Ardagh Glass Packaging (AGP), a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions, today announced the launch of Clearly Ardagh, a major strategic initiative designed to transform its business, enhance its competitive position, and secure long-term success in the dynamic global glass packaging market.
The Clearly Ardagh initiative is focused on better aligning capacity with market demand, driving efficiency across the business, strengthening commercial partnerships, and reinforcing a high-performance culture throughout the organisation. The transformation aims to ensure AGP remains a leader in the industry and a trusted and differentiated partner for its customers, delivering on its promises of quality, service, and innovation.
The initiative includes targeted commercial and operational improvements, alongside targeted capital deployment. As a result of planned actions, over the next five years the company expects to increase Adjusted EBITDA by up to 20% and improve Adjusted Operating Cash Flow[1] by as much as 60%. AGP also plans to increase total capital expenditures from 6% to approximately 9% of total revenues in 2026 and to maintain this level of capital expenditure as a percentage of annual revenues on an average basis through 2030 in order to enhance key infrastructure and maintain core assets.
"We are emerging from a transformational period with renewed strength and we are taking decisive action to lead the industry into the future," said Mark Porto, Executive Chairman of Ardagh Group. "The Clearly Ardagh initiative is our path forward. We are making targeted capital deployment and operational improvements to create a more resilient and competitive business, ensuring we continue to deliver exceptional value to our customers and investors and secure our success for the long term."
The Clearly Ardagh initiative is built on four foundational pillars:
- Strategic Capacity and Network Evolution: Proactively aligning manufacturing capacity and capabilities with current and future market demand through targeted capital deployment and network optimisation.
- End-to-End Performance: Focusing relentlessly on efficiency and continuous improvement, including operational excellence, inventory optimisation, and strategic cost management.
- Portfolio Value Management: Adopting a structured, value-based commercial approach to ensure customer partnerships are mutually beneficial and deliver sustainable value.
- People-Powered Culture: Investing in people and reinforcing a performance-driven culture by decentralising operational decision-making and empowering leaders and teams across the organisation.
"Through Clearly Ardagh, we are making our operations more efficient, our partnerships stronger, and our teams more empowered," stated Timur Colak, Ardagh Group Chief Commercial Officer and Chief Transformation Officer. "By focusing on end-to-end performance and investing in our people and assets, we are building a more resilient, efficient and high-performing organisation. This initiative will enable us to better meet customer needs, enhance our operational capability, and solidify our position as a key player in the global glass packaging industry."
More information about our Clearly Ardagh initiative is available here.
[1] Adjusted Operating Cash Flow ($166 million in FY 2025) is calculated as Adjusted EBITDA less Capital Expenditure, Working Capital movement, lease payments and Exceptional restructuring items.