Amcor will be speaking during the day at the 14:30 slot, with Steve Birch presenting. Birch is a seasoned research & development packaging professional with over 20 years of experience in the fast moving consumer goods industry, specialising in innovation and sustainability. His expertise spans across flexible packaging materials and processes, with a focus on driving new product introductions and leading technological advancements. Steve holds a BEng (Hons) from Bath University and recently achieved a distinction in the IOM3 PIABC Level 5 Diploma in Packaging Technology. 

At the beginning of 2024, Steve joined the Dairy – Hard Cheese team at Amcor, bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and a passion for flexible packaging to this specialist sector. Based in Worcester, UK, Steve is deeply involved in the dairy and cheese industry, where he applies his expertise to enhance product quality and sustainability. 

Along with Steve, other speakers include Infor‘s vice president of industry and solution strategy, Andrew Dalziel, who will be on hand at 12:20 for a discussion on the Speakers Stage, which is sponsored by AB Dairy. 

Another speaker, Tomas Vera, is the regional director for the Americas & Europe for MADCAP, a product of Contec Group International. His presentation will be at 10:40. 

Meanwhile, Jeppe Dam Madsen, sales manager for Lyras/Sycamore Process Engineering will be discussing the companies’ latest projects at 12:00. Also speaking is Mark Hurley of Novonesis at 10:20, which is a combination of Chr Hansen and Novozymes. 

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It works with companies around the world to protect their products and the people who rely on them, differentiate brands, and improve supply chains through a range of flexible and rigid packaging, speciality cartons, closures, and services. The company is focused on making packaging that is increasingly lighter weight, recyclable and reusable, and made using an increasing amount of recycled content. In fiscal year 2023, 41,000 Amcor people generated US$14.7 billion in annual sales from operations that span 218 locations in 41 countries.

Recently Amcor collaborated with Fromagerie Milleret, with which it has a long term partnership of over 30 years, to deliver premium soft cheese in recyclable paper packaging. The project will bring sustainable packaging to some of France’s most loved cheese brands. Amcor’s AmFiber Matrix packaging has been certified as recycle-ready in many countries with established paper streams, including Milleret’s key markets of Germany through Cyclos- HTP, Italy through Aticelca 501/2019, and – of course – France via CEREC.

Steve Birch will be speaking on behalf of the company at the Expo. He is a seasoned R&D packaging professional with over 20 years of experience in the FMCG industry, specialising in innovation and sustainability. His expertise spans across flexible packaging materials and processes, with a focus on driving new product introductions and leading technological advancements. Steve holds a BEng (Hons) from Bath University and recently achieved a distinction in the IOM3 PIABC Level 5 Diploma in Packaging Technology.

At the beginning of 2024, Steve joined the Dairy – Hard Cheese team bringing with him a wealth of knowledge and a passion for flexible packaging to this specialist sector. Based in Worcester, UK, Steve is deeply involved in the dairy and cheese industry, where he applies his expertise to enhance product quality and sustainability. Outside of his professional pursuits, he enjoys going campervanning with his family and staying active.

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