Hinojosa, a leading global packaging solutions firm based in the Iberian Peninsula, has completed the acquisition of the French company Allard Emballages. The French group specialises in the manufacture and marketing of paper and corrugated cardboard packaging and reported a turnover of €83million in 2019.
Hinojosa’s move into the French cardboard packaging market with this deal is the latest step in its plans for international expansion that began with the addition of the Portuguese company Graphicsleader to the group in 2020.
Hinojosa seeks to improve its customers’ experience by providing a comprehensive packaging service, with the most sustainable and highest-quality product range. Going forward, this portfolio will now also be available to Allard Emballages, so that the business can promote on the French market: special packaging with high-quality printing, packaging solutions for fresh food, or high added value cases for the cosmetic, pharmaceutical, wine and spirits sectors, amongst others.
Founded in 1928, Allard Emballages operates four plants (three packaging factories and a paper mill) and is well established in the main French agro‐food markets. Under the terms of the acquisition, the family-run company will keep the entire workforce of more than 400 employees led by the current management team. With the addition of the Allard Emballages operation, Hinojosa now has 20 factories and more than 2,300 employees.
Hinojosa described Allard Emballages as having “strong growth potential” thanks to investment in a significant technological update undertaken in recent years.
Hinojosa says the two companies – both of which are family-run – share “very similar values” and are committed to “continuous innovation, the most advanced technology and proximity to the customer in order to become long‐term partners in packaging solutions”.
The integration will allow both companies to enhance their best practices and develop synergies in order to strengthen their operations, particularly in sectors, such as agriculture or food, where they have a lot of experience.
Like Hinojosa, Allard Emballages also has the manufacturing of 100% recycled paper for its own consumption integrated within its structure. This allows the business to have a greater autonomy regarding the market changes affecting this raw material and to offer a better guarantee of stability to their clients.
In addition, both companies are strongly committed to sustainability and respect for the environment. In the case of Hinojosa, the development of the ISO 14001 in the plants is an example of this commitment. Furthermore, the company is part of the ECOVADIS international rating system, and every year they present its Corporate Responsibility Report prepared in accordance with the GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) model.
From now on, they will join efforts and synergies to implement new projects that will allow them to continue reducing their carbon footprint, just as they were doing separately until now.
