# Dunapack Packaging to take over El Pack's corrugated packaging plants in Greece

Dunapack Packaging Hellas, part of Austria's Prinzhorn Group, has agreed to take over El Pack's corrugated packaging operations at sites in Patras, Kapandriti and Thiva, Greece. The transaction is subject to merger clearance with closing expected in the second half of 2026.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2026-07-27
- Where: Patras, Kapandriti, Thiva, Greece
- Jobs: 250
- Status: announced
- Products: corrugated packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Prinzhorn Group](https://endata.com/companies/1194.md)
- [Dunapack Packaging](https://endata.com/companies/1191.md) (acquirer)
- [Prinzhorn Group](https://endata.com/companies/1194.md) (partner)
- [El Pack](https://endata.com/companies/14533.md) (target)

## Sources

- [nipimpressions.com](https://www.nipimpressions.com/prinzhorn-group-s-dunapack-packaging-enters-into-an-agreement-to-take-over-el-pack-s-corrugated-packaging-plants-cms-20783), 2026-07-27: "Dunapack Packaging Hellas, part of the Austrian Prinzhorn Group, has entered into an agreement to take over El Pack's corrugated packaging operations."
- [dunapack-packaging.com](https://www.dunapack-packaging.com/gr/etaireia/nea/detail-view/we-signed-an-agreement-to-acquire-el-packs-corrugated-packaging-business-in-greece/), 2026-07-27: "Υπογράψαμε συμφωνία για την εξαγορά του κλάδου συσκευασιών από κυματοειδές χαρτόνι της El Pack στην Ελλάδα."
- [prinzhorngroup.com](https://www.prinzhorngroup.com/news-press/detail-view-holding/we-signed-an-agreement-to-acquire-el-packs-corrugated-packaging-business-in-greece/), 2026-07-27: "We are pleased to announce that Dunapack Packaging Hellas, part of Prinzhorn Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire El Pack's corrugated packaging operations in Greece."
- [globalpapermoney.com](https://www.globalpapermoney.com/prinzhorn-groups-dunapack-packaging-enters-into-an-agreement-to-take-over-el-packs-corrugated-packaging-plants-cms-20683), 2026-08-04: "Dunapack Packaging Hellas, part of the Austrian Prinzhorn Group, has entered into an agreement to take over El Pack's corrugated packaging operations."
- [paper-world.com](https://www.paper-world.com/en/newsdetail/dunapack-packaging-to-acquire-el-packs-corrugated-packaging-business), 2026-08-13: "Dunapack Packaging Hellas, part of Prinzhorn Group, has entered into an agreement to acquire El Pack's corrugated packaging operations in Greece"
- [neue-verpackung.de](https://www.neue-verpackung.de/markt/dunapack-packaging-baut-geschaeft-in-griechenland-aus/2722934), 2026-08-20: "Dunapack Packaging Hellas, ein Unternehmen der österreichischen Prinzhorn Group, übernimmt den Geschäftsbereich Wellpappeverpackungen von El Pack."
- [packaging-journal.de](https://packaging-journal.de/dunapack-uebernimmt-wellpappengeschaeft-von-el-pack/), 2026-08-21: "Der Abschluss wird für die zweite Jahreshälfte 2026 erwartet."
- [packaging-journal.de](https://packaging-journal.de/en/dunapack-takes-over-el-packs-corrugated-cardboard-business/), 2026-08-21: "The planned acquisition includes the sites in Patras, Kapandriti and Thiva, as well as around 250 employees."

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