MOSCOW (MRC) -- Amcor Flexibles Europe, Middle East and Africa (AFEMEA) announced it has completed the acquisition of Nampak Flexible, the leading flexibles packaging company in South Africa, said Healthcarepackaging.
In combination with Amcor's current business in Africa, the closing of this deal makes Amcor the leading flexibles player in the African market with a total net sales in the region of approximately GBP250 million (USD 280 million).
The acquisition includes four manufacturing sites and one sales office located across South Africa and generates a net sales of approximately ZAR 1.1 billion (USD 94) million per annum. They will join the Amcor Flexibles team as a new business unit, Amcor Flexibles South Africa (AFSA).
"Africa is an exciting market for Amcor Flexibles," said Peter Konieczny, President of AFEMEA. "Combining Amcor's global footprint, world-class innovation and R&D capabilities with Nampak Flexible's strong reputation for service and quality in the African market, we will create a flexible packaging business that will support Amcor's profitable growth agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa."
AFSA will provide customers with broader product and technology offerings, increased innovation and development capacity, and a more versatile manufacturing footprint in Africa. Going forward, customers will benefit from improved choice, quality, service and security of supply.
As MRC informed earlier, Amcor is rapidly expanding its presence in the Asian market. The company’s top official in the region said it will soon announce plans for a new plant. Amcor also is expanding capacity at its two Indian plants.
Amcor Limited is an Australian-based multinational packaging company. It operates manufacturing plants in 42 countries. It is the world's largest manufacturer of plastic bottles.
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