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Cardbox Packaging acquires Samson Druck’s premises in 2021
Cardbox Packaging has announced its acquisition of the Buch Theiss GmbH bookbinding workshop’s premises in St. Stefan/Wolfsberg. The Cardbox Packaging Group, with sites in Austria, Serbia, Czechia and the USA, has been active in Carinthia since 2011, employing 60 of its almost 250 employees at this location.
Agreement for the acquisition of Paperpack SA
Paperpack S.A. (the “Company”) announces it has received the following information from its main shareholder and Chairman & CEO, Mr. Ioannis Tsoukaridis:
AR Packaging strengthens its position in the UK by acquiring Firstan Holdings Ltd
AR Packaging broadens its offering to the UK food and healthcare customers by adding local folding carton production through the acquisition of Firstan Holdings Ltd, including its subsidiary Firstan Limited. This strategic move makes the Group a key multi-category provider of folding cartons, flexibles and fibre-based containers in the UK.
Mayr-Melnhof Karton to acquire Kotkamills
Proposed acquisition to strengthen MMK’s position in virgin-fiber based cartonboard
AR Packaging acquires pharma specialist Kroha
AR Packaging elevates its leading position in healthcare packaging by acquiring Kroha GmbH.
FFI welcomes Pyroll as new associate member
The Folding Carton Industry Association (FFI) continues to grow and welcomes Pyroll Germany GmbH as a new associate member.
Graphic Packaging Holding Company Completes Acquisition of Consumer Packaging Group Business from Greif, Inc.
Graphic Packaging Holding Company (NYSE: GPK), a leading provider of packaging solutions to food, beverage, foodservice, and other consumer products companies, through its primary U.S. operating company, Graphic Packaging International, LLC, announced today the close of its previously announced acquisition of the Consumer Packaging Group Business from Greif, Inc.
Veolia launches Sustainable Packaging Academy
As part of the drive to increase the circular economy and tackle the problem of packaging waste, Veolia is launching a Sustainable Packaging Academy. Designed to close the link between producers and recyclers, it says this new initiative will provide businesses with the opportunity to better understand packaging circularity and future-proof packaging design.