Berlin to Acquire All-Pak

Berlin Packaging, Chicago, Ill., USA, will acquire All-Pak Inc., a Pittsburgh, Pa.-based packaging supplier, in a deal aimed at accelerating growth of both companies. The combined company, with annual revenues approaching $500 million, will have a leading industry position and will bring together two major suppliers of rigid packaging products and services. Berlin Packaging, founded in 1898, supplies billions of containers and closures to small and large customers nationwide. All-Pak, formed in 1958, is a supplier of rigid packaging products and services to a wide variety of markets. Upon completion of the acquisition, the combined company will provide customers with wider geographic coverage, operating in more than 40 sales offices and warehouse locations across the U.S., including Puerto Rico and an expanded Eastern U.S. footprint.

TAPPI
http://www.tappi.org/