ZURICH, Sept. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Global packaging
company, Amcor, has been recognised four times over at the 2019
Packaging Innovation Awards by Dow for improving sustainability
outcomes and enhancing consumer convenience across a diverse range
of packaging products.
"Winning across our flexible and rigid packaging, for beverage,
protein and pet food products, is testament to the expertise of
Amcor's global team," said Mr. Michael
Zacka, Amcor's Chief Commercial Officer. "We are proud to
deploy that expertise to benefit our customers, consumers, and the
environment."
The awards acknowledge Amcor's success in using new materials,
paper and plastics to design new formats and deploy technologies
that create winning packaging.
"This year Dow received a record-breaking number of submissions
for innovative, forward-thinking packaging designs from around the
world," said Diego Donoso, business
president for Dow Packaging & Specialty Plastics. "I'm
continually impressed by the world-class innovations that we see
year after year. Congratulations to Amcor for helping drive the
industry forward."
Amcor won three awards across its flexible packaging portfolio,
which Dr. William Jackson, Amcor's
Chief Technology Officer, says reflects a growing demand from
consumers for attractive packaging that is convenient and
increasingly sustainable.
"We are working with customers around the world so that their
packaging performs when it comes to sustainability and consumer
convenience, while also maintaining the highest levels of product
protection," said Dr. Jackson.
Diamond Finalists Award for Paperly™ for meat and
cheese
Amcor and French brand owner Charcupac collaborated to design
Paperly™, a thermoformable paper-based packaging made with
FSC-certified paper. The packaging solution provides a natural,
rustic look and feel for processed meat and cheese.
Winning a Diamond Finalists Award, Paperly impressed judges with
its potential for recyclability in the paper stream and the use of
high barrier liners and re-closable features to maintain
freshness.
Gold Award for Coffeemate® for Nestlé
Amcor's bottle for Coffeemate® natural bliss® Cold Brew won a
Gold Award. Designed using Amcor's vacuum-resistant GeoStrap base,
the innovation replaces a more easily dented bottle design.
"Our packaging experts worked with Nestlé to create this
lightweight, sleek and clear polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
bottle," said Dr. Brian Carvill,
Vice President, Research, Development and Advanced Engineering, in
Amcor's Rigid Packaging business.
"The bottle's structure is designed to achieve both function and
an aesthetic that draws the eye of consumers," said Dr.
Carvill.
The bottle's GeoStrap base incorporates Amcor's PowerStrapTM
base technology and the PowerFlexTM Geodesic base design. By
combining these technologies, Amcor has created a low-profile,
vacuum-absorbing base that flexes upwards and counteracts the
vacuum generated by the product absorbing oxygen out of the
headspace.
Gold Award Molson Coors 12-Pack Cooler Bag
The Cooler Bag was recognised with a Gold Award for delivering
consumer convenience and a fresh take on the ubiquitous beer
carton, which helps to set the Molson Coors brand apart from
competitors.
Amcor designed the 12-pack Cooler Bag to withstand more than
100lb of force, be easy to carry, and be reusable. The pouch
expands into a larger bag that can go directly into the
refrigerator or cooler.
Silver Award for Full Moon Pet Food
Pet food and treats are a growing category, and consumers
choosing products for their parts are looking for the same
experiences at the shelf that they enjoy when shopping for
themselves.
Amcor partnered with pet-food company Full Moon Pet to design a
package that combines tactile material with matte and gloss print.
The packaging stands out on the shelf and communicates the brand's
organic and premium positioning for authentic, quality pet
treats.
The Full Moon Perdue Natural Look Pet Treat Pouch won a Silver
Award. In addition to the smart matte finish with gloss print on
paper-like texture, the pouch incorporates a reclose zipper for
product freshness after opening.
The Packaging Innovation Awards by Dow are an international,
independently judged competition that honour innovations in
packaging design, materials, technology and processes. Amcor has
earned awards from the competition for several packaging solutions
in recent years, including for LiquiForm® technology, PushPop®
pouch for Mentos, Vento™ coffee packaging, a PET bottle for
Vitaminwater®, detergent bottles for Method and, in partnership
with Crown Holdings Inc., Peelfit™ cans.
About the Packaging Innovation Awards by Dow:
www.dowpackagingawards.com
About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible
packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and
personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading
companies around the world to protect their products and the people
who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve value chains
through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons,
closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging
that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and
made using a rising amount of recycled content. Around 50,000 Amcor
people generate US$13 billion in
sales from operations that span about 250 locations in 40-plus
countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: ASC
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