Amut acquires plastics and rubber recycling business
Italy’s Amut acquires plastics and rubber recycling business.
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Graham Packaging to be acquired by Reynolds Group
Graham Packaging Company Inc. have announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement, and an amendment thereto, under which Graham Packaging will be acquired by Reynolds Group Holdings Limited in an all-cash transaction for $25.50 per share, or a total of approximately $4.5 billion including assumed indebtedness.
Mauser NCG acquires majority shares of Italian IBC reconditioner
Mauser’s reconditioning subsidiary National Container Group (NCG) acquired the majority shares of the Italian company Maider IBC, a leading reconditioner of IBCs.
Negri Bossi takes over Sytrama and Roboline
The products made by these two companies, operating in the plastic processing machine automation sector, complete the Negri Bossi injection machine range.
Berkshire Partners and OMERS Private Equity to acquire Husky International
Berkshire Partners LLC, the Boston based private equity firm, and OMERS Private Equity Inc., the private equity arm of the OMERS Worldwide group of companies, today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement to jointly acquire Husky International Ltd. and its subsidiaries ("Husky") from Onex Corporation and its affiliated funds.
Clariant acquires Süd-Chemie
Chemical company Clariant now holds 96.15% of Süd-Chemie after closing a deal to acquire the company from One Equity Partners and the family shareholders. The overall transaction value amounts to approximately €1.9bn.
Graham Packaging bids for machine maker Techne
The plastic bottle blowmolding giant is adding to its presence in the machine manufacturing market with its decision to purchase Techne, an Italian manufacturer of extrusion blowmolding machinery.
Rhodia completes the acquisition of PI Industries’ engineering plastics business in India
Specialty chemical producer Rhodia has completed the acquisition of the engineering plastics business of Indian company PI Industries Ltd (PIIL), after receiving approval of country’s authorities.
Gerresheimer acquires Brazilian pharmaceutical plastic packaging company Védat
Gerresheimer AG, one of the leading worldwide suppliers to the pharma and healthcare industry, has acquired the Brazilian company Védat to strengthen its pharmaceutical plastic packaging business in South America. Védat is a major Brazilian manufacturer of pharmaceutical plastic packaging products, especially plastic closures.
Solvay wants to buy Rhodia
Belgian chemicals and plastics company Solvay has announced plans to acquire Rhodia in a deal valuing the French company at €3.4bn. Solvay is offering €31.60 for each Rhodia share in cash as part of a friendly deal. The new group will have sales of €12bn.
Klöckner Pentaplast acquires PP and PS mono- and multi-layer rigid films from AMB
The Klöckner Pentaplast Group announced that it has acquired the polypropylene (PP) and polystyrene (PS) mono- and multi-layer rigid films commercial activities from AMB s.r.l. (San Daniele del Fruili, Italy) for an undisclosed sum.
Husky to acquire leading closure mold maker KTW
Husky Injection Molding Systems today announced its intention to acquire KTW of Waidhofen, Austria, recognized as a global leader in closure mold making.
