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The Weidenhammer Packaging Group (WPG) was a German, family-run company based in Hockenheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg. The company produces composite cans, composite drums, and plastic containers.〔() Verpackungs Rundschau〕〔()Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung〕 These types of packaging are used for food, pet food, cosmetics and household products as well as for toys, garden products and tobacco products. == History == Arthur Weidenhammer founded the company in Hockenheim in 1955. After acquiring major customers such as Colgate Palmolive, Franck & Kathreiner and Sunlicht, Weidenhammer already employed 85 workers in 1962. The focus was on the production of detergent drums, including Dash, Ariel, Persil and Omo. In 1977, Weidenhammer took over the Schmalbach-Lubeca plants in Worms and Lübeck. In 1980, the composite can segment generated the largest share in total sales for the first time. The introduction of the packaging ordinance led to a drop in sales in the mid-1990s, as many customers replaced composite drums by folding cartons. However, this loss was compensated by further expanding the composite can segment, for instance with the introduction of the Pringles cans in 1995. In 2005, the company established the Weidenhammer Plastic Packaging (WPP) division and expanded its product portfolio by plastic packaging. On 25 August 2014 it was announced that the Weidenhammer Packaging Group should be undertaken by US rival Sonoco for a purchase price of 383 million US Dollar (286 million Euro). The transaction is expected in the fourth quarter of 2014.〔http://investor.sonoco.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=82014&p=irol-newsArticle&ID=1984437〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Weidenhammer Packaging Group」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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