Amcor Limited (ASX: AMC) is an Australian-based multinational packaging company. Its headquarters are in Melbourne, and it is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
It operates manufacturing plants in 40 countries, and has approximately 29,100 employees and annual sales of US$7,280 million and has a market value of US$5,020 million. Along with the privately held VISY group, it dominates the Australian cardboard packaging market, and it is ...
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Amcor Limited (ASX: AMC) is an Australian-based multinational packaging company. Its headquarters are in Melbourne, and it is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
It operates manufacturing plants in 40 countries, and has approximately 29,100 employees and annual sales of US$7,280 million and has a market value of US$5,020 million. Along with the privately held VISY group, it dominates the Australian cardboard packaging market, and it is the world's largest manufacturer of plastic bottles. Amcor limited holds the 927th position in the Forbes 2000.
In April 2000, Amcor demerged its printing papers business to focus on its global packaging operations.
In 2001, Amcor was fined AUD $10,000 by EPA Victoria for pollution.
Amcor's 45% interest in Kimberly-Clark Australia, a tissue and personal care products company, was divested in June 2002.
In July 2002 Amcor acquired the PET and Closures businesses of Schmalbach-Lubeca, headquartered in Ratingen, Germany. This acquisition, at a...
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