The Swiss Rotzinger Group AG is taking over the German site in Viersen and a large part of the product portfolio manufactured there from packaging specialist Syntegon Technology GmbH.
Specifically, the mechanical engineering company Rotzinger is acquiring the portfolios in the following areas Filling and capping machines and Parts of the process technology for bars and sugar confectionery. Syntegon Technology GmbH Viersen is home to company divisions such as development, design, production, assembly, sales and service.
Completion of the sale is subject to the approval of the relevant antitrust authorities. The transaction is expected to be finalised by the end of the year. Following the takeover, the plant will revert to its former name of HANSELLA GmbH accept.
Excluded from the sale are the process plants for Production of jelly products. Syntegon intends to transfer this product line to its subsidiary Makat Candy Technology GmbH. In future, it will have a site in the Viersen region.
Back to Hansella
Syntegon's business in Viersen has grown out of the Hansella GmbH emerged. The specialist for high-quality machines for the confectionery industry was founded in 1921. In 1966, Hansella took over the packaging division of Robert Bosch GmbH.
For Rotzinger, according to the company Synergies in the product portfolio and in entrepreneurial processes. The Swiss want to utilise this and develop the site sustainably. The company is convinced of the products and the expertise of the employees at the Viersen site.
„Together with our employees, we want to build on the previous success of the Hansella brand. In future, it should be associated with strength and attractiveness throughout the industry. With the transformation to a medium-sized company, we want to position the location as an agile and innovative company in the market.“ Paul Schnellmann, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Rotzinger Group
Thanks to the expanded product portfolio, the Rotzinger Group has new opportunities to offer customers a wider range of systems from a single source. This applies in particular to the bar sector. However, Rotzinger also expects synergies with new solutions in the area of other process, filling and sealing machines.
Source: ROTZINGER Group AG
