Both businesses are located in The Netherlands, employing 65 persons in total, with net sales of 21 million Euros in 2010."The acquisition of Meuwissen is an important step for Walki as it will allow us to further develop our position as a leading producer of technical laminates and protective packaging materials," commented Leif Frilund, CEO of Walki. "Their location in the Netherlands is an excellent fit to Walki's existing plant network and will increase our local coverage in the important central European markets."Walki Group has announced that the Meuwissen businesses will be integrated into their Technical Products business area, which currently has production in Finland, Germany, Sweden, the UK and China. /AA
Walki Group buys Dutch company
Oct 3 2011 Walki Group has announced the completion of the acquisition of Meuwissen Industrie BV, a producer of flexible packaging materials, and Meuwissen Bouwprodukten BV, a specialist distributor of building and construction materials.