# VPK Group merges with Viallon Emballage in France

Belgian packaging group VPK Group has agreed to merge with French corrugated packaging maker Viallon Emballage, expanding into the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-05-15
- Where: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
- Status: announced
- Products: corrugated packaging, displays
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [VPK](https://endata.com/companies/344.md) (acquirer)
- [Viallon Emballage](https://endata.com/companies/6496.md) (target)

## Sources

- [vpkgroup.com](https://vpkgroup.com/en/news/viallon-emballages-and-vpk-group-join-forces), 2020-05-15: "VPK Group and Viallon Emballage agreed on a merger, strategically expanding VPK's network towards the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes."

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