Amcor Flexibles has been recognised with two Silver Flexible Packaging Achievement Awards in the category of sustainability at the US Flexible Packaging Association Achivement Awards.
The FPA Achievement Awards have showcased packaging industry innovation since 1956, and this year, of the 226 entries, 20 were ultimately honoured. The company won the Silver prizes for its Amcor Moda and CHEERcircle solutions. The awards were presented during the Achievement Awards Breakfast, held in conjunction with the Flexible Packaging Association (FPA) 2025 Annual Meeting, in Aventura, Florida.
“We are honoured to be recognised by the FPA for innovations that are making a difference for our customers and the environment,” said Brian Carvill, vice-president of R&D at Amcor Flexibles North America.
“Amcor’s winning packaging and equipment demonstrate how we apply our capabilities in material science and packaging technology to unlock growth for our customers and deliver more sustainable solutions.”
Moda vacuum packaging for beef exports
The Amcor Moda vacuum packaging solution is a streamlined tubular rollstock and on-demand bag-making system for fresh meat processors.
Used for US beef exports, the solution reduces material costs up to 30 per cent, lowers packaging inventory requirements, and reduces packaging SKUs by printing on the tubing as it runs.
Amcor says that when switching to the Amcor Moda solution, producers significantly reduce the use of corrugated shrink bag boxes. Instead of being packed in boxes, rolls of Amcor tubestock are shipped on pallets.
A pallet of tubestock can produce 40 per cent more bags than a typical pallet of traditional shrink bags, reducing the transportation and inventory space requirements by 40 per cent.
The versatile tubestock also accommodates many sizes and cuts of bone-in and boneless meat, reducing packaging SKUs. The package dimensions and graphics can be changed with the touch of a button.
Manually inserted export cards are eliminated with a high-resolution thermal transfer printer that prints logos and variable information, such as dates and time codes directly on the package, reducing packaging materials.
The Moda system includes more sustainable film options.
Amcor Eco-Tite recycle-ready tubestock replaces traditional shrink bag material with more sustainable, right-gauged barrier film that uses 29 per cent less packaging. It is designed to meet the requirements of the APR Design Guide and has passed APR’s Critical Guidance Testing.
For fresh bone-in beef cuts, Amcor’s high-abuse bone-in solution, CBP tubestock, replaces a typical patch bag. CBP reduces material usage by weight more than 35 per cent.
CHEERCircle PE recycle-ready spouted pouches
Childhood nutrition brand, Once Upon a Farm, produces refrigerated, cold-pressed blends and smoothies that offer farm-fresh nutrition from baby’s first bites to on-the-go snacking.
Made with organic, non-GMO fruits and veggies with no added sugar, these products are offered in CHEERCircle PE recycle-ready spouted pouches, which features Amcor’s AmPrima Plus material and topped with the Vizi cap. It is designed to meet the APR Design Guide for recyclability.
An Amcor ASSET life cycle assessment, certified by the Carbon Trust, demonstrates how the AmPrima Plus material improves performance on certain sustainability metrics compared to the previous package.
These improvements include a five per cent reduction in non-renewable energy use per pouch; and a 22 per cent reduction in carbon footprint per pouch.
In other Amcor news, an update on the merger with Berry, the expiration of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) in connection with the previously announced combination of the two companies has been announced.
Expiration of the waiting period satisfies another closing condition necessary for completing the combination.
The companies also confirm that a number of additional approvals have been received from regulatory authorities in recent weeks, including antitrust clearances from China and Brazil.
Progress toward obtaining remaining regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions is well advanced. The companies continue to expect transaction close in the middle of calendar year 2025.
