Amcor Rigid Plastics will close a factory that makes PET (polyethylene terephthalate) preforms for beverage containers and other applications, at the end of December.
Amcor Rigid Plastics has launched a business platform called UpStart to help emerging beverage companies in their small-volume production with custom PET bottles.
Amcor Rigid Plastics invited students from Manchester elementary school, in Michigan, US, to develop packaging design concepts for juice bottles, food containers and fruit snack pouches and will showcase the results at a reception today (May 20).
Amcor is to spin off its Australasia and Packaging Distribution (AAPD) business which focuses on glass and beverage can packaging by the end of the year.
Amcor Rigid Plastics says US airlines are driving demand for wine bottles made from lighter, cheaper PET rather than glass within the high growth single-serve market.
Amcor Rigid Plastics has said it will close one of its US packaging plants at the end of this year as demand has been hit by the growing trend for ‘self-manufacture’ among brand owners.
