# Japan United to acquire THIMM Packaging Systems in Germany

Japan United, via its German subsidiary United Europe and TRICOR Packaging & Logistics, signed a share purchase agreement to acquire THIMM Packaging Systems, a heavy-duty packaging maker in Hausen, Germany, subject to German antitrust approval.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-06-01
- Where: Hausen, Germany
- Jobs: 1,075
- Status: announced
- Products: corrugated cardboard packaging, wood packaging and pallets, pulp and plastic packaging
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [Thimm Group](https://endata.com/companies/1157.md) (partner)
- [Tricor Packaging & Logistics](https://endata.com/companies/5214.md) (acquirer)
- [Thimm Packaging Systems](https://endata.com/companies/9281.md) (target)
- [United Group](https://endata.com/companies/9288.md) (acquirer)

## Sources

- [minongpackaging.com](https://www.minongpackaging.com/news/japan-unites-to-acquire-expansion-in-europe-s-57685982.html), 2022-05-31: "Japan United has decided to acquire a holding company headquartered in Nord in central Germany through United Europe and TRICOR Packaging & Logistics."

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