US-based Berlin Packaging has closed the acquisition an Italian company Bruni Glass to expand its presence in European glass markets.
The combined company is expected to have annual sales in excess of $1.2bn by the end of 2016 and a portfolio of more than 40,000 glass, plastic, and metal container and closure items.
Berlin Packaging chairman and CEO Andrew Berlin said: "As we work to integrate our companies, our primary focus is delivering our combined product and service offering in a way that helps our customers succeed. There will be no disruption as we unite these two great companies."
Bruni will now operate as Bruni Glass, a Berlin Packaging Company.
The deal will enable both Berlin and Bruni suppliers to have access to a combined 200-person sales force across North America and Europe.
Berlin serves the food, beverage, pharmaceutical, personal and household care, and industrial packaging sectors.
Berlin earlier said: “Combining Berlin and Bruni is an important building block in our quest to be the strongest, broadest, and most customer-centric packaging supplier in the market.
“It not only strengthens our glass offerings and extends our reach to a global playing field, but it also aligns us with another company that shares our commitment to quality, our insistence on compelling package design, and our strong annual growth rate.”
