Tube packaging company Hoffmann Neopac says it has received a binding offer for its metal division and is considering sale of the business unit to an international family-owned company with a strong presence in metal packaging.
The potential new owner would take over the production site in Dronten (the Netherlands), including all employees, and continue existing customer contracts. As part of the proposed transaction, production at the company’s Thun site would be closed, affecting 75 employees.
Apparently, the potential sale is currently the subject of a three-week consultation process. During this period, the employee committee will have the opportunity to propose alternatives to the sale and/or closure of production at the Thun site to mitigate the impact on the affected employees.
Further information on the potential sale is expected to be made available after the consultation process in mid-February 2025.
The company’s child-resistant tube, said to be the ‘world’s smallest’ was among the winners of etma’s Tube of the Year 2024 Award alongside Chanel and L’Occitane’s hand cream tubes with octagonal caps and recyclable closures from Albéa. Hoffmann Neopac’s tube was designed to negate the need for additional blisters, with a 10mm diameter and a 0.30 wall thickness for 0.4ml – 2ml products.
In September last year, Kellanova Europe and Sonoco began offering the paper-based and recyclable Pringles tube throughout Ireland, with the former targeting a completely recyclable, reusable, and compostable packaging range by 2025. The tube is designed to be compatible with home recycling bins, made from 90% paper with a paper base.
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