# BGF Group merges KOPLA and BGF Ecobio, plans name change to BGFecomaterials

BGF Group held a board meeting to complete the merger of its materials subsidiaries KOPLA and BGF Ecobio, and plans to change the company name to BGFecomaterials.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-11-01
- Where: Seoul, South Korea
- Status: announced
- Products: engineering plastic compounds, bioplastic compounds, recycled plastic materials
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md)

## Companies

- [BGF](https://endata.com/companies/5250.md)
- [BGF](https://endata.com/companies/5250.md) (acquirer)
- [BGF EcoBio](https://endata.com/companies/40434.md) (target)
- [KOPLA](https://endata.com/companies/58815.md) (target)

## Sources

- [fnnews.com](https://www.fnnews.com/news/202211010815392592), 2022-10-31: "BGF그룹이 소재 부문 계열사인 KOPLA와 자회사 BGF에코바이오의 합병을 종료하는 이사회를 개최했다고 1일 밝혔다."
- [fnnews.com](https://www.fnnews.com/news/202211010923218409), 2022-11-01: "BGF그룹은 소재 부문 계열사인 코프라(KOPLA)와 그 자회사 BGF에코바이오의 합병을 종료하는 이사회를 개최하고, BGF에코머터리얼스(가칭)로 사명 변경을 추진한다고 1일 밝혔다."

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