# VPK takes 30% stake in CorrBoard UK corrugated sheet feeder

Belgium's VPK Packaging Group acquired a 30% stake in CorrBoard UK, the Scunthorpe corrugated sheet consortium, from Corrugated Synergies International, and also made a capital increase. The investment aims to advance sheet production volume.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2017-10-04
- Where: Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
- Status: completed
- Products: corrugated sheets
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [VPK](https://endata.com/companies/344.md) (investor)
- [CorrBoard](https://endata.com/companies/2179.md) (target)
- [Swanline Print Group](https://endata.com/companies/2180.md) (partner)
- [Corrugated Synergies International](https://endata.com/companies/2181.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [packagingnews.co.uk](https://www.packagingnews.co.uk/news/materials/corrugated/corrboard-uk-partner-welcomes-vpk-investment-04-10-2017), 2017-10-04: "As part of the investment, VPK has acquired a 30% stake in CorrBoard that was previously held by Corrugated Synergies International, as well as capital increase."

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