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Amcor’s new polypropylene closure for household products seeks to combine child resistance and shelf appeal with sustainability-minded features like weight reduction, recyclability, and optional post-consumer content.
New hand creams from Maison Guerlain now feature Amcor’s CleanStream premium post-consumer recycled polypropylene in their hexagonal packaging, designed to be recyclable across Europe.
Amcor has helped Bulldog Skincare implement over 62% post-consumer recycled plastic into its tubes and reduce their sleeve thickness by almost 17% – a move set to save around 8.5 metric tonnes of plastic annually.
Designed to be a ‘recycle-ready’ refill pack for dry beverage products like instant coffee, Amcor’s new paper-based stand-up pouch claims to offer a 73% reduction in carbon footprint and meet consumer demand for recyclable refills.
According to a study from Amcor, 69% of pet owners are incentivized to buy pet food if its packaging is designed for sustainability, with 55% influenced by on-pack recyclability claims.
Cadbury Australia has signed a deal with Amcor to source around 1000 tonnes of post-consumer recycled plastic – an amount expected to wrap approximately 500 million of its family-sized Dairy Milk chocolate blocks and reduce its reliance on virgin plastics.
Fromagerie Milleret has packaged two of its premium cheeses in recycle-ready paper from Amcor – a move expected to enhance recyclability while maintaining the quality of the products.
Amcor has unveiled a mono-PE laminate in pursuit of all-film medical packaging that can be recycled in the polyethylene stream; it reportedly lowers the pack’s carbon footprint while maintaining patient safety.
Amcor Capsules claims to have reduced the carbon footprint of its STELVIN aluminium screw cap range by up to 35% using low-carbon primary aluminium and up to 46% recyclate during its manufacture.
Amcor and Saputo Dairy UK’s recycle-ready flowpack for Cathedral City grated cheese – thought to reduce the carbon footprint of its previous pack by 47% – was named ‘Flexible Plastic Pack of the Year’ at the UK Packaging Awards 2023.
Consumers are turning to private label products due to the sustainability claims on their packaging, according to a new study by Amcor – with price, minimized packaging, and locally sourced, ‘cleaner’ ingredients also identified as reasons to buy.
Amcor is acquiring Phoenix Flexibles in a bid to increase its flexible packaging production and expand its offerings in high-value segments on the Indian market.
