Blog

Amcor and Bemis is Latest in Major Packaging Mergers

Huge merger will have major ramifications in the packaging, ink industries.

Author Image

By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Contributing Editor, Coatings World and Ink World

The packaging industry has, generally speaking, been far more lucrative than the publication and commercial printing segments. While the publication segment has been consolidated down over the years, with Quad Graphics and R.R. Donnelley (itself split up) the two major forces, packaging is still relatively fragmented.   It is also a nearly $1 trillion business, according to analysts, and it is growing. It remains a fragmented industry. With the announcement that Amcor plans to acquire Bemis, t...

Continue reading this story and get 24/7 access to Ink World magazine for FREE


Already a subscriber? Sign in

Keep Up With Our Content. Subscribe To Ink World magazine Newsletters