History

Acquisition of Device Technologies. A family-owned, US-based designer, manufacturer and distributor of specialty cable protection devices.

Acquisition of BMP TAPPI, a family-owned, leading Italian manufacturer and distributor.

Sale of Packaging division to Mayr-Melnhof Group, a leading producer of carton board and folding cartons based in Austria, for a cash consideration of £312 million, on a cash-free, debt-free basis.

Sale of Filters division to a wholly owned subsidiary of Centaury Management Limited for an enterprise value of approximately £262.1m

Acquisition of Wixroyd Holdings Limited, a leading UK supplier of industrial parts for the engineering sector

Acquisition of Hengzhu an access hardware manufacturer and distributor in China operating from a Yichun, Jiangx.

Announcement of strategic goal to become a pure play Components business

Strategic reviews of Filters and Packaging divisions launched

Establishment of Filters JV in China, China Tobacco Essentra (Xiamen) Filters Co., Ltd'.

Acquisition of 3C! Packaging, Inc. a leading designer and manufacturer of custom folding cartons, printed literature, foil and flexible packaging and labels focused on the pharmaceuticals and healthcare sectors, headquartered in North Carolina, USA.

Divestment of the Pipe Protection Technologies (PPT) business in the Specialist Components Division to National Oilwell Varco, Inc. for US$48.0m (approximately £38m).

Acquisition of the 49% minority interest in the Filters joint venture, Essentra (MEA) Pte. Ltd, being the holding company of Essentra FZE which undertakes the Company's Filters activities in Dubai.

Divestment of the Extrusion business in the Specialist Components division to Inter Primo A/S for EUR 16.2m.

Divestment of the Speciality Tapes business in the Specialist Components division to OpenGate Capital for US$77m.

Acquisition of Innovative Components Inc. and Componentes Innovadores Limitada. Headquartered in Chicago, US, Innovative Components is one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of knobs, pins and handles in North America for a broad range of end-markets.

Divestment of the Card Solutions business in the Specialist Components division to Barcodes, Inc.

Announcement of simplification of the Company's portfolio: 1) Specialist Components division dissolved by the end of Q3 2019. 2) The remaining two businesses in Specialist Components division, Tear Tapes and Industrial Supply (Reid), absorbed into the Filters and Components divisions respectively owing to the complementary nature of the end-markets served.

Acquisition of Nekicesa Packaging S.L, one of the leading converters of folding cartons supplying the pharmaceutical end-market in Spain with two well-invested facilities in Madrid.

Acquisition of Hertila, a leading manufacturer and distributor of caps and plugs and other plastic components, based in Sweden. The acquisition expands the Components division's product range and adds manufacturing capacity in Scandinavia, complementing Essentra's existing facility in Sweden.

Divestment of Swiftbrook, Ireland in the Packaging division, a paper merchant based in Dublin, that serves customers in end-markets such as office supplies, commercial print and pharmaceutical.

Acquisition of Micro Plastics, based in Arkansas, US, a leading manufacturer and distributor of nylon fasteners and other plastic components for a wide range of industrial end-markets - including general industrial, automotives and white goods.

Agreement to divest Porous Technologies business for £220m, a leading developer and manufacturer of custom vapour- and fluid-handling components engineered from three material technologies: bonded and non-woven fibre, polyurethane foam and porous plastic.

Acquisition of Kelvindale Products Pty Ltd, based in Australia, a leading manufacturer and distributor of an extensive range of plastic protection and finishing products.

Agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of the major operating subsidiaries of Abric Berhad, based in Malaysia, a global leading manufacturer and distributor of security sealing products and solutions for use in a diverse range of growing end-markets.

Agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of Clondalkin Specialist Packaging Division for US$455m, a leading global provider of a broad suite of specialist secondary packaging solutions for the pharmaceutical and health & personal care industries.

Acquisition of Ulinco Components AB, based in Sweden, a leading distributor of plastic protection and finishing products, hardware and specialist masking solutions in the Nordic region.

The formation of a joint venture with BBM Bommidala Group ("BBM") in the United Arab Emirates, to manufacture filters.

Agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of Contego Healthcare Limited for £160m, a leading pan-European specialist business providing a range of innovative print, packaging and support services to the pharmaceutical and healthcare markets from operational sites across Europe.

Filtrona plc announces that it will rebrand as Essentra plc with effect from 26 June.

Acquisition of Dakota Packaging Limited, a well-positioned supplier of printed, folding and litho-laminate cartons to the pharmaceutical and healthcare end-markets in Ireland.

Strategic expansion of activities in India, with the formal opening of a new purpose-built, standalone facility in Bangalore with the capacity to accommodate manufacturing, warehousing and the appropriate commercial infrastructure for all Essentra's businesses (excluding the JV in Filter Products).

Acquisition of Mesan Kilit A.S., the leading Turkish manufacturer and distributor of a range of locks, hinges, latches and hardware accessories for use in a wide variety of attractive growth end-markets.

Acquisition of Securit World Ltd, based in the UK, a distributor of desktop personal identification ("ID") card systems, providing printers, software and associated accessories across a wide range of growing end-markets, including Trade Distribution, Education, Government, Health and General Industry.

Acquisition of Jae Yong Co.Ltd, based in South Korea, a globally recognised manufacturer of reservoirs, nibs, and tubes for the writing instruments industry.

Acquisition of Lymtech Scientific, based in Westover, Massachusetts, a manufacturer and distributor of porous speciality wiping materials used within the clean environments increasingly required by the medical, life science, electronic and industrial markets.

Acquisition of Reid Supply, based in Muskegon, Michigan, a leading distributor of standard industrial components to a vast range of markets and customers via catalogues.

Acquisition of Richco, Inc, based in Chicago, a leading international designer, manufacturer and distributor of engineered plastic and elastomeric solutions for fastening and cable management applications.

Acquisition of BP Labels, based in Cardiff, a manufacturer of high quality, creative and secure self adhesive labels.

Acquisition of Stera Tape, based in Bridlington, a manufacturer of high quality speciality adhesive tapes

Disposal of Filtrona's North American Plastic Profile and Sheet business

Acquisition of Lendell Inc Manufacturing based in Michigan, a producer of speciality hydrophilic foam products, following the acquisition Filtrona Fibertec changed its name to Filtrona Porous Technologies

Acquisition of Duraco Inc, based in Chicago, a leading provider of adhesive coated products to many industries

Disposal of Globalpack its Brazilian consumer packaging business

Filtrona demerged from Bunzl plc and became a separately listed company on the London Stock Exchange

Acquisition of the Skiffy Group, based in the Netherlands, which provides expertise in the manufacture and supply of small nylon parts for protection and finishing applications

Acquisition of Baumgartner Fibertec, a Swiss based business engaged in the development, manufacture and supply of cigarette filters and writing instrument reservoirs

Acquisition of Davidson Plastics, a profile extrusion operation located in Washington State and Pexco, a specialist medical tubing extruder located in Massachusetts. Expansion of MSI into the Latin American market by opening a manufacturing facility in Veracruz

Acquisition of Enitor, a leading Dutch extruder

Acquisition of American Filtrona Corporation which delivered significant extra filter and bonded fibre technology and an extrusion business

Acquisition of Payne and entry into the self-adhesive tear tape market

Acquisition of MSI Oilfields Products a market leader in OCTG thread protectors and pipe protection products

Formation of Moss Plastic Parts, Moss manufactures and distributes protection and finishing products for a wide range of industries and applications

Filtrona Corporation was formed in the United States

The Austrian business Bunzl commenced its manufacturing operations in Jarrow, United Kingdom