Amcor plc AMCR announced that it started an expansion project at its flexible packaging solutions facility in Dongguan, China. This move will boost AMCR’s manufacturing network to better support its customers across the Asia Pacific region.
Details of Amcor’s Facility Expansion in China
Amcor has a 30-year history of operating in China, with 23 manufacturing sites and two research and development centers nationwide. The investment in Dongguan expansion underscores Amcor's commitment to a key growth market.
As part of the expansion project, the company will add a 7,000-square-meter manufacturing facility and an automated warehouse to its existing campus. This will take the total campus to more than 38,000 square meters, boosting Amcor’s production capacity and supply-chain resilience in a key South China industrial hub.
The expanded facility will employ automated solvent-free laminators, high-speed bag-making machines and automated bag arranging systems, aiding increased production capacity and improved operational efficiency. These technologies will further support the production of recyclable packaging for food, home and personal care applications.
The company expects the construction of the facility to be completed by July 2027.
AMCR’s Focus to Advance Sustainable Packaging Solutions
On June 29, Amcor announced a partnership with Kelpi to develop advanced coating technologies that will boost the company’s performance and sustainability of packaging materials. This move is in sync with AMCR’s strategy to focus on developing sustainable packaging solutions with high functional standards.
Kelpi’s proprietary coating technology platform, which is a bio-based seaweed material designed to deliver high barrier performance. It is also compatible with recycling streams for fiber-based packaging.
Amcor is testing the technology to expand its AmFiber portfolio, ensuring these fiber-based solutions meet strict requirements for barrier performance, high running speeds and circularity. By using bio-based coatings, Amcor will gain from the reduced reliance on fossil fuel-derived feedstocks and greater use of renewable resources. This will result in a lower carbon footprint.
Amcor’s Q3 Performance
AMCR delivered third-quarter fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings of 96 cents per share, rising 6% year over year and meeting the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Reported net sales climbed 77% from the year-ago quarter to $5.91 billion and beat the consensus mark of $5.69 billion.
Results reflected the first full year of the Berry combination and continued integration progress, including $77 million of acquisition synergies in the quarter, along with cost and productivity actions that supported profitability.
AMCR’s Price Performance
Over the past year, the company’s shares have lost 4.7% compared with the industry’s 4.3% decline.
Amcor’s Zacks Rank & Stocks to Consider
AMCR currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Some better-ranked stocks from the Industrial Products sector are Helios Technologies, Inc HLIO, Fastenal Company FAST and Tennant Company TNC. HLIO flaunts a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and FAST and TNC carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Helios Technologies’ 2026 earnings is pegged at $2.89 per share. The company has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 15.7%. Helios Technologies’ shares have soared 134% in a year.
Fastenal has an average trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 0.1%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for FAST’s 2026 earnings is pinned at $1.23 per share, which indicates year-over-year growth of 13.1%. The company’s shares have grown 5.3% in a year.
Tennant has an average trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 40.8%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TNC’s 2026 earnings is pinned at $5.12 per share. The company’s shares have gained 5.3% in a year.
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