Key Customer Insights from Pack Expo 2024

At Pack Expo 2024—the largest show to date!—Amcor Rigid Packaging brought actionable solutions to the forefront, addressing what matters most to our customers: balancing sustainability, innovation, and functionality. Across our “One Amcor” exhibit space that brought together Rigid Packaging, Flexibles, and Healthcare, and through compelling Innovation Stage presentations, we showcased how our technologies are meeting today’s packaging challenges with an eye toward tomorrow’s needs.

Whether you attended or missed the show, here are the key insights you need to know:

Sustainability is in Demand
Customers expect more than just recyclable packaging. They’re looking for solutions that reduce environmental impact across the entire lifecycle—from sourcing to end-of-life. Amcor delivered several innovative solutions designed to meet these demands for food and beverage:

• PowerPost™: The most advanced lightweighting technology for hot-fill beverages, capable of reducing waste by delivering a bottle nearly one-third lighter, with 30% energy reduction and 30% carbon savings over most 20 oz (600 ml) bottles available today.
• DairySeal™ featuring ClearCor™ technology: High-performance, sustainable packaging tailored for the nutritional, dairy alternative, and ready-to-drink (RTD) markets that protects taste and freshness.
• Apex™ jar with Elevate™ technology: Latest technology combining premium aesthetics with environmental responsibility for the food industry.
• 16oz Frozen Dessert Packaging: Aesthetic and durable design addressing the growing demand for frozen treat options with an eco-conscious approach.
• Nordic Packaging for Ready-to-Drink Spirits: Elevating convenience and sustainability, this solution delivers high-performance packaging for the expanding spirits market.

Designing for the Future

On the Innovation Stage, Amcor Rigid Packaging’s Terry Patcheak presented how the R&D team is reimagining packaging to help customers balance sustainability with functionality to attract consumers. By building on earlier technology, brands can now more easily transition from glass to PET with lighter, more sustainable designs. This intentionality in design means products meet consumer expectations for items that are fresh and taste as they should. By addressing our customers' challenges directly, Amcor is helping ensure packaging stands out on the shelf while delivering sustainability goals.

PowerPost™: Upending the Packaging Industry from the Bottom Up

Amcor’s Dan Witham talked about several lightweighting technologies. For example, PowerPost™ technology delivers a bottle nearly one-third lighter, with 30% energy reduction and 30% carbon savings over most 20 oz (600 ml) bottles available today. It also allows for up to 100% recycled material use and provides a superior consumer experience – no more spills from overflow when consumers first open their beverage. Amcor is upending the plastics industry and giving beverage brands solutions to power their sustainability goals.

Missed the Show? Let’s Catch Up

If you couldn’t attend Pack Expo, you can still watch the Innovation Stage sessions any time:

Partner With Us to Shape the Future

At Amcor, we’re here to help you solve your biggest packaging challenges. Whether you’re looking to improve sustainability, innovate with new designs, or better meet consumer expectations, our team has the expertise and solutions to support your goals.

Contact us at arpna_sales_info@amcor.com today or visit Amcor’s website to learn how we can work together to drive your success.