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Encyclopedia > Amcor
Amcor Limited
Type public (ASX: AMC)
Founded As Australian Paper Manufacturers - 1860
As Amcor - 1986
Headquarters Flag of Australia Melbourne, Australia
Key people Ken MacKenzie, CEO & Managing Director
Industry Packaging
Products Packaging
Website http://www.amcor.com

Amcor Limited (ASX: AMC) is an Australian-based multinational packaging company. Its headquarters are in Melbourne, and it is listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 254 pixelsFull resolution (967 × 307 pixel, file size: 19 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Amcor Limited Corp. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... Packaging is the enclosing of a physical object, typically a product that will be offered for sale. ... Packaging is the enclosing of a physical object, typically a product that will be offered for sale. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. ... Packaging is the enclosing of a physical object, typically a product that will be offered for sale. ... Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) is the primary stock exchange in Australia. ...


It operates manufacturing plants in 40 countries, and has approximately 29,100 employees and annual sales of US$7,280 million and has a market value of US$5,020 million . Along with the privately held Visy group, it dominates the Australian cardboard packaging market, and it is the world's largest manufacturer of plastic bottles. Amcor limited holds the 927th position in the Forbes 2000. Visy Industries was established in Melbourne, Australia in 1948 and has grown to become one of the world’s largest privately-owned paper recycling and packaging companies. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...


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 was investigating the company for possibly engaging in cartel practices. Such practices, if proved, would be 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 Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is an independent Australian commonwealth government authority established in 1995 to protect consumer rights, business rights and obligations, perform industry regulation and price monitoring and prevent unauthorised anti-competitive behaviour. ... A cartel is a group of formally independent producers whose goal is to increase their collective profits by means of price fixing, limiting supply, or other restrictive practices. ... The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is an independent Australian commonwealth government authority established in 1995 to protect consumer rights, business rights and obligations, perform industry regulation and price monitoring and prevent unauthorised anti-competitive behaviour. ...


In 2007, Amcor sold it's Europeaon bottle/preform business to La Seda a Spanish based resin manufacturer.


Services

In Australasia, Amcor offers a wide range of packaging and packaging-related services, including:

  • corrugated boxes
  • cartons
  • aluminium and steel cans
  • flexible plastic packaging
  • PET plastic bottles and jars
  • closures
  • multi-wall sacks

Internationally, the company is focused on four key market segments:

  • PET plastic bottles and jars
  • closures and specialty packaging
  • flexible plastic packaging
  • specialty printed cartons

In April 2000, Amcor demerged its printing papers business to focus on its global packaging operations.


Amcor's 45% interest in Kimberly-Clark Australia, a market leader in tissue and personal care products was divested in June 2002.


In July 2002 Amcor acquired the PET and Closures businesses of Schmalbach-Lubeca, a global leader in its markets, headquartered in Ratingen, Germany. This acquisition, at a cost of around $2.875 billion, makes Amcor the largest PET manufacturer globally and a market leader in its chosen sectors.


References:

E.K. Sinclair, "The Spreading Tree, A history of APM and Amcor 1844-1989", Allen and Unwin, 1990

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