takeover
A rallying call
Today began with the star attraction Colin Gillis, president of Ball Europe, who presented on the emerging trends within the packaging industry.
Let battle commence
Evert van de Weg speaks to Cees Verboom,Ardagh Group’s operations director Aerosols Europe, who provides an insight into the two-piece and three-piece can debate which shows no sign of relenting.
Ardagh Group bids for Ball and Rexam
Ardagh Group is preparing a takeover of Ball and Rexam, according to Reuters.
It’s a merry-go-round
There was some revealing news yesterday in the Ball/Rexam takeover operation, which was alerted to my attention courtesy of Reuters.
Gruppo ASA acquires Italian Crown plant
Gruppo ASA has signed the transfer of shares and consequently the takeover of Crown Speciality Packaging, a company with a turnover of €20 million and 80 employees.
Rexam takeover by Ball confirmed
Ball has announced that the European Commission has granted conditional regulatory clearance in Europe of its proposed acquisition of Rexam PLC.
Euro CanTech Day Two
The second day of presentations was set in motion this morning by John Revess of Rexam. The delegation were no doubt interested to hear if he would discuss the potential takeover by Ball, and whilst this was mention briefly in the beginning, the main body of his presentation was devoted to his specialist area of […]
Ball to buy Rexam?
Whilst no formal offer has been made, it has come to light that Ball and Rexam are in talks that may see the US can maker buy out its British competitor. Ball has valued Rexam at 610 pence per share, which is higher than London traded shares yesterday at 541.5. Ball has a deadline of […]
Protecting metal
CanTech International can expert Evert van de Weg talks to Matthias Allar from Sprimag, a leading manufacturer of coating machines for the metal packaging industry
Schuler board recommends Andritz takeover
The board of German-based press manufacturer Schuler has recommended shareholders accept a takeover offer made by Austrian technology company Andritz.
Packaging coatings merger referred to Competition Commission
The Office of Fair Trading has referred AkzoNobel’s proposed takeover of Italian based packaging coatings producer Metlac to the Competition Commission. This follows OFT concerns that the merger may remove a competitive supplier from the market.
Princes expands canned food operations
UK-based Princes has completed the acquisition of Premier Foods’ East Anglian canning operations. The acquisition includes two major UK canning sites at Long Sutton and Wisbech in East Anglia, along with a number of brands including Crosse & Blackwell, Farrow’s and Smedley’s.
BWAY announces acquisition of Phoenix Container
BWAY Holding Company, a leading producer of metal containers in North America, has expanded its operations with the acquisition of Phoenix Container. Phoenix Container is a US producer of steel pails based in North Brunswick, New Jersey, where it operates one plant producing a wide range of steel pails used for packaging industrial and consumer products.
Berlin Packaging buys Continental Packaging Solutions
Berlin Packaging, a leading supplier of plastic, glass, and metal containers and closures, has announced the acquisition of Chicago-based Continental Packaging Solutions. The company says the transaction is designed to expand the resources available to customers for fast and expert service and cost-effective rigid packaging.