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Key definition

Packaging definition

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UK CMA Phase 2 unconditional clearance of Sonoco/Weidenhammer composite cans merger; undertakings in lieu and failing firm defence rejected (2015)

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Practice notes

CASE HUB ARCHIVED

This archived case hub records the position as at the decision dated 3 July 2015 and is no longer updated; see the timeline for more detail.

Case facts

Summary of the UK merger review into Sonoco Products Company’s completed purchase of Weidenhammer Packaging Group GmbH. The deal created overlaps in the manufacture and supply of composite cans for food.

Latest developments

On 3 July 2015, the CMA cleared the merger without conditions, upholding its provisional view.

Parties

Sonoco is a worldwide packaging business based in Hartsville, South Carolina, USA, supplying packaging for brands globally, with operations in 33 countries. In the UK, a Subsidiary runs two composite can plants in Chesterfield and Manchester.

Weidenhammer is among Europe’s leading makers of composite cans, composite drums and rigid plastic containers, serving 12 countries. Headquartered in Hockenheim, Germany, it operates 13 production sites across Germany, Belgium, France, Greece, The Netherlands and the UK. Its UK arm, Weidenhammer UK Limited, has a factory in Bradford.

Background

Sonoco completed the acquisition of Weidenhammer on 31 October 2014...

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