Stölzle Glass Group, one of the leading European manufacturers of high-end packaging glass for perfumery and cosmetics, prestige spirits, and pharmaceuticals, has acquired Verreries de Masnières SAS and Bormioli Rocco Valorisation SAS from Bormioli Rocco Group SpA. Both sites, one dedicated to glass production and the other to glass decoration, are situated in North of France. The transaction became effective on December 31, 2013.

The Saint-Quentin canal and the glasswork, at Masnière, France (Wikipedia, Camster)

This acquisition allows Stölzle Glass Group to increase its production capabilities and its network, which includes:

 5 European production sites in Austria, France, England, Czech Republic and Poland with respective back-up capabilities.
 A total of 2000 employees.
 6 cosmetic furnaces, 2 furnaces for amber glass.
 39 production lines including several feeder colouration lines.
 3 in-house decoration facilities (including multi-colour silkscreen printing, hot foil stamping, acid etching, organic spraying, decals,…) in France, England and Poland.

The production plant as well as the decoration facility will be fully integrated in the Stölzle Glass Group, headquartered in Austria.

This acquisition will suit perfectly to Stölzle’s prestige glass network built up constantly since the nineteen nineties,” explains the company in a release. “This is another step towards being the first choice partner for unique products: from the concept to design, then to production and the addition of market leading decoration techniques,” adds the group.

Stölzle Masnières will showcase its products within the Stölzle Glass Group’s booth (#D25) at the next PCD trade fair, which will open its doors in Paris on the 5th and 6th of February 2014.