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1964: Company headquarters are moved to Delaware, Ohio. 1967: Michigan Packaging is established. 1994: Michael J. Gasser succeeds Dempsey as CEO. 2001: Greif purchases the Van Leer industrial packaging division of Huhtamaki Van Leer Oyj of Finland. 2003: Company shortens its name to Greif Inc. Company History:
US$390.7 million (2021) Number of employees. 16,000 [ 2 ] (2020) Website. greif.com. Greif, Inc. is an American manufacturing company based in Delaware, Ohio. Originally a manufacturer of barrels, [ 1 ] the company is now focused on producing industrial packaging and containers. In 2018, the company ranked 642 on the Fortune 1000.
Jul 21, 2023 · Greif company history timeline. 310 Greif jobs. 1877. The company was founded in Cleveland in 1877 as "Vanderwyst and Greif" by Charles Greif and his partner Albert Vanderwyst. 1882. In the wake of Vanderwyst’s death in 1882, the company changed its name to “Greif Bros. 1908.
Oct 31, 2000 · The Greif Brothers Corporation agreed to buy the industrial packaging business of Huhtamaeki Van Leer Oyj, the world's biggest maker of plastic and paper containers, for $620 million in cash and ...
Mar 2, 2001 · Greif Bros. Corp. completed its acquisition of the Van Leer Industrial packaging division from Huhtamaki Van Leer Oyj of Espoo, Finland for $555 million, which includes the assumption of debt and other obligations. Greif and Huhtamaki announced the signing of a definitive purchase agreement for Van Leer Industrial on October 30, 2000 and an ...
Jan 26, 2001 · Van Leer is based in Finland. Under the original purchase agreement, this past October, Greif would pay $620 million to acquire the operations. However, after completing its due diligence Greif is acquiring the operations for $555 million. The transaction is expected to close the first quarter of the year.
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Oct 30, 2000 · DELAWARE, Ohio -- Greif Bros. Corp. said it has agreed to acquire the Van Leer industrial-packaging division of Huhtamaki Van Leer Oyj of Finland for about $500 million. Greif also will assume ...
