Irvine-based Scholle Packaging Inc. has acquired a controlling interest in Brazil-based packaging manufacturer Flexpack on undisclosed terms.
Scholle Packaging, part of Scholle Corp., provides flexible-packaging products for a number of industries, ranging from agricultural chemicals and paints to coffee and wine.
“If you see those coffee-to-go boxes, we make the bags inside,” company spokesperson Ryan Balock said.
Privately held Scholle was ranked in 2011 as one of the largest U.S. firms in the flexible-packaging industry by Flexible Packaging, a publication for the Flexible Packaging Association in Linthicum, Md. The list ranked Scholle No. 23, with $120 million in 2010 sales.
Scholle has about 2,000 employees total, with fewer than 20 in its Orange County offices. The company manufactures on five continents and has offices in about 60 countries.
Flexpack makes stand-up pouch packaging and barrier films for applications in the food industry for products such as sauces, dairy products, nuts and processed meats.
“We’re branching out from the ‘bag-in-box’ business to pouch packaging,” Balock said. “It’s a step toward having a broader product line in key growth markets like Latin America.”
—Jane Yu
