New 590,000 sf facility's automation, smart technology brings
a number of firsts to China
DEERFIELD, Ill., Dec. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Amcor (NYSE:
AMCR) (ASX: AMC), a global leader in responsible packaging
solutions, today announced the opening of its new state-of-the-art
manufacturing plant in Huizhou,
China. With an investment of almost $100 million USD, the 590,000-square-foot plant
is the largest flexible packaging plant by production capacity in
China, further strengthening
Amcor's ability to meet growing customer demand throughout
Asia Pacific.
The new facility is expected to employ more than 550 people, who
will produce flexible packaging solutions for food and
personal-care products. The plant comes equipped with the first
automated packaging production line in China. This, along with high-speed printing
presses, laminators, and bag-making machines, can deliver
double-digit reductions in manufacturing cycle times.
Amcor is also deploying the first smart production and operation
system in the Chinese flexible packaging industry, which includes
smart laser scanners, light curtains, high-standard machine
guarding and multiple quality-control points. All key process
equipment is also CE-certified to stringent EU health, safety and
environmental requirements. Other benefits of the new
state-of-the-art facility are traceability throughout the
production cycle, a climate-controlled production environment and
low-carbon emission production.
"This investment is testament to our commitment to grow with our
customers in China and throughout
Asia Pacific by bringing the best
of Amcor's global expertise closer to them," said Xin She, Vice
President and General Manager of Amcor Greater China. "The
world-class capabilities of our new plant are designed to enable us
to exceed our customers' expectations of quality, responsiveness
and innovation."
The plant features three labs with innovative testing and
analytical capabilities to fully leverage the expertise from the
recently opened Amcor Asia Pacific Innovation Center in Jiangyin,
China, helping to accelerate the
development of responsible packaging solutions. The new
Huizhou site also includes a
number of sustainability features, including the latest
Regenerative Thermal Oxidizers (RTO) system to reduce harmful
emissions, as well as a number of energy reduction, heat recovery,
low-power consumption, and rainwater harvesting systems to help
reduce its carbon footprint and environmental impact.
About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible
packaging solutions 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 lighter weight, recyclable
and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled
content. In fiscal year 2022, 44,000 Amcor people generated
$15 billion in annual sales from
operations that span 220 locations in 43 countries. NYSE: AMCR;
ASX: AMC
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