Amcor expands global network of innovation centers

In response to increasing demand from customers for access to Amcor’s material science and development capabilities, the company is establishing two new innovation centers in Europe and Asia. The new state-of-the-art innovation centers in Belgium and China will welcome customers as of mid-2022, with full build-out over the next two years.

The new centers expand the global reach of Amcor’s innovation network, which currently includes flagship sites such as Neenah, Wisconsin, and Manchester, Michigan, in the US, as well as smaller sites around the world. The broader network will allow customers globally to tap into the company’s deep material science expertise and packaging development capabilities.

The new centers will include differentiating features that are in high demand from customers:
• Immersive customer experience facilities to generate consumer insights, run co-creation sessions and conduct rapid prototyping.
• Advanced analytical and material science labs.
• Dedicated pilot manufacturing equipment.
• Packaging machinery that replicates customer operations to run trials without disruption to customer production.
• The latest packaging recycling and composting know-how across multiple materials.

The total investment is expected to be approximately $35 million. Every year, Amcor dedicates more than $100 million to its industry-leading research and development activities. The company was the first packaging solutions provider pledging to develop all its products to be recyclable or reusable by 2025 and is on track to meet that commitment.

About Amcor
Amcor is a global leader in developing and producing responsible packaging for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, home- and personal-care, and other products. Amcor works with leading companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, specialty cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly light-weighted, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. Around 46,000 Amcor people generate US$13 billion in sales from operations that span about 225 locations in 40-plus countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC

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