Amcor Flexibles wins Silver at Annual Flexible Packaging Association Achievement Awards
March 8, 2014
Amcor Flexibles was the proud recipient of a Silver award at the Flexible Packaging Association's (FPA) Annual Achievement Awards held on 4 March 2014, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The FPA is the leading trade organization for flexible packaging converters and suppliers. The Annual Achievement Awards honor packaging and converting organizations that demonstrate breakthrough technologies, printing techniques, package structures, environmental advantages and new end-uses.
"We are honored to be recognized for the third consecutive year as a winner of either a gold or silver award in Technical Innovation," 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," he added.
Amcor Flexibles received the Silver Award in the 'Technical Innovation' category for Amcor's StayClean, serving the pharmaceutical market. "We work in partnership with our customers to respond to their needs with solutions that deliver the highest standards of product integrity and safety," said Art Castro, Vice President Sales & Marketing – Amcor Flexibles North America.
Amcor's StayClean flexible overwrap was designed to achieve two ends often difficult to accomplish in the same package. The packaging material contains no components that might transfer to the product. This is especially important for pharmaceutical and medical products for patients susceptible to contaminants. StayClean is also able to seal at rapid speeds. Under the greatly restricted types of materials and processes that could be used, StayClean is both a remarkably clean and a very efficient package.
The goal of the FPA Annual Achievement Awards is to showcase the diverse uses for flexible packaging: 110 entries were received this year, 22 packages were honored with achievement awards.
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 more information, please contact:
Kyung Park
Product Manager, Pharmaceutical
Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas
Tel: +1 847 918 4270
Email: kyung.park@amcor.com Abbie Ansburg
Marketing Communications Manager
Amcor Flexibles Europe & Americas Tel. + 1 847 573 6784
Email: abbie.ansburg@amcor.com
