# Storopack acquires 74.9% stake in OPITZ Packaging Systems

Protective packaging specialist Storopack signed an agreement to acquire 74.9% of shares in OPITZ Packaging Systems GmbH, a manufacturer of automation solutions for packaging systems. The Opitz family retains 25.1% and continues to manage operations.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2025-01-31
- Where: Düderode, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Status: completed
- Products: carton erectors, volume reducers, carton sealers, palletizers, automated packaging systems
- Sectors: [Packaging](https://endata.com/sectors/packaging.md), [Automation and Robotics](https://endata.com/sectors/automation-robotics.md)

## Companies

- [Storopack](https://endata.com/companies/59313.md) (acquirer)
- [Opitz Packaging Systems GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/59314.md) (target)

## Sources

- [storopack.com](https://www.storopack.com/press/press-releases/press-releases-2021/expansion-of-automated-packaging-solutions/nr-1/?cHash=7fe141d51b684fbce68477d37f3d22ab), 2025-01-31: "This investment is a major step when it comes to boosting the productivity of our customers’ protective packaging processes."

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