MWV Announces Completion of the Sale of European Tobacco Folding Carton Business to AR Packaging Group
30 Abril 2015 - 7:00AM
Business Wire
MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV), a global leader in
packaging and packaging solutions, today announced the completion
of the previously announced sale of its European-based tobacco
folding carton business to AR Packaging Group AB. Terms of the sale
were not disclosed.
Included in the sale were operations at three facilities in
Graz, Austria; Krakow, Poland; and Moscow, Russia, which
manufacture and print hinge-lid boxes, display cartons, and
high-impact cigarette packaging, as well as folding carton
packaging for some chocolate confectionery and consumer apparel
segments in western and eastern Europe. Also included in the sale
is the tobacco and confectionery folding carton business currently
served by MWV’s plant in Svitavy, Czech Republic. The Svitavy plant
will remain part of MWV, and the company will also continue to
produce high-quality solid bleached sulfate (SBS) paperboard for
global tobacco end markets at its Covington, Virginia, paperboard
mill in the United States.
Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC served as adviser to MWV.
About MWV
MeadWestvaco Corporation (NYSE:MWV) is a global packaging
company providing innovative solutions to the world’s most admired
brands in the healthcare, beauty and personal care, food, beverage,
home and garden, tobacco, commercial and specialty printing, and
agricultural industries. The company also produces specialty
chemicals for the automotive, energy, and infrastructure industries
and maximizes the value of its development land holdings. MWV’s
network of 125 facilities and 15,000 employees spans North America,
South America, Europe and Asia. Learn more at mwv.com.
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