CHICAGO, March 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor (NYSE:
AMCR) (ASX: AMC), a global leader in developing and producing
responsible packaging solutions, recently won three awards for its
innovation and sustainability approach in solving today's
challenges for the packaging industry. The awards were part of the
2022 Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards, presented at the
FPA ceremony on March 23 in
Bonita Springs, Fla.
For more than 65 years, the FPA has been recognizing industry
innovations that have changed the packaging industry. This year a
record number of entries were represented, with Amcor winning
across multiple categories. Amcor received a Gold Award for
expanding the use of flexible packaging with the AmPrima™ Recycle
Ready Pouch for the Tyson® Instant Pot family meal kit; a Silver
Award for Technical Innovation with the Clear Anti-Grease jerky
pouch; and a Silver Award for Sustainability with AmPrima™
Recyclable PE shrink film with 30% post-consumer recycled
content.
"We are honored to receive these awards and to be recognized by
a peer organization, like the FPA," said Chief Technology Officer
of Amcor Flexibles, William Jackson.
"This recognition further validates Amcor's philosophy that today's
packaging can meet customer and consumer needs for innovative,
high-performance functionality and help protect our environment for
generations to come by being more sustainable.
These awards of achievement come as Amcor is establishing a
network of innovation centers around the world to meet tomorrow's
challenges today. New centers in China and Belgium will join Amcor's expanding innovation
operations in the U.S. This global innovation approach brings the
best minds and resources to the table to actively collaborate with
customers and to further demonstrate what is possible in
sustainable solutions across a wide spectrum of materials. In
addition to this global effort, Amcor is investing more than
$100 million per year in R&D and
innovation as well as educating the next generation of creative
thinkers with its $10 million
investment in Michigan State
University's School of Packaging.
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 supply 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 an increasing amount of recycled content. Around 46,000
Amcor people generate $13 billion in
annual sales from operations that span about 225 locations in
40-plus countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC
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Editor's Note:
Amcor's winning entries spanned a range of packaging
applications and categories:
Amcor's AmPrima™ Recycle Ready Pouch for Tyson® Instant
Pot Meal Kits received a Gold
Achievement Award for 'Expanding the use of
Flexible Packaging.'
The pouch replaces a three-part tray, lidding and overwrap
system with a single, convenient high-barrier carrier eligible for
consumer recycling at store drop off locations or curbside where
available. The new pouch leans into consumers' increased demand for
recyclable packaging and achieves Tyson's goal of incorporating
more sustainable materials in their brand packaging, providing an
80% reduction in overall carbon footprint and a 75% reduction in
packaging weight. It is also produced using 84% less water and
eliminates chloride-based PVC materials.
The Clear Anti-Grease Jerky Pouch received a Silver
Award for 'Technical Innovation.'
This unique, high-barrier pouch material is extremely
effective in preventing grease buildup and scratches on clear meat
snack packaging, a long-standing problem for hard, high-fat
products like jerky. Proprietary anti-grease agents are included in
the barrier film's sealant layer to repel fats and resist abrasion,
which provides a clear view of the product and a premium brand
image while being efficient to produce and delivering consistent,
reliable, anti-grease properties across the entire package.
AmPrima™ Recyclable PE Shrink Film with 30% PCR
received a Silver Award
for Sustainability.
A recyclable shrink film with renewable content, AmPrima™ PE
shrink film with 30% post-consumer content offers the
billion-dollar beverage industry a more sustainable alternative to
corrugate and traditional shrink wrap. AmPrima™ Recyclable PE film
reduces upstream product waste and resource use; lowers greenhouse
gas emissions by up to 10%; and uses 24% less energy in the
distribution channel over the conventional 100% virgin solution. It
supports production efficiency by not compromising line speeds or
machinability; qualifies when clean and dry for store drop-off and
can be reclaimed in curbside recycling in certain U.S.
communities.
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