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Key Takeaways Amcor is expanding its Dongguan facility with a 7,000-square-meter manufacturing site and automated warehouse.AMCR will add advanced automated equipment to boost production capacity and improve operational efficiency.Amcor expects the China facility expansion to complete by July'27 and strengthen supply-chain resilience. Amcor plc (AMCR - Free Report) announced that it started an expansion project at its flexible packaging solutions facility in Dongguan, China. This move will boost AMCR’s manufacturing network to better support its customers across the Asia Pacific region.

Details of Amcor’s Facility Expansion in ChinaAmcor has a 30-year history of operating in China, with 23 manufacturing sites and two research and development centers nationwide. The investment in Dongguan expansion underscores Amcor's commitment to a key growth market.

As part of the expansion project, the company will add a 7,000-square-meter manufacturing facility and an automated warehouse to its existing campus. This will take the total campus to more than 38,000 square meters, boosting Amcor’s production capacity and supply-chain resilience in a key South China industrial hub.

The expanded facility will employ automated solvent-free laminators, high-speed bag-making machines and automated bag arranging systems, aiding increased production capacity and improved operational efficiency. These technologies will further support the production of recyclable packaging for food, home and personal care applications.

The company expects the construction of the facility to be completed by July 2027.

AMCR’s Focus to Advance Sustainable Packaging SolutionsOn June 29, Amcor announced a partnership with Kelpi to develop advanced coating technologies that will boost the company’s performance and sustainability of packaging materials. This move is in sync with AMCR’s strategy to focus on developing sustainable packaging solutions with high functional standards.

Kelpi’s proprietary coating technology platform, which is a bio-based seaweed material designed to deliver high barrier performance. It is also compatible with recycling streams for fiber-based packaging.

Amcor is testing the technology to expand its AmFiber portfolio, ensuring these fiber-based solutions meet strict requirements for barrier performance, high running speeds and circularity. By using bio-based coatings, Amcor will gain from the reduced reliance on fossil fuel-derived feedstocks and greater use of renewable resources. This will result in a lower carbon footprint.

Amcor’s Q3 PerformanceAMCR delivered third-quarter fiscal 2026 adjusted earnings of 96 cents per share, rising 6% year over year and meeting the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Reported net sales climbed 77% from the year-ago quarter to $5.91 billion and beat the consensus mark of $5.69 billion.

Results reflected the first full year of the Berry combination and continued integration progress, including $77 million of acquisition synergies in the quarter, along with cost and productivity actions that supported profitability.

AMCR’s Price PerformanceOver the past year, the company’s shares have lost 4.7% compared with the industry’s 4.3% decline.

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Amcor’s Zacks Rank & Stocks to ConsiderAMCR currently carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell). 

Some better-ranked stocks from the Industrial Products sector are Helios Technologies, Inc (HLIO - Free Report) , Fastenal Company (FAST - Free Report) and Tennant Company (TNC - Free Report) . HLIO flaunts a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and FAST and TNC carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) at present. You can see the complete list of today's Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Helios Technologies’ 2026 earnings is pegged at $2.89 per share. The company has a trailing four-quarter average earnings surprise of 15.7%. Helios Technologies’ shares have soared 134% in a year.

Fastenal has an average trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 0.1%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for FAST’s 2026 earnings is pinned at $1.23 per share, which indicates year-over-year growth of 13.1%. The company’s shares have grown 5.3% in a year. 

Tennant has an average trailing four-quarter earnings surprise of 40.8%. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for TNC’s 2026 earnings is pinned at $5.12 per share. The company’s shares have gained 5.3% in a year.

Key Takeaways LYB partnered with Mondelez, Amcor and Taghleef on circular packaging for Marabou chocolate bars.The new packaging uses CirculenRevive polymers to enable 75% recycled content for food packaging.LYB plans future polymer supply from its MoReTec-1 recycling plant under construction in Germany. LyondellBasell Industries N.V. (LYB - Free Report) has partnered with Mondelez International, Amcor, Taghleef Industries and other players in the industry to introduce an innovative flexible packaging solution for Marabou chocolate bars. The new packaging uses LYB’s CirculenRevive polymers, made with 100% attributed recycled content through an ISCC PLUS-certified mass balance approach, enabling packaging with 75% recycled content.

This move will help transform hard-to-recycle post-consumer mixed plastic waste into high-quality materials suitable for food packaging. The collaboration emphasizes the growing role of chemical recycling in supporting a circular ecosystem while maintaining the performance required for food packaging applications.

With this in mind, LYB plans to supply future polymers for Marabou packaging from its MoReTec-1 catalytic chemical recycling plant, currently under construction in Wesseling, Germany. Designed to process 50,000 metric tons of recycled feedstock annually, which will be used in LYB’s integrated circular ecosystem by converting mixed plastic waste into feedstock for polymer production.

The project depends on collaboration across the packaging value chain. LYB supplies the recycled polymers, Taghleef Industries manufactures the base film, Amcor converts it into flexible packaging and Mondelez brings the final product to consumers.

The new packaging also aligns with recycled-content requirements under the European Union’s Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation. By integrating advanced recycling technologies, the partners are creating a solution that reduces dependence on fossil-based resources while introducing sustainable packaging for the food industry.

LYB’s shares have lost 15.8% over the past year compared with the industry’s 4.7% decline.

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LYB’s Zacks Rank & Key PicksLYB currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). 

Some better-ranked stocks in the Basic Materials space are Albemarle Corporation (ALB - Free Report) , Carpenter Technology Corporation (CRS - Free Report) and Avino Silver & Gold Mines Ltd. (ASM - Free Report) .

While ALB sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) at present, CRS and ASM carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy) each. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ALB’s 2026 earnings is pinned at $12.98 per share, indicating a 1,743.04% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in three of the trailing four quarters and missed one, with an average surprise of 74.5%. ALB’s shares have jumped 82.3% over the past year.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for CRS’ 2026 earnings is pegged at $10.56 per share, indicating a rise of 41.18% year over year. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 8.95%.

The Zacks Consensus Estimate for ASM’s current fiscal-year earnings is pinned at 34 cents per share, indicating a 17.24% year-over-year increase. Its earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate in each of the trailing four quarters, with an average surprise of 125%. ASM’sshares have gained 59.4% over the past year.