# Saica Group to acquire Germany's Thimm Group corrugated packaging business

Saica Group agreed to buy the family-owned Thimm Group, a corrugated packaging maker with about 2,500 employees in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. The price was not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-05-01
- Where: Germany, Germany
- Jobs: 2,500
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 1.200 million square meters of corrugated board packaging per year
- Products: corrugated board packaging, display solutions
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Saica](https://endata.com/companies/631.md) (acquirer)
- [Thimm Group](https://endata.com/companies/1157.md) (target)

## Sources

- [saica.com](https://www.saica.com/en/news/saica-group-acquires-thimm-group/), 2026-05-12: "The owning family of the Thimm Group... has decided to sell its company to the Saica Group."
- [acquisitionsnews.com](https://www.acquisitionsnews.com/deals/saica-thimm), 2026-05-12: "The family that owns Thimm Group... agreed on 12 May to sell the company to Spain's Saica Group."
- [packagingnews.co.uk](https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/business/mergers-acquisitions/saica-group-acquires-thimm-group-14-05-2026), 2026-05-14: "Saica Group has acquired corrugated board packaging manufacturer Thimm Group, for an undisclosed fee."
- [paperadvance.com](https://www.paperadvance.com/news/international-news/saica-acquires-german-corrugated-group-thimm.html), 2026-05-22: "Saica said it intends to maintain Thimm's existing operational structures to ensure continuity for customers and employees."
- [corrugman.com](https://www.corrugman.com/saica-strengthens-corrugated-packaging-business-through-thimm-acquisition/), 2026-06-04: "Spanish paper and packaging manufacturer Saica Group has agreed to acquire German packaging company Thimm Group."
- [sustainabilitymea.com](https://www.sustainabilitymea.com/may-in-review-packagings-month-of-mega-mergers-ai-takeovers-and-fibres-finest-hour/), 2026-06-08: "Thimm brings strong regional capabilities in markets where Saica has not previously operated"

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