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25-472: In August 2018, Amcor announced it would acquire the company for $ 5.25 billion in shares. The deal completed on June 11, 2019, and all operations have been merged with Amcor. Bemis Brothers Bag Company was founded by Judson Moss Bemis in 1858 in St. Louis, Missouri, as a manufacturer of printed cotton bags for food products. Its first location was on the second floor of a machine shop, which provided steam to operate

50-646: A cat (and "excellent mouser") in their first factory. Judson viewed the logo as communicating that Bemis would deal fairly with its customers by "letting the cat out of the bag". Several sculptures of Biddy were displayed at their second branch in Omaha. Variations on the logo included Biddy with four kittens (symbolizing the company's four factories), Biddy playing bagpipes in Minneapolis, Biddy playing baseball in Omaha, and Biddy with an umbrella in Seattle. The mascot

75-480: A cost of around $ 2.875 billion, made Amcor the largest manufacturer of PET ( Polyethylene terephthalate ) containers, globally. In 2007, Amcor sold its European PET business to La Seda, a Spain -based manufacturer. In February 2008, Amcor announced the construction of a 400,000-tonnes per annum recycled paper mill located at its existing paper mill in Botany, New South Wales . The 'B9' paper machine, so named as it

100-687: A flexible packaging business in South Africa was acquired by Amcor for US$ 22 million. In September 2015, the US$ 30 million acquisition of Souza Cruz 's internal tobacco packaging operations in Brazil was completed. This acquisition aligned with Amcor's objective of growing in Latin America . In October 2015, the US$ 55 million acquisition of Encon, a privately owned preform manufacturing business in

125-526: A manufacturer of specialty rigid plastic containers, was acquired by Amcor for US$ 280 million. The former Sonoco business had six production sites in the United States and one in Canada. In January 2017, Amcor acquired Qite for US$ 28 million. The North China business produced flexible packaging products to large domestic customers in the dairy and food segments. In May 2017, Amcor acquired Plasticos,

150-650: A new company, named Paperlinx , in April 2000. This demerger was intended to enable Amcor to focus on global packaging. Amcor's 45 percent interest in Kimberly-Clark Australia , a tissue and personal-care products company, was divested in June 2002. In July 2002, Amcor acquired the rigid packaging and closures businesses of Schmalbach-Lubeca, headquartered in Ratingen , Germany . This acquisition, at

175-650: A single plant in Toronto . In June 2016, Amcor acquired Alusa, the largest flexible packaging business in South America for a purchase price of US$ 435 million. It was the largest flexible packaging manufacturer and supplier in Chile and Peru , and a participant in Colombia and Argentina , with one plant in each of these four countries. In November 2016, the specialty containers business of Sonoco Products Company,

200-556: A specialty container business, from a leading food producer in Colombia. The acquisition expanded Amcor’s specialty container product offerings in Latin America, including thin-wall injection moulding and in-mould labelling. In August 2018, Amcor announced the acquisition of Bemis Company , a US-based manufacturer, through the acquisition of US$ 5.25 billion in shares. Amcor purchased Marfred Industries in 2018, making it one of

225-481: A strategic partnership with Norwegian printed electronics company Thin Film Electronics ASA to bring printed electronics to existing Bemis packaging lines. In 2013 the company acquired a China-based film platform. In 2014, Bemis sold its Paper Packaging Division to Hood Packaging Corporation. The mascot for Bemis Brothers Bag Company was a cat named Biddy. The logo printed on their bags was drawn from

250-510: A variety of end markets, including pharmaceutical, healthcare, food, spirits and wine, personal and home-care products. Amcor also develops and makes wine and spirit closures. In February 2018, the company commercialised its Liquiform technology, which uses the packaged product instead of compressed air to simultaneously form and fill plastic containers and eliminates costs associated with traditional blow-molding, as well as handling, transporting, and warehousing empty containers. In 2001, Amcor

275-853: Is included in several international stock market indices, including the Dow Jones Sustainability Index , CDP Climate Disclosure Leadership Index (Australia), the MSCI Global Sustainability Index, the Ethibel Excellence Investment Register, and the FTSE4Good Index Series. Australian Paper Manufacturers was renamed Amcor Limited in 1986. Previously, the company manufactured pulp paper and paperboard products, along with metal can and flexible packaging. The printing paper divisions were spun-off into

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300-746: Is one of the world's largest suppliers of rigid plastic packaging . It has four business units: North America Beverages; North America Specialty Containers; Latin America; and Bericap Closures. Amcor develops and produces packaging for use with snacks and confectionery, cheese and yoghurt, fresh produce, beverage and pet food products, and rigid-plastic containers for brands in the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal and home-care segments. The company's global pharmaceutical packaging addresses requirements for unit doses , safety, patient compliance, anti-counterfeiting and sustainability . Amcor's specialty cartons made from plastic materials are used for

325-614: The United Kingdom and Europe , the businesses are branded ‘PaperlinX’. In Canada , Australian , New Zealand and Asia the businesses operate under the ‘Spicers’ brand. The company was formed in April 2000 after demerging from Amcor . PaperlinX employs approximately 4000 people in 20 countries and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange , trading under the ASX code 'PPX'. The corporate office

350-543: The 1860s which were consolidated as the Australian Paper Mills Company Pty Ltd , in 1896. Amcor is a dual-listed company , being listed on the Australian Securities Exchange ( ASX :  AMC ) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: AMCR). As of 30 June 2024 , the company employed 41,000 people and generated US$ 13.6 billion in sales from operations in some 212 locations in over 40 countries. Reflecting its global status, Amcor

375-992: The Aperio Group packaging company, adding further capability in Australia, New Zealand and Thailand . This company also acquired Uniglobe Packaging, a business based in Daman , north of Mumbai , India, in the same year. In December 2013, Amcor demerged its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business into a separate company called Orora, which is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. The spin-off allowed Amcor to focus on making flexible- and rigid-plastic packaging and tobacco packaging, mostly for overseas markets. In 2015, Amcor's chairman, Graeme Liebelt, advised that Ken MacKenzie would retire as CEO effective 17 April 2015 and would be succeeded by Ron Delia. In July 2015, Nampak Flexibles,

400-578: The Department of Justice was granted an injunction to block the transaction. In 2011, the company had net sales of $ 5.3 billion, operating 78 facilities in 12 countries. Over two-thirds of Bemis packaging is used in the food industry, with the balance used in markets including medical, pharmaceutical, chemical, and agribusiness. Bemis' pressure-sensitive products are used in industries including graphic arts, digital imaging, assembly engineering, communications and medical. In July 2012 Bemis company announced

425-587: The United States, was completed. In December 2015, the US$ 45 million acquisition of Deluxe Packages was completed. The business operated one manufacturing plant in Yuba City , California. In May 2016, Amcor acquired Canadian company Plastics Moulders Limited for US$ 32 million. The rigid plastics business manufactured containers and closures for the food, home, and personal-care markets in North America from

450-530: The acquisition of Alcan 's food (Europe and Asia) and global pharmaceutical and tobacco businesses from Rio Tinto for US$ 2.03 billion. In 2011, Amcor acquired Marfred Industries, one of the largest independently owned packaging manufacturers and distributors in the United States. In 2012, Amcor acquired the business assets of Carter & Associates, a major distributor of Amcor glass wine, champagne and spirit bottles in New Zealand . In 2012, Amcor acquired

475-741: The gold rush and joined Judson in the bag manufacturing business. Bemis Bro. Bag Co. opened its second plant in 1880 in Minneapolis , followed by a third in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1888. These plants were followed by others in New Orleans, Superior (WI), San Francisco, Indianapolis, Memphis, Kansas City, Seattle, Wichita and Winnipeg. In the early 1900s, Bemis opened its first paper bag manufacturing plant. On July 25, 2003, Bemis Company, Inc. and UPM-Kymmene ( Nasdaq Helsinki :  UPM ) agreed to terminate their agreement to sell Bemis' Pressure Sensitive Materials Business to UPM-Kymmene. On April 15, 2003,

500-728: The largest independently held package makers and distributors in the United States. In August 2023, it was announced Amcor had acquired the Gujarat -based flexible packaging company, Phoenix Flexibles, for an undisclosed amount. In November 2024, Amcor entered into an agreement to acquire US-based Berry Global for A$ 13 billion in stock. Amcor has two reporting segments: Flexibles Packaging and Rigid Plastics. Flexibles Packaging develops and supplies flexible packaging and specialty folding cartons. It has four business units: Flexibles Europe, Middle East and Africa; Flexibles Americas; Flexibles Asia Pacific; and Specialty Cartons. Rigid Plastics

525-518: The printing presses and readily available maintenance personnel for machine repairs. Two key innovations Bemis' company originally pioneered were the printing and machine-sewing of bags. (Traditionally, bags were stenciled and hand-sewn.) Bemis' first order was for 200 half-barrel sacks. To allay worries that machine-sewn bags were inferior to traditional hand-sewn bags, Judson Bemis unconditionally guaranteed every bag his company manufactured. In 1867, Judson Bemis' brother, Stephen A. Bemis, returned from

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550-727: Was convicted by the Heidelberg Magistrates' Court for releasing oil to the Yarra River from its Alphington plant and fined $ 80,000. In 2021, Amcor was ranked seventh on Michael West's "Top 40 Tax Dodgers in Australia". Paperlinx PaperlinX (ASX: PPX) is an international merchant of fine paper, industrial packaging products and equipment, sign and display, hardware and consumables , and graphic supplies and systems. Customers include printers, designers, agencies, publishers, end-users and advertisers. PaperlinX owns merchanting companies in 20 countries. In

575-523: Was fined A$ 10,000 by EPA Victoria for pollution. In 2006, a Four Corners story, titled "The A Team", revealed the controversial methods used by Amcor to influence forestry policies. In 2007, following investigations by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission , Amcor and Visy were found to have engaged in price fixing and market sharing in the market for the supply of corrugated fibreboard packaging. In 2007, Amcor

600-400: Was retired in 1962. Amcor Amcor plc is a global packaging company. It develops and produces flexible packaging, rigid containers, specialty cartons, closures and services for food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical-device, home and personal-care, and other products. The company originated in paper milling businesses established in and around Melbourne, Australia , during

625-585: Was the ninth paper machine to operate at the Botany Mill, was commissioned in 2012 and was officially opened by the Premier of New South Wales , Barry O'Farrell , on 1 February 2013. The B9 paper machine produced enough paper to fulfill the company's Australasian paper requirements, and as a result, Amcor's other recycled paper mill in Fairfield , Victoria, closed in late 2012. In 2010, Amcor completed

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