August 21, 2009
HAWTHORN, Victoria, Australia—Amcor has offered to acquire parts of Alcan Packaging for US $2,025 million from Rio Tinto. The Alcan Packaging businesses which Amcor has agreed to acquire include: Alcan Packaging Global Pharmaceuticals, Alcan Packaging Food Europe, Alcan Packaging Food Asia, and Alcan Packaging Global Tobacco.