# Mondi agrees to acquire Schumacher's Western Europe packaging assets

Mondi has agreed to acquire the Western Europe packaging assets of Schumacher, with completion expected in the first half of 2025. Deal value is not given in the excerpt.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-02-20
- Where: Germany, Benelux and UK, Germany
- Value: $660.0M (634.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 2,200
- Status: announced
- Capacity: over 1 billion square meters of additional corrugated capacity
- Products: packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Schumacher Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/627.md) (partner)
- [Schumacher Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/627.md) (target)
- [Mondi Group](https://endata.com/companies/896.md) (acquirer)
- [Schumacher](https://endata.com/companies/12797.md) (target)

## Sources

- [mondigroup.com](https://www.mondigroup.com/news-and-insight/2025/full-year-results-2024/), 2025-02-20: "Agreed acquisition of Schumacher's Western Europe Packaging Assets – on track to complete in H1 2025"
- [alabrent.com](https://alabrent.com/news/39479), 2025-02-26: "Mondi ... has entered into an agreement to acquire the German, Benelux and UK corrugated converting and solid board operations of Schumacher Packaging"
- [eulawlive.com](https://eulawlive.com/competition-corner/commission-clears-acquisition-of-the-german-dutch-and-uk-businesses-of-the-schumacher-group-by-mondi/), 2025-03-27: "The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the acquisition of sole control of the German, Dutch and UK corrugated solutions and solid board businesses of the Schumacher group of Germany by Mondi plc of the UK."
- [svi-verpackung.ch](https://svi-verpackung.ch/en/2025/03/28/mondi-can-take-over-schumacher-werke/), 2025-03-28: "The responsible EU Commission gave the transaction the green light on March 27."
- [paper-world.com](https://www.paper-world.com/en/newsdetail/eu-mondi-can-take-over-schumacher-werke), 2025-03-29: "The transaction was valued at €634 million when the plans were announced."
- [prnewswire.co.uk](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/regulatory-news/mondi-plc-mondi-completes-acquisition-of-western-europe-packaging-assets-of-schumacher-packaging-883365360.html), 2025-04-01: "Mondi plc has completed the acquisition of the Western Europe Packaging Assets of Schumacher Packaging."
- [mondigroup.com](https://www.mondigroup.com/news-and-insight/2025/mondi-expands-packaging-portfolio-and-capacity-by-completing-acquisition-of-schumacher-packagings-western-europe-operations/), 2025-04-01: "This acquisition is all about delivering more for our customers – greater capacity, enhanced supply security, and a broader range of s"
- [printweek.com](https://www.printweek.com/content/news/mondis-schumacher-deal-now-official), 2025-04-01: "Mondi's acquisition of Schumacher Packaging's Western European business has successfully completed. The €634m (£531m) deal was announced five months ago."
- [packaginginsights.com](https://www.packaginginsights.com/news/mondi-acquires-schumacher-western-europe.html), 2025-04-03: "Mondi has completed its acquisition of Schumacher Packaging's Western Europe operations."
- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/mondi-schumacher-packagings-assets/), 2025-04-03: "Key to the acquisition are two large-scale box manufacturing plants in Ebersdorf and Greven, Germany."
- [packaging-labelling.com](https://www.packaging-labelling.com/news/western-europe-packaging-business-of-schumacher-packaging), 2025-04-05: "Schumacher Packaging has reached an agreement for its business in Germany, the UK and the Netherlands to be acquired by Mondi."
- [mondigroup.com](https://www.mondigroup.com/news-and-insight/2025/q1-2025-trading-update/), 2025-05-08: "The acquisition of the Western Europe Packaging Assets of Schumacher Packaging completed on 31 March 2025."
- [packagingeurope.com](https://www.packagingeurope.com/a-look-inside-mondis-acquisition-of-schumacher-packaging/), 2025-07-02: "At the beginning of April, twelve Schumacher Packaging sites across Germany, the UK and the Netherlands joined Mondi Group."

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