Amcor

Amcor plc is a multinational packaging company founded in Australia that develops and produces flexible packaging, rigid containers, specialty cartons, closures and services for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical-device, home and personal-care, and other products. The company originated in paper milling businesses established in and around Melbourne during the 1860s, which were consolidated as the Australian Paper Mills Company Pty. Ltd. in 1896. Based in Switzerland and incorporated in Jersey, Amcor is a cross-listed company, being listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as "AMC" and the New York Stock Exchange as "AMCR". , the company employed 77,000 people and generated US$15 billion in sales from operations in some 210 locations in over 36 countries.

Amcor plc is a multinational packaging company founded in Australia that develops and produces flexible packaging, rigid containers, specialty cartons, closures and services for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical-device, home and personal-care, and other products. The company originated in paper milling businesses established in and around Melbourne during the 1860s, which were consolidated as the Australian Paper Mills Company Pty. Ltd. in 1896. Based in Switzerland and incorporated in Jersey, Amcor is a cross-listed company, being listed on the Australian Securities Exchange as "AMC" and the New York Stock Exchange as "AMCR". , the company employed 77,000 people and generated US$15 billion in sales from operations in some 210 locations in over 36 countries. ==History== Australian Paper Manufacturers was renamed Amcor Limited in 1986. Previously, the company manufactured pulp paper and paperboard products, along with metal can and flexible packaging. ==Structure== Amcor has two reporting segments: Flexibles Packaging and Rigid Plastics. Flexibles Packaging develops and supplies flexible packaging and specialty folding cartons. It has four business units: Flexibles Europe, Middle East and Africa; Flexibles Americas; Flexibles Asia Pacific; and Specialty Cartons. Rigid Plastics is one of the world's largest suppliers of rigid plastic packaging. It has four business units: North America Beverages; North America Specialty Containers; Latin America; and Bericap Closures. ==Products== Amcor develops and produces packaging for use with snacks and confectionery, cheese and yoghurt, fresh produce, beverage and pet food products, and rigid-plastic containers for brands in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal and home-care segments. The company's global pharmaceutical packaging addresses requirements for unit doses, safety, patient compliance, anti-counterfeiting and sustainability. Amcor's specialty cartons made from plastic materials are used for a variety of end markets, including pharmaceutical, healthcare, food, spirits and wine, personal and home-care products. Amcor also develops and makes wine and spirit closures. In February 2018, the company commercialised its Liquiform technology, which uses the packaged product instead of compressed air to simultaneously form and fill plastic containers and eliminates costs associated with traditional blow-molding, as well as handling, transporting, and warehousing empty containers. ==See also== List of oldest companies in Australia

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