Bemis to sell Paper Packaging Division to Hood Packaging Corporation
Bemis Company, Inc. (bemis.com) has reached an agreement to sell its Paper Packaging Division to Hood Packaging Corporation (hoodpkg.com), a privately-held company headquartered in Madison, Mississippi and Burlington, Ontario. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed. This transaction, which is subject to customary closing conditions and regulatory approval, is expected to close during the first quarter of 2014.
Bemis’ Paper Packaging Division recorded sales of approximately $160 million in 2013. The sale of the Paper Packaging Division includes the offices and manufacturing facilities located in Omaha, Nebraska; Crossett, Arkansas; Vancouver, Washington; and Minneapolis, Minnesota.