Amcor (ASX:AMC), has inaugurated its latest Innovation Center in Jiangyin, China, bringing advanced packaging technologies and more sustainable material science to Asia Pacific.

The move is aimed at helping to drive growth and innovation across the region.

“We are thrilled to bring the best of Amcor’s unmatched innovation capabilities closer to our customers in Asia Pacific,” Amcor Apia-Pacific flexibles business president Mike Cash said.

“This world-class facility offers our customers in the region the opportunity to collaborate hand-in-hand with our experts to make innovative packaging ideas a reality. Asia Pacific is a key growth market for Amcor and our new innovation center is just one of many important, customer-focused investments we are making in the region.”

Amcor flexibles business chief technology officer William Jackson said the move enables the business to better serve its customers.  

“Amcor is uniquely positioned to help our customers benefit from a global approach to innovation. The new innovation center will enable us to develop the best ideas from across the globe for the regional market, greatly enhancing the customer experience,” he said.

At the core of all Amcor innovation centers are three key programs designed to encourage collaboration on how to develop, in real-time, the best solution that meets customer requirements that will help facilitate growth.

• The Catalyst program – a flexible, collaborative, and creative approach of co-innovation that allows customers to customise solutions for their markets and customers, leveraging advanced analytical and material science labs.

• The Ideation and Prototyping Innovation Lab – taking consumer insights and ideas to conduct rapid prototyping, helping significantly shorten product development and evaluation cycles.

• The Applications Lab – offering a range of production machinery testing capabilities to identify potential issues quickly and early, helping to make the product development process more efficient, cost-effective and seamless.

The Asia Pacific Innovation Center will also serve as a base for collaboration for the packaging industry. From in-depth research on new technology and materials to the latest packaging and composting know-how, the Innovation Center will allow all parties from across the supply chain and region to share best practices.