Lock, stock and barrel
13 September 2012
Adapting its entire purchasing strategy to meet the demands of a changing market has helped to give recently merged packaging company Huhtamäki Van Leer an advantage, says Alan Smart
Last October, the Dutch industrial container group Royal Packaging Industries Van Leer and the Finnish consumer packaging company Huhtamäki Oyj merged. The newly formed speciality packaging firm, Huhtamäki Van Leer, has 22,000 employees and bases in 55 countries. Supply synergies will clearly result from the merger and savings of about £20 million have been targeted...