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Europe: Barry-Wehmiller acquires packaging firm in France, approaches $1.7B

Barry Wehmiller Companies, Inc., has acquired Arcil SA, a Paris-based supplier of packaging technology for the fresh dairy and food industry.

The purchase, Barry-Wehmiller’s first within France, expands its packaging platform to six operating companies and escalates the capital equipment and engineering consulting firm’s reach within the growing global yogurt industry.

Arcil, with $120 million in revenue this year, employs about 350 people between its two Paris operations.

Using form-fill-seal technology, its machines deploy heat to convert plastic film into custom-formed cups that are filled then sealed within integrated, cost-effective lines.

Arcil machines can be found in more than 40 countries worldwide.

Arcil represents Barry-Wehmiller’s 65th acquisition, with no divestitures, since 1987 and its first in France.

Through its combination of acquisition and organic growth initiatives, Barry-Wehmiller expects its 2014 revenues to reach approximately $1.7 billion and surpass $2 billion within two years.

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