Sale of Huhtamaki's rigid plastic consumer goods packaging operations in Europe completed
HUHTAMÄKI OYJ STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE 22.12.2010 AT 19:20
The sale of Huhtamaki's European rigid plastic consumer goods packaging
operations, announced on September 23, 2010, has been completed. The buyer is
Island Acquisitions S.Ã r.l., an affiliate of Sun European Partners, LLP. The
divested operations include rigid plastic consumer goods packaging manufacturing
in Hämeenlinna, Finland; Auneau, France; Siemianowice, Poland; and Istanbul,
Turkey, as well as sales units in Germany and Lithuania.
For further information, please contact:
Timo Salonen, CFO, tel. +358 10 686 7880
HUHTAMÄKI OYJ
Group Communications
Huhtamaki Group is a leading manufacturer of consumer and specialty packaging
with 2009 net sales totaling EUR 2 billion. Foodservice and consumer goods
markets are served by approximately 12,000 people in 53 manufacturing units and
several sales offices in 31 countries. The parent company, Huhtamäki Oyj, has
its head office in Espoo, Finland and its share is quoted on the NASDAQ OMX
Helsinki Ltd. Additional information is available at www.huhtamaki.com.
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