# Coveris acquires two coextrusion lines from Gelpack in UK

Coveris reached an agreement with Gelpack to acquire two five-layer Hosokawa Alpine coextrusion lines at the Madley site in UK, plus additional assets, to expand its functional and barrier films capacity by 5,000 tonnes.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-08-31
- Where: Madley, UK, United Kingdom
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5,000 tonnes additional five-layer coextrusion capacity
- Products: functional and barrier films
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Coveris Holdings](https://endata.com/companies/3076.md) (acquirer)
- [Gelpack](https://endata.com/companies/26667.md) (target)

## Sources

- [packaging-gateway.com](https://www.packaging-gateway.com/news/newsdeals-this-week-coveris-clariant-treofan-5915292/), 2017-08-31: "The acquisition is a part of Coveris’s plan to expand as a provider of functional and barrier films in the UK, and will integrate the new lines into its existing operations."

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