The specialist in cardboard food packaging boxes Can Packaging, which has two plants in France in Habsheim in Alsace and Ancenis in the Pays de la Loire region as well as a research centre, has just been acquired by the American group Sonoco.
The American giant Sonoco, founded in South Carolina in 1899 and specializing in the manufacture of packaging, is today a global company with sales in the billions of dollars. 41.7 million, the group intends to strengthen its position in the canister market with this acquisition.
Created in 1989 by Georges Sireix, Can Packaging employs about sixty people for a turnover that should exceed 20 million euros in 2020. Its cardboard packaging for major brands in the food industry is distributed throughout Europe.
Sonoco has indicated that Georges Sireix the founder of the company will remain a consultant for the group, and that his son Guillaume Sireix will remain as the innovation leader of the European product division.
"?Nous are extremely pleased to have Box Packaging join Sonoco?'s growing portfolio of sustainable packaging solutions." said Howard Coker, CEO of Sonoco.
"?Cette strategic acquisition brings us many innovations, including patented technology to produce high-performance, recyclable all-paper packaging that can be round, square, rectangular, oval, oblong or triangular. These innovations will complement our global franchise of rigid paperboard containers and add to our EnviroSense sustainable packaging portfolio.?»
