ÅR and Egem enter strategic partnership

Sweden’s ÅR Packaging Group and Turkey’s Egem Ambalaj have signed a strategic partnership agreement to establish cooperation in the manufacture, purchasing, sale and marketing of packaging in Turkey.

ÅR and Egem enter strategic partnership

ÅR Packaging is seeking to strengthen its Eurasian footprint, which Harald Schulz, ÅR Packaging president and CEO, described as, ‘key to the continued positive performance of our business.

‘I´m sure that our synergies will allow both companies to enter new markets on an enduring basis. We are very pleased to strengthen our collaboration through this agreement.’

For Egem Ambalaj, the agreement gives it international exposure, and Muzaffer Buğdaycı, Schulz’s counterpart at Egem Ambalaj, said: ‘The partnership we have made with ÅR Packaging will strengthen our current market position and carry us onto an international platform. We will be able to take advantage of ÅR Packaging’s technology and know-how which will improve our technical knowledge. This partnership will lead both companies to serve their multinational customers better and to work with them closely. This agreement will be a milestone for our long-term cooperation.’