VIENNA Thomson Financial News - Austria's Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG said its
unit Mayr-Melnhof Packaging has bought Field Packaging GmbH in Bremen, a company
which specialises in the production of cigarette packaging and high-grade
folding cartons.
Field Packaging is a unit of US company Chesapeake Corporation, a
manufacturer of paper board and plastic packaging, and is expected to generate
sales of around 10 mln eur annually, Mayr-Melnhof said in a statement.
No details of the purchase price were provided.
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