Amcor Offers to Acquire Parts of Alcan Packaging

The combined company will be one of the world’s leading packaging companies with significant breadth of expertise, products, and services. As at June 2009, Amcor generated AU $9.53 billion in sales from operations in 34 countries and has 226 sites worldwide, with approximately 21,000 employees. The parts of Alcan Packaging that Amcor has offered to acquire would add approximately US $4.1 billion in sales and 14,000 employees across 80 plants in 28 countries.