# ALPLA acquires Romanian PET preform maker Star East Pet

Austrian packaging manufacturer ALPLA agreed to acquire a 100% stake in Star East Pet SRL, a PET preform producer based in Brasov, Romania. Completion is expected in mid-2017, subject to antitrust approval; financial terms were not disclosed.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-04-20
- Where: Brasov, Romania
- Status: announced
- Products: PET preforms, beverage, food and non-food packaging
- Sectors: [Plastics and Polymers](https://endata.com/sectors/plastics-polymers.md), [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [ALPLA](https://endata.com/companies/889.md) (acquirer)
- [Star East Pet](https://endata.com/companies/890.md) (target)

## Sources

- [polyestertime.com](https://www.polyestertime.com/alpla-pet-preform-romania/), 2017-04-20: "Thanks to this acquisition, ALPLA has expanded its production facilities in Eastern Europe."

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