A global pioneer in creating and manufacturing responsible packaging solutions, has finished building its advanced coating plant for healthcare packaging in Selangor, Malaysia. Strengthening the supply of high-quality, sterile packaging for healthcare consumers across the region, this state-of-the-art plant is the first in Asia to use innovative air knife coating technology.
This development is a key milestone in the Amcor healthcare packaging expansion, as the new facility builds on its current healthcare packaging factory in Selangor to form an integrated campus making Amcor the first in Asia to manufacture both top and bottom substrates for medical device packaging. This advancement offers important advantages to consumers, such improved supply chain resilience and shorter lead times.
As a central part of the Amcor healthcare packaging expansion, the facility sets new norms for precision and efficiency equipped with innovative technologies including water-based coating systems, online inspection systems and air knife technology. Particularly the air knife technique guarantees consistent coating application by means of high-speed air streams, hence improving product uniformity and lowering material waste.
“Amcor’s investment in this new facility reflects our unwavering commitment to support our customers across the Asia Pacific region,” said Chris Kenneally, president of Amcor Flexibles Asia Pacific. “By introducing advanced coating technology and boosting local production capacity, we are better positioned to meet the growing regional demand for sterile, reliable packaging and to offer our customers greater flexibility and security.”
“Producing our industry-leading global product platform locally brings us closer to our customers, enhancing supply security and flexibility,” said Virginie Maes, vice president of global healthcare, Amcor. “By investing in advanced coating technologies and expanding our regional capabilities, we are not only addressing the growing demand for high-performance healthcare packaging but also reinforcing our promise to deliver a consistent and innovative value proposition to our customers worldwide.”
Amcor healthcare packaging expansion is dedicated to increase its healthcare capacity in the Asia Pacific area includes this new facility. Recent projects include the building of a co-extrusion blown film and printing plant in Singapore, the creation of a grid lacquer paper unit in India, and the purchase of healthcare packaging business MDK in China.
