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NEWS IPL and Schoeller to merge


Rigid plastic products maker IPL is to merge with Schoe- ller Allibert, which manufac- tures reusable transport packaging. The proposed merger


creates a company with 27 manufacturing locations across Europe and North America and a combined annual revenue exceeding US$1.4 billion. The merged company will be headquartered in Dublin, Ireland and led by current IPL CEO Alan Walsh. The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2025, subject to custom- ary closing conditions. “The future of packaging lies in sustainability, innova- tion and adaptability,” said Walsh. “This merger will allow us to combine our strengths on both sides of the Atlantic.” IPL makes rigid plastic


in sectors such as automo- tive, food and pharmaceuti- cals, that are mainly in continental Europe. Head- quartered in The Nether- lands, it has around 1,600 employees at 11 production locations and had a revenue of €550m in 2024. Alejandro Cabal Uribe,


Walsh: “Merger of IPL and Schoeller will allow us to combine our strengths on both sides of the Atlantic”


products for the food, consumer, environmental and agriculture sectors and has significant manufactur- ing in the UK. It has around 2,500 employees at 16 manufacturing sites and reported revenue of US$822m in 2024. Schoeller Allibert manufactures returnable transport packaging, with customers


CEO of Schoeller Allibert, added: “Our combined strength in packaging is well positioned to benefit from the tailwinds for the sector.” IPL is owned by US-based


private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners (MDP), and CDPQ. Schoeller Allibert is owned by Brook- field Asset Management and the Schoeller family. The new company will be 55% owned by IPL shareholders and 45% by Schoeller Allibert shareholders. �www.iplglobal.com � www.schoellerallibert.com


Italian masterbatch takeover


Spain-based Delta Tecnic has acquired Impact Formulators Group (IFG), an Italian producer of additive and colour masterbatches. Based near Milan, IFG was originally created through the combination of Ultrabatch, Masterbatch and


Eurocolor. It specialises in additive masterbatches – with properties such as UV stabilisation, anti-fog and anti-blocking – but also offers colour masterbatches, which is Delta Tecnic’s focus. Adding IFG will create a European masterbatch


group with more than €100 million of combined sales, a manufacturing footprint of six plants in Spain, Italy and Mexico and a workforce of more than 270 people. n See our feature on Masterbatch on page 33. � � https://deltatecnic.com/


EuPC warns tariffs could cost jobs


The European Plastics Converters (EuPC) trade body has warned that EU tariffs on US polymer imports could threaten companies in Europe. “These tariffs risk triggering a chain reaction of price hikes, reduced competitiveness and job losses across the EU,” said Paolo Bochicchio, manag- ing director of EuPC, which represents plastics converters. “They could seriously undermine Europe’s industrial and environ- mental goals.”


It also suggested raw


material costs will increase – hurting 95% of the largely SME-based industry – imports of cheaper finished plastic goods will surge, further weakening EU manufac- turers, and investments in recycling and circularity will stall, hitting Europe’s green ambitions. EuPC urged policy


makers in Brussels to stop the tariffs, support SMEs with cost offsets and secure stable raw material supply. � www.plasticsconverters.eu


MCC opens IML production plant in Brazil


MCC Global has opened its sixth in-mould label (IML) facility – with a new facility in Brazil. The plant – in Louveira, near São


Paulo – is adjacent to existing MCC premises that was Flexcoat’s label and lamination operations. It is currently the


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smallest of the company’s six IML plants, but has plans to scale up “in the coming years”


Adding the new plant gives convert- ers faster access to labels, localised support and new growth opportunities, says MCC.


The Brazil operation has begun with


a “core team” and intends to employ 40 people by the end of the year – along with two working presses. n See our feature on In-Mould Decora- tion on page 13. � https://iml.mcclabel.com


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