industry packaging founded as australian paper manufacturers 1860 as amcor 1986 headquarters hawthorn victoria australia key people ron delia ceo products packaging revenue 9.5 billion sales number of employees 28 000 website http www.amcor.com amcor limited is an australian based multinational packaging company . its headquarters are in hawthorn victoria a suburb of melbourne ; 1 and it is listed on the australian securities exchange . amcor asx amc creates packaging solutions using flexibles and rigid plastics packaging . amcor products protect food beverage pharmaceutical medical personal home and personal care goods . headquartered in melbourne australia the company employs 27 000 people worldwide and has operations across 43 countries . contents 1 history 2 products 2.1 innovation awards 3 sustainability review 4 controversies 5 references 6 further reading history edit amcor limited was formed in 1986 when australian paper manufacturers was renamed . the company manufactured pulp paper and paperboard products along with metal can and flexible packaging . 2 in april 2000 amcor demerged its printing papers business to focus on its global packaging operations . the spin off company was named paperlinx . 3 amcor s 45 % interest in kimberly clark australia a tissue and personal care products company was divested in june 2002 . amcor rigid plastics plant manchester michigan in july 2002 amcor acquired the polyethylene terephthalate pet and closures businesses of schmalbach lubeca headquartered in ratingen germany . this acquisition at a cost of around 2.875 billion made amcor the largest pet manufacturer globally . amcor announced in february 2008 the construction of a 400 000 tonnes per annum paper recycled mill located at its existing paper mill in botany nsw . the b9 paper machine so named as it is the ninth paper machine to operate at the botany mill was commissioned in 2012 and was officially opened by nsw premier the hon barry o farrell mp on 1 february 2013 . 4 the b9 paper machine produces enough paper to fulfill the company s australasian paper requirements and as a result amcor s other recycled paper mill located on the banks of the yarra river in fairfield vic ceased operation in late 2012 . in february 2009 it was confirmed by julie mcpherson group company secretary that amcor was negotiating the takeover of some flexible packaging assets from the rio tinto group . 5 on 18 august 2009 amcor announced an offer to acquire a range of alcan packaging assets from rio tinto . there is an estimated purchase price of a 2 billion for the food beverage tobacco and pharmaceutical businesses . 6 in 2010 amcor completed the acquisition of alcan packaging food europe food asia global pharmaceutical and global tobacco businesses from rio tinto for a total consideration of 1.95 bn 7 in 2011 amcor packaging distribution acquired marfred industries one of the largest independently owned packaging manufacturers and packaging distributors in the united states . 8 in 2012 the amcor australasia beverage division acquired the business assets of carter & associates a major distributor of amcor glass wine champagne and spirit bottles in new zealand . 9 in 2012 amcor flexibles asia pacific acquired the aperio group packaging company adding further capability in australia new zealand and thailand . this business also acquired uniglobe packaging a business based in daman north of mumbai india in the same year . 10 in 2013 amcor announced that it was demerging its australia and new zealand packaging operations and its global distribution business into a new company that will be listed on the australian securities exchange . 11 in 2015 amcor s chairman graeme liebelt advised that ken mackenzie would retire as chief executive officer effective 17 april 2015 and ron delia would commence as ceo of amcor limited . 12 products edit the company has two major broad lines of packaging products rigid plastics and flexibles . rigid plastics include packaging for beverages food pharmaceuticals personal & homecare . amcor claims to be the world s largest producer of pet bottles . 13 flexibles includes pharmaceuticals and hospital supplies food drink pouches etc. the company also has a division which makes paper packaging for tobacco products ; and it manufactures various caps and laminates . amcor s global pharma division operates 26 plants across 16 countries in europe the americas africa and asia creating flexible packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical biotech and animal health industries . its range of packaging options address requirements for unit dose child resistant patient compliance anti counterfeiting and sustainable solutions . 14 innovation awards edit over the years amcor global pharma has been nominated for and won many awards for innovation in packaging including winner of a dupont packaging innovation award 2016 for technological advancement and responsible packaging 15 gold award for formpack ultra winner of world star packaging award 2016 from the world packaging organization 16 for airflusal forspiro new blister strip in partnership with sandoz international for dessiflex winner of eafa alufoil trophy 2015 17 for airflusal forspiro new blister strip in partnership with sandoz international winner of flexible packaging achievement awards 18 gold award technical innovation 2015 for dessiflex winner of world packaging organisation world star packaging award 2014 19 for formpack with advanced blister design winner of dupont award for packaging innovation 20 excellence in innovation 2013 for formpack with advanced blister design dupont continuing innovation award 2013 sustainability review edit amcor s 2014 sustainability review details the company s sustainability performance for the fy2013 2014 period . this is the twelfth year the company has published information and data on its environment social and economic performance . amcor s approach to sustainability has five focus areas environment community workplace marketplace and economy . performance is measured in each of these areas to allow for benchmarking against international standards and other corporate peers . amcor is listed on global and regional market indices including the dow jones sustainability asia pacific index ; the carbon disclosure leadership index materials sector australia and new zealand region ; and the ftse4good index . the amcor 2014 sustainability review has been prepared in accordance with the gri s sustainability reporting guidelines 2006 and accountability s aa1000 assurance standard 2008 . netbalance one of the largest providers of sustainability advice assurance and research in australia has independently assessed the report and confirmed that it meets the requirements for the b gri application level . 21 controversies edit in 2001 amcor was fined a 10 000 by epa victoria for pollution . 22 in december 2004 the ceo russell jones resigned on the request of the board after press reports revealed that the australian competition and consumer commission accc was investigating the company for engaging in cartel practices . such practices are a serious breach of australia s corporate laws . news of the investigation came to light after the company sued five former executives in an attempt to prevent them providing information and documents to the relevant regulator the accc . 23 in 2007 amcor sold its european bottle preform business to la seda a spanish based resin manufacturer . in 2008 amcor was convicted by the heidelberg magistrates court for releasing oil to the yarra river from its alphington plant and fined 80 000 . 24 references edit contact amcor worldwide australian paper manufacturers ltd apm . corporate entry encyclopedia of australian science . retrieved 10 july 2011 . group history paperlinx . paperlinx.com.au . archived from the original on 25 july 2011 . retrieved 10 july 2011 . amcorpackaging . retrieved 7 october 2016 . latest packaging industry news & design updates packaging news . retrieved 7 october 2016 . latest packaging industry news & design updates packaging news . retrieved 7 october 2016 . amcor acquires majority alcon packaging businesses from rio tinto . new statesman . 2010 02 15 . retrieved 2010 02 15 . bakeryandsnacks.com . amcor eyes global benefits with us packager and distributor acquisition . retrieved 7 october 2016 . http www.afr.com rw wires stories 2013 02 18 asxannouncements amc 01382774.pdf http www.amcor.com about us media centre news 151315975.html tan ross kelly and gillian . australia s amcor to demerge packaging business . retrieved 7 october 2016 . http www.amcor.com about us media centre news 300254441.html packaging for beverages . amcor . retrieved 13 august 2014 . http www.amcor.com market solutions featured industry solutions pharmaceutical packaging.html admin . 2016 packaging award winners dupont packaging awards dupont usa . retrieved 7 october 2016 . http www.worldstar.org sites default files pharmaceutical % 20 % 26 % 20medical % 20winners % 20for % 20the % 20web % 20and % 20moc.pdf http www.alufoil.org tl files trophies 2015 pressdocuments alufoil trophy 2015 amcor airfulsal english.pdf https www.flexpack.org pdfs achievement awards pr 2015 aa pr.pdf https www.iom3online.org iom media uploaded eviom event 343 2014 % 20pharmaceutical % 20 & % 20medical % 20winners.pdf admin . 25th dupont packaging awards winners dupont usa . retrieved 7 october 2016 . http media.amcor.com documents sr review 2014.pdf http epanote2.epa.vic.gov.au epa media.nsf ad5006bdf5dcd5c84a256695000c4619 ed585418e81cb95cca256a7b0005575d opendocument http www.austlii.edu.au cgi bin sinodisp au cases cth fca 2007 1617.html query visy http epanote2.epa.vic.gov.au epa publications.nsf 2f1c2625731746aa4a256ce90001cbb5 58f1a95bb5f860a4ca2574fc007c64bb file 1253.pdf further reading edit e.k. sinclair the spreading tree a history of apm and amcor 1844 1989 allen and unwin 1990 amcor twitter page amcor 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