# French competition authority clears International Paper purchase of two DS Smith Normandy plants

France's Autorité de la concurrence cleared International Paper to acquire DS Smith Packaging Normandie's two plants in Torigni-sur-Vire and Cabourg, Normandy, as a remedy for DS Smith's acquisition of Europac.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-06-13
- Where: Torigni-sur-Vire and Cabourg, Normandy, France
- Status: announced
- Products: corrugated board, corrugated board packaging, corrugated board sheets
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [DS Smith](https://endata.com/companies/221.md) (target)
- [International Paper](https://endata.com/companies/716.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [autoritedelaconcurrence.fr](https://www.autoritedelaconcurrence.fr/en/communiques-de-presse/autorite-de-la-concurrence-gives-clearance-international-paper-company), 2019-06-13: "the Autorité de la concurrence gives clearance to International Paper Company to acquire the two Normandy plants of DS Smith Packaging Normandie."

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