Storsack, Rosenlew and Dorton join forces

The Storsack Holding Group and Rosenlew FIBC Group have decided to join forces. This new alliance will combine the forces of both companies and synergies will allow improved services to the customers on a global basis. Both partners are a perfect match from their product portfolios, technical competences and geographical positioning.

The new alliance will offer an enhanced service through its distribution network in eighty countries and backed-up by a perfect combination of local and cost-effective productions.

The Storsack Group is vertically integrated from raw material to the finished products in cost-effective regions worldwide: fabrics, liners, belting, yarns are produced in Eastern Europe, Thailand, Vietnam, India and China as also in Brasil and Mexico. Rosenlew is a market leader on the specialised high-end market segment with conversion plants in Belgium, Finland, France, Portugal and USA.

With the acquisition of Dorton Packaging Ltd. of Thirsk, Yorkshire, UK, Storsack takes over one of the leading supplier of single-loop bags to the fertilizer, seed and fishfood industry. Together with the Storsack and Rosenlew subsidiaries, Group sales in the UK will reach GBP 25 Mio.

The Storsack Group has its designated R&D company, Storsack Technology GmbH, which holds over 80 patents and has its own state approved testing center in Germany. Recent developments include the laser bag made entirely without seams, the Smart Drum, a collapsable and reusable drum for liquids and the RFID (transponder) technology applied to the FIBC, incorporating a chip. Rosenlew has a wealth of experience in producing specialist PE products such as form fit liners, baffle bags (compack system) and the spincube.

The new alliance employs over 4,000 people worldwide and will sell in 2005 in excess of 26 million bags with combined sales of EUR 150 Mio.

Contact person:

Mr. Oliver Böhme
E-mail: mailtoliver.boehme@storsack.com
Storsack Holding GmbH
Industriestrasse 28a
68519 Viernheim