.

Amcor in Germany and Switzerland

Works in Germany

Works in Switzerland

Amcor Flexibles Kreuzlingen AG

literature

  • EK Sinclair: The Spreading Tree, A history of APM and Amcor 1844-1989. Allen & Unwin 1991, ISBN 1-86373-032-X .

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ a b c d e f g Amcor Annual Report 2017 (English), accessed on 4 May 2018.
  3. ↑ “Flexible Packaging” , accessed on 21 May 2018.
  4. ↑ “Specialty Cartons” , accessed on May 21, 2018.
  5. ↑ “Closures” , accessed on May 21, 2018.
  6. ↑ a b “Amcor around the globe” (English), accessed on 4 May 2018.
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  8. ↑ “Spotlight on… Rigid Plastics Packaging in 2017” (English), accessed on 4 May 2018.
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  13. ↑ “Amcor sells Euro business for $ 676m” , accessed September 26, 2017.
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  15. ^ “Amcor acquires majority Alcon Packaging businesses from Rio Tinto” , accessed February 15, 2010.
  16. ↑ “Amcor eyes global benefits with US packager and distributor acquisition” , accessed October 15, 2016.
  17. ↑ “New Zealand Wine Grower April - May 2012” (English), accessed on 5 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "Acquisition of Aperio Group" (English), accessed on September 25 2017th
  19. ↑ “Demerged Amcor arm to be called Orora” , accessed October 24, 2013.
  20. ↑ “Amcor acquires Nampak Flexible” (English), accessed on 4 May 2018.
  21. ↑ “Amcor pays $ US30m for Souza Cruz in Brazil” , accessed on May 5, 2018.
  22. ↑ “Amcor Acquires Encon's Preform Manufacturing Business” , accessed on May 4, 2018.
  23. ↑ “Amcor-acquires-Deluxe-Packages-for-45m” (English), accessed on September 8, 2018.
  24. ^ “Amcor buys Canadian plastics firm Plastic Moulders for $ 32m” , accessed on May 4, 2018.
  25. ↑ “Amcor outlays $ 567m for South American packager Alusa” , accessed September 8, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Sonoco agrees to sell rigid plastics blow molding operations to Amcor" , accessed on 4 May 2018.
  27. ↑ “Amcor continues buying spree with Chinese packaging acquisition”  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (English), accessed on 4 May 2018.@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.plasticstoday.com  
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  29. ↑ “Packaging group Amcor aims to wrap up rival Bemis for $ 5.25 billion” (English), accessed September 1, 2018.
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  32. ↑ “In support of the New Plastics Economy: endorsements by over 40 industry leaders for action plan” (English), accessed on 5 May 2018.
  33. ↑ “Amcor sets 2025 sustainability goal” , accessed on May 5, 2018.
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  36. ↑ “6 partners helping us to Change the World” , accessed on 5 May 2018.
  37. ↑ “Mobilize public, private and philanthropic resources to reduce the amount of plastic flowing into the ocean” , accessed on 5 May 2018.
  38. ↑ "New Initiative Launches at Our Ocean to Finance Solutions to Ocean Plastic" , accessed on May 5, 2018.
  39. ↑ “The New Plastics Economy Catalysing action” , accessed on May 5, 2018.
  40. ↑ “Who We ARE” (English), accessed on 5 May 2018.
  41. ↑ “MRFF Materials Recovery for the Future” , accessed May 5, 2018.
  42. ^ “Impact Through Partnership” ( Memento from May 21, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) (English), accessed on May 5, 2018.
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