Amcor is strengthening its circular packaging strategy, with an increasing focus on the industrial-scale integration of recycled plastics into high-performance packaging applications. The Swiss-based group highlighted how Europe’s regulatory transition - particularly the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation (PPWR) - is accelerating demand for solutions incorporating recycled content, while maintaining stringent requirements in terms of performance and application reliability.
Across Europe, increasing volumes of plastic waste are being collected and processed. The challenge remains the development and integration of high-quality recycled materials into high-performance packaging applications -said Gerald Rebitzer, Vice President Sustainability & Advocacy at Amcor - We combine recycling, material science and packaging expertise to transform recycled polymers into high-performance solutions, helping to close the loop in a practical way.
From a technological perspective, the company is expanding its industrial-scale recycling capabilities for polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). Its mechanical recycling operations for flexible films enable the production of specification-grade post-consumer recycled (PCR) material, including Amcor’s Sustane® recycled polymer, intended for non-food-contact applications such as stretch films, shrink films and other industrial uses. At the same time, the CleanStream® technology enables the conversion of household PP waste into high-quality recycled material suitable even for contact-sensitive applications, particularly within the personal care sector.
The company is also investing in the development of advanced recycling, with pilot activities in the United Kingdom aimed at further expanding the range of applications for recycled flexible plastics.
The group’s strategy is based on an integrated model that combines in-house recycling capabilities with partnerships throughout the value chain, supported by innovation centres dedicated to the development and validation of new materials and applications.
