Amcor Flexibles Wins a WorldStar Award
December 11, 2014
Amcor Flexibles is proud to announce that our StayClean packaging has won a WorldStar award at the World Packaging Organization (WPO) 2015 competition.
“We are honored to receive this award as it recognizes Amcor’s continuing efforts to provide innovative packaging solutions,” said Tom Cochran, Vice President and General Manager - Americas & Medical Europe, Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas. “We are committed to investing in the products, processes and services that meet our customers’ unique needs and we are proud to be distinguished by winning a WorldStar award. This follows StayClean’s Flexible Packaging Association 2014 Silver Award in Technical Innovation. ”
Amcor’s StayClean flexible overwrap contains no components that might transfer to the product. This is especially important in pharmaceutical and medical products for individuals susceptible to contaminants. An example is patients suffering from asthma and other respiratory diseases. The packaging is also able to seal at rapid speeds.
Amcor’s StayClean packaging is suitable for a range of applications where both elimination of product- packaging interaction and efficient manufacturing is desirable.
Representatives from 17 packaging associations, members of WPO (World Packaging Organization), judged 264 packaging projects, from 37 countries, that applied for WorldStar Awards 2015. The judging session took place on November 19, 2014 in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and results were officially announced on December 2, 2014.
To be eligible to enter WorldStar Awards the packaging must be a winner in a national or multinational competition that is recognized by WPO.
WPO is a non-profit, non-governmental, international federation of packaging institutes, associations, federations and other interested parties including corporations and trade associations.
About Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas
With 68 plants in 21 countries, Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas, a division of Amcor, is a market leader and the world's largest supplier of flexible packaging. We deliver innovative packaging solutions and provide enhanced quality products for the food, beverage, pharma, personal care, medical and industrial markets. Its award winning approach towards sustainability makes Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas the preferred partner for customers looking for responsible packaging solutions. For more information visit www.amcor.com.
About Amcor
Amcor (ASX: AMC) applies art and science to create responsible packaging solutions that enhance the products people use in everyday life. With global leadership positions in flexibles and rigid plastics packaging, Amcor continually innovates to find new and better ways to protect essential products such as food, beverage, pharmaceutical, medical, personal and household goods. Headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, Amcor employs 27,000 people worldwide and has operations across 43 countries. For more information, visit www.amcor.com.
For further information please contact:
Press Contact:
Abbie Ansburg
Marketing Communications Manager
Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas
Tel. + 1 847 573 6784
Email: abbie.ansburg@amcor.com
Kyung Park
Product Manager, Pharmaceutical
Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas
Tel: +1 847 918 4270
Email: kyung.park@amcor.com
