Amcor Our History BACK TO ABOUT-US Amcor has come a long way to become one of the world's top global packaging companies. To learn more about Amcor's story, download the pdf. 1860s Australian Heritage Amcor's history dates back to the 1860s when Samuel Ramsden, a young stone mason from Yorkshire, arrived in Australia with his bride to seek his fortune in a new land. He established Victoria's first paper mill on the banks of the Yarra River in Melbourne. For most of its life the company was known as APM - Australian Paper Manufacturers and its products even then touched the daily lives of all Australians. The pictures above are, from left to right: Samuel Ramsden, Founder of the company. Botany Paper Mill, Circa 1900. Amcor was the first company to collect paper for recycling with a horse and cart. The former Australian Paper Manufacturer's logo and letterhead. In the 1970s and 1980s the company added a range of diverse packaging interests to its traditional papermaking activities. This was achieved through creating new business partnerships and making strategic acquisitions in order to expand and diversify the company’s activities. With the focus gradually changing and as the company moved towards the future, the company name did not quite fit with the new focus of this young, energetic Australian company. It was decided that the company name should be changed. On May 1, 1986 APM became Amcor Limited, a name that has become increasingly well known throughout the world for its packaging innovation and its global reach. Amcor - a Global Leader in Packaging Today, Amcor deploys its global packaging expertise and knowledge of customer packing and supply chains to produce packaging that is more functional, appealing, and cost effective for customers and their consumers, and more sustainable for the environment. Amcor continues to focus on value - creating acquisitions that expand our presence in emerging markets, improve the industry structure (primarily in developed markets), and add new technologies so that we can capture further value. Divestments Year Acquisitions 2017 Plasticos Sonoco Blow Molding Hebei Qite Packaging 2016 Nampak Flexibles Souza Cruz in-house packaging Packaging India Private Limited Encon Deluxe Packages BPI China Alusa Plastic Moulders Ltd 2015 Bella Prima Zhongshan TianCai 2014 Jiangsu Shenda Group Parry Enterprises India Detmold Amcor Australasia and Packaging Distribution demerger 2013 AGI-Shorewood’s Tobacco Packaging acquisition Jiangsu Shenda Group flexible packaging acquisition Detmold Flexibles acquisition Aluprint plant acquisition 2012 Aluprint plant acquisition Wayne Richardson Sales acquisition Aperio Group acquisition Amcor Glass Tubing 2011 Marfred Industries acquisition Tobepal 2010 Parts of Alcan Packaging from Rio Tinto, including the Global Pharmaceutical, Food Europe, Food Asia and Global Tobacco businesses Ball Plastics Packaging Americas B-Pack Due - a cast polypropylene (CPP) film manufacturer based in Italy Techni-Chem acquisition CHH Smithfield acquisition Australasian food can and aerosol business PET Packaging Europe 2007 Amcor White Cap 2006 Vision Grande (46%) 2005 Expansion of China tobacco packaging via share in Vision Grande Group Holdings 2004 Expansion Amcor PET – Alcoa, Latin America; Arca, Mexico Expansion Amcor Flexibles – Rexam Healthcare Flexibles Kimberley Clark Australia (remaining 45%) 2003 PET and Closures Businesses of Schmalbach-Lubeca Amcor Flexibles Expansion – Rexam Food Flexibles, Tobepal/Tobefil Spain Amcor Sunclipse Expansion – Malow Corp, Brick Container Kimberley Clark Australia (5%) 2002 PET USA Expansion – CNC Containers, PET Pack Containers Three way Flexibles Merger with Danisco Akerlund & Rausing Bericap North America JV Sunclipse Expansion – Sirod, Vanguard Packaging, Apollo Paper Paper Group Demerger 2001 Brazilian PET Acquisition Expansion of Sunclipse in USA Expansion of Amcor Rentsch, Poly Laupen Expansion of Amcor Asia – China Flexibles Envelope Business Australia European Box Business 2000 Injepet USA Stevens Flexible Packaging USA Albertazzi Films Smutfitt Tobacco Europe Leigh Mardon Flexibles Australia Australian Rigid Plastics Valpak Sawmilling Business ClosedPulp Mill 1998 Leaderpak Paper Mill in USA 1997 Corrugated packaging business Europe 1996 European Flexibles Business (UCB) John Sands Greeting Cards Group Leigh-Mardon Printing Business 1995 Rentsch Folding Cartons – Switzerland Share No challenge is too big, or too small. 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