IMA Group acquires OYSTAR Group, strengthening food packaging product range
The international Industria Macchine Automatiche S.p.A. (IMA Group), headquartered in Bologna, Italy, has acquired the operating business of OYSTAR Group (oystar-group.com), a leading global producer of packaging machines, from private equity firm ODEWALD. In the United States, OYSTAR Group’s subsidiaries – including Benhil, Erca, Gasti, Hamba and Hassia, who together comprise more than 850 employees – are now under the umbrella of IMA Dairy & Food USA, which will continue to be headquartered in Edison, NJ.
IMA Group is a world leader in the design and manufacture of automatic machines for the processing and packaging of pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, tea, coffee and food. The Group has approximately 3,700 employees and 24 production plants in Italy, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, the United States, India and China, as well as a global sales and service network. IMA Group is active in more than 80 countries.