AMCOR

Agreement to buy Indonesian flexible packaging business / Broadens offering for customers

AMCOR

Agreement to buy Australian flexible packaging business / Boost for product and process innovation

LA SEDA

Losses at insolvent PET producer rise sharply in H1 / Processing still in the black

AMCOR

Spins off Australasian and distribution business / Full year results show strong growth in flexibles and rigid plastics

AMCOR

Agreement to buy flexible packaging Business from Chinese Shenda Group / Expands manufacturing footprint / Plans for development centre

AMCOR

Three non-core flexible packaging plants sold to Integrated Packaging

AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS

Collaboration with Sacmi on development of compression blow forming / First applications in pharmaceuticals packaging / HDPE bottles in production at US site / Food uses envisaged

AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS

Multi-million dollar investment to increase North American production / Expansion in blow moulded multilayer PP container capacity at three facilities

AMCOR

Acquisition of Indian flexible packaging manufacturer Uniglobe / Expanding its foothold on the subcontinent

AMCOR

Purchase of flexible packaging firm Aperio for EUR 191m

AMCOR

Introducing new hot-fill wide mouth food container made of PET / Cheaper and lighter alternative to glass

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Europe sees strong growth despite economic woes / Slowdown expected for 2011 / PCI Films report

PLASTICS PACKAGING

Unbroken global growth for flexible and rigid packaging / Plenty of potential in the health and cosmetics sector / Amcor has highest sales in Europe / Further consolidation in the industry / AMI report

FLEXIBLE PACKAGING

Modest growth expected up to 2016 / US still largest consumer, but China catching up / Asia likely to take more than half of global output / Plastics the dominant substrate / Pira study

EVENTS

“2011 Pira Packaging Summit” in Nice

AMCOR

Strong growth in sales and profits in flexibles and rigid plastics / Synergies from Alcan Packaging acquisition equivalent to EUR 145m annually

AMCOR RIGID PLASTICS

US wineries continue to adopt PET for 187 ml bottles / Growing consumer acceptance

DAIICHI SANKYO

Acquisition of Amcor plant in Bethlehem / First packaging and manufacturing facility in the US

PET WINE BOTTLES

Canadian airline introduces one litre claret container / Ecological concerns fuel search for alternatives to glass

AMCOR

Flexibles plant in Scotland to close / No production since September fire / 77 jobs lost

AMCOR

Acquisition of Italian cast PP manufacturer / Technology platform for further expansion

AMCOR

Serious fire at flexibles plant in Scotland / Significant damage

AMCOR

Across the range price hikes for flexible packaging

PLASTIC PACKAGING MARKET

Germany, Austria and Switzerland dominated by SMEs / Highly fragmented industry / Sales and earnings slump in 2009 / Business starts to rebound in 2010 / Market analysis of 100 leading players

AMCOR

Profits down as a result of post-acquisition restructuring / Revenues increase slightly