Impress set to buy USC Europe

Packaging News
July 2006

Netherlands-based metal packaging manufacturer Impress is to purchase USC Europe, the European operations of US Can.

The deal incorporates the food can business of May Verpackungen and the European aerosol activities of USC Europe, with a combined sales turnover of €235m.

May Verpackungen has two plants based in Germany and one in Denmark, and is a major supplier of cans for ready meals, vegetables and pet food in northern Europe. USC Europe is the secondlargest supplier of aerosols to the European market.

Impress has 43 facilities operating out of 17 countries, in Europe, North America, Japan and the Seychelles, and has a turnover of €1.4bn.

“This is a major strategic opportunity for Impress,” said chief operating officer Francis Labbé. “It will extend our geographical coverage in the growing market for aerosols and strengthen our food can business in northern Europe.”

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