Austrian Starlinger & Co Gesellschaft has taken over the woven packaging division from German machinery producer Windmöller & Hölscher, based in Lengerich/Germany, as well as its Viennese subsidiary company W&H Machinery GmbH, which specializes in woven packaging.
With this acquisition, Starlinger strengthens its position as a world-leading supplier of machinery for woven plastic packaging. The integration of the related technologies holds significant potential for synergy effects in engineering, service, and sales.
“The acquisition of W&H’s woven packaging division means that we can extend our portfolio and offer even more individual solutions to producers of sustainable woven plastic packaging,” said Angelika Huemer, CEO and managing partner of Starlinger. “We expect synergy effects and advantages for our customers not only with regard to technology, but also through our well-developed worldwide sales and service network.”
“The decision to part with our woven sack division allows us to focus our resources on growth in the paper and film packaging market,” explained Falco Paepenmüller, CEO of W&H Group. “Woven packaging products, on the other hand, fit perfectly into the existing portfolio and infrastructure of Starlinger. When we chose the buyer, it was especially important for us that our customers in the woven packaging market continue to receive excellent and reliable service and support,” he added.
The products of W&H’s woven packaging portfolio will be marketed by Starlinger in future. The rest of W&H’s product portfolio remains unaffected by this. With regard to service and spare parts, Starlinger takes over the worldwide support of the customers.
The financial details of the transaction are subject to contractual confidentiality.
Starlinger is an Austrian machine manufacturing company based in Vienna with production sites in Weissenbach and St. Martin, as well as in Schwerin, Germany and Taicang, China. As a leading supplier of machines and complete systems for the production of woven plastic bags, as well as systems for plastics recycling, PET extrusion and finishing, the Starlinger brand is synonymous with quality and technological leadership in more than 130 countries.
Founded in 1835, the family-owned company has been exporting its products around the world for more than 50 years and achieves an export quota of over 99.5%. The company has its own sales and service centers in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, South Africa, Thailand, the United States and Uzbekistan.
Windmöller & Hölscher, headquartered in Lengerich, Germany, is a family-owned company and world leader for machinery and systems for the manufacturing and converting of flexible packaging.
The product portfolio includes high-performance machines for film extrusion, printing and converting.
