Bosch Packaging Technology announced it completed Tecsor Machines et Systèmes S.A.S. acquisition

Entry into PET blow-molding technology

• Anti-trust authorities grant approval
• Strategically complements acquisition of Ampack GmbH in 2012
• Addition to portfolio of product division Liquid Food

Meyreuil / Waiblingen, 04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bosch Packaging Technology, a leading supplier of process and packaging technology, finalized acquisition of the assets of Tecsor Machines et Systèmes S.A.S., based in Meyreuil near Marseille, France. The antitrust authorities have approved the appropriate documents. Agreements to this effect have already been signed in June this year. Tecsor develops and sells machinery for making and filling PET containers for liquid and paste-like foodstuffs, which are used in the food and beverage industry – as milk bottles or yogurt cups, for example. Set up in 2005, the company generated sales of roughly two million euros in 2012. Tecsor employs 14 associates. It has been agreed that the purchase price will not be disclosed.

Addition to filing and packaging portfolio for liquid food
“With Tecsor, we are further adding to our activities in the area of liquid foods,” said Friedbert Klefenz, president of the Bosch Packaging Technology division. In October 2012, the packaging specialist took over Ampack in Königsbrunn, Germany. Its portfolio includes filling machinery for cups and bottles. This machinery is mainly used to fill and package highly sensitive foodstuffs such as dairy products, baby food, and hospital food. Ampack is the technology leader in the segment of near-sterile and aseptic processing of pre-formed cups and bottles. Following the acquisition of Tecsor, Bosch can round out its existing portfolio of products in this area to include its own production of cups and bottles. “The new machinery we offer will save our customers materials, energy, and costs. For its part, Bosch Packaging Technology will improve its chances in the market,” Klefenz said.

Executive management maintains with company founders
Tecsor’s business activities have been assigned to Bosch Packaging Technology’s Liquid Food business unit with immediate effect. Founded in 2005, the company will remain an independent unit and will be operated as a Bosch subsidiary. Its products will in future be marketed under the name of Bosch.

Executive management stays with the two company founders, Olivier Bedin, general manager, and Jean Tristan Outreman, technical director.
“It is my pleasure to warmly welcome associates in Meyreuil, and I am certain that with their expertise we will unify the competencies of both companies to take another great step towards achieving further growth,” said Jürgen Katzenbach, business unit vice-president for Liquid Food at Bosch Packaging Technology.

Based in Waiblingen near Stuttgart, Germany, and employing 5,000 associates, the Bosch Packaging Technology division is one of the leading suppliers of process and packaging technology. At over 30 locations in more than 15 countries worldwide, a highly-qualified workforce develops and produces complete solutions for the pharmaceuticals, food, and confectionery industries. These solutions are complemented by a comprehensive after-sales service portfolio. A global service and sales network provides customers with local points of contact.

Additional information is available online at www.boschpackaging.com

The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. In fiscal 2012, its roughly 306,000 associates generated sales of 52.5 billion euros. Since the beginning of 2013, its operations have been divided into four business sectors: Automotive Technology, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 360 subsidiaries and regional companies in some 50 countries. If its sales and service partners are included, then Bosch is represented in roughly 150 countries. This worldwide development, manufacturing, and sales network is the foundation for further growth. Bosch spent some 4.8 billion euros for research and development in 2012, and applied for nearly 4,800 patents worldwide. The Bosch Group’s products and services are designed to fascinate, and to improve the quality of life by providing solutions which are both innovative and beneficial. In this way, the company offers technology worldwide that is “Invented for life.”

Further information is available online at www.bosch.com and www.bosch-press.com, http://twitter.com/BoschPresse.

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Bosch Packaging Technology finalizes acquisition of Tecsor
Olivier Bedin, general manager Tecsor, Jean Tristan Outreman, technical director Tecsor and Alexander Röpke, technical director business unit Liquid Food, Bosch Packaging Technology (from left to right).