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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 ...
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 ...
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.
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: Greif Inc., formerly Greif Bros. Cooperage Corporation, is a leading producer of industrial packaging products such as steel, fibre and plastic drums, and drum closure systems.
industrial-and-consumer packaging. Founded. 1919; 105 years ago (1919) Headquarters. Amsterdam. Key people. Bernard van Leer, CEO. Van Leer Packaging is a packaging company which had 17,000 employees and generated more than 2 billion in sales globally. In May 1999, Royal Packaging Industries Van Leer N.V was acquired by rival Huhtamäki.
When the acquisition is completed, Greif will operate in over 200 locations in over 40 countries with approximately 11,000 employees. The operations to be acquired are currently organized as Royal Packaging Industries Van Leer N.V., headquartered in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and its subsidiaries worldwide ("Van Leer Industrial").
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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.
