Novvia Group Acquires US Packaging Distributor Southern Container.

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US-based rigid container and life sciences packaging distributor Novvia Group has acquired plastic, metal, fiber, and glass packaging products distributor Southern Container, LLC, the company said.

Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Novvia is backed by Kelso and Company.

Headquartered in Dalton, Georgia, Southern Container is a distributor of intermediate bulk containers, plastic and steel pails and drums, bottles, tinplate, and other rigid packaging products.

Southern Container was founded in 1994 with a vision of supplying businesses with high-quality packaging products available on a just-in-time basis.

The company now occupies over 300,000 square feet of warehouse space and has over 80 employees.

Southern Container supplements its leading distribution capabilities with IBC reconditioning services that provide additional flexibility and inventory availability to its customers.

Following the transaction, the existing Southern Container management team will remain in place to drive the company's next phase of growth.

For over 28 years, Southern Container has supplied a wide range of cans, pails, drums, bottles, jars...

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