Mayr-Melnhof
 | |
| Company type | Aktiengesellschaft |
|---|---|
| WBAG: MMK | |
| Industry | Paper and packaging |
| Founded | 1950 |
| Headquarters | Vienna, Austria |
Key people | Peter Oswald (CEO), Rainer Zellner (Chairman of the supervisory board) |
| Products | Paperboard, cartons |
| Revenue | €1.779 billion (2010)[1] |
| €162.3 million (2010)[1] | |
| €108.1 million (2010)[1] | |
| Total assets | €1.521 billion (end 2010)[1] |
| Total equity | €983.1 million (end 2010)[1] |
Number of employees | 8,680 (end 2010)[1] |
| Website | www.mayr-melnhof.com |
Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG is a manufacturer in the paper and packaging industry, based in Vienna, Austria. The company is 65% family owned, with the rest free-float, and is listed on the Vienna Stock Exchange (Wiener Börse).
Mayr-Melnhof packaging is a multi-national company with plants in Austria, Chile, Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Iran, Jordan, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Slovenia, Spain, Turkey, Tunisia, Ukraine, and Vietnam.[2] [3]
Mayr-Melnhof in the UK
Mayr-Melnhof had two plants in Great Britain, one based in Bootle, Merseyside and one in Deeside Wales.[4] The Bootle plant worked closely with companies including Kellogg Company, while the operations at Deeside focus mainly upon food and tissue[5] manufacturing for companies including Georgia-Pacific and Unilever. Both plants ran a weekday 3-shift system as well as a dedicated weekend crew.
At both UK plants, the company ran mainly Bobst group machinery in the cut-and-crease and finishing department, the Bootle plant operated a fully automated end of line department. In the print department of both, machinery from Koenig & Bauer was used.
History
Owner Franz Mayr (1810–1889) was ennobled in 1859 with the title "of Melnhof". In 1872 he received the title baron.
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Annual Report 2010" (PDF). Mayr-Melnhof Karton. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2010-06-10.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.mm-karton.com/en/requests/mills/
- ^ http://www.mm-packaging.com/en/mayr-melnhof-packaging-kontakt/great-britain.html
- ^ http://www.mm-packaging.com/en/mayr-melnhof-packaging-kontakt/location-details/53.html
Bootle plant closed in 2012 due to extended industrial action https://web.archive.org/web/20140202234224/http://www.mayr-melnhof.com/en/media-center/press-releases/newsdetails/450.html
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