# IMA Group acquires Sarong Packaging Machinery and Packaging Materials divisions

IMA Group, through newly established IMA Sarong, completed the acquisition of the Packaging Machinery and Packaging Materials divisions of Sarong, both based in Reggiolo, Italy. The deal strengthens IMA's presence in pharma and consumer goods packaging.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2024-08-01
- Where: Reggiolo, Reggio Emilia, Italy, Italy
- Jobs: 125
- Status: completed
- Products: thermoforming FFS and FS packaging machines, suppository packaging machinery, packaging films and foils
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md)

## Companies

- [IMA](https://endata.com/companies/2863.md) (acquirer)
- [Sarong](https://endata.com/companies/78954.md) (target)

## Sources

- [imagroup.com](https://imagroup.com/news/ima-group-acquires-sarong-packaging-machinery-and-packaging-materials-divisions/), 2024-08-01: "The acquisition of Sarong Packaging Machinery and Packaging Materials divisions enriches the portfolio of advanced packaging solutions provided by IMA Group."
- [euwid-verpackung.de](https://www.euwid-verpackung.de/news/unternehmen/ima-group-uebernimmt-sarong-packaging-230824/), 2024-08-23: "Der italienische Maschinen- und Anlagenbauer IMA Group, Bologna, hat mit Wirkung zum 1. August das Geschäft mit Verpackungsmaschinen und -materialien von Sarong, Reggiolo/Italien, übernommen."
- [packagingspeaksgreen.com](https://www.packagingspeaksgreen.com/en/trends-and-statistics/ima-group-acquires-sarong-packaging-machinery-and-packaging-materials), 2024-09-02: "The acquisition of Sarong Packaging Machinery and Packaging Materials divisions... enriches the portfolio of advanced packaging solutions provided by IMA Group"

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