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Greiner acquires Irish packaging business
Greiner Packaging (Kremsmünster / Austria; www.greiner-gpi.com) is buying Wilsanco Plastics (Dungannon / Northern Ireland; www.wilsanco.com), effective 9 January 2006, for an undisclosed sum. Both are family-owned companies operating in the rigid plastic and plastic/cardboard packaging sectors. Wilsanco has 200 employees and had a turnover of GBP 11.3m (EUR 17m) in 2004. Its owner, Jeremy Wilson, and his management team will continue to run the business. Greiner Packaging has 17 production sites in Europe, nearly 2,000 employees and sales of EUR 203m.
01.12.2005 Plasteurope.com [10157]
Published on 01.12.2005