Romaco Group Holding Company Buys Kilian Gmbh Amp Co Kgthe News Is Just Out That International Process And Packaging Technologies Gmbh Ippt Is Buying Kilian Gmbh Amp Co Kg Ippt Is A Portfolio Company Of Deutsche Beteiligungs Ag Dbag And Owner Of The Romaco Groupinternational Process And Packaging Technologies Gmbh Ippt Has Announced The Purchase Of Kilian Gmbh Amp Co Kg The Official Contract Of Sale Has Just Been Signed By The German Ippt And The Italian Ima Group Wwwimait The Final Completion Of The Contract Is Conditional Amongst Other Things On The Approval Of The Antitrust Authorities Ippt Based In Karlsruhe Is A Portfolio Company Of Deutsche Beteiligungs Ag Dbag The Transaction Is Expected To Be Concluded In The Late Summerippt Is The Parent Company Of The Romaco Group With Production Sites In Germany Switzerland And Italy As Well As Sales Amp Service Centres In The Us Spain And Brazil Kilian Will Be A Sister Company Of The Romaco Groupkilian Is A Leading International Supplier Of Tablet Press Machines Residing In Cologne With Reported Sales Of Approximately 45 Million Euros In 2012the Manufacturer39s Technologies Are Used In The Pharmaceutical Food And Chemical Industries Both In Serial Production And On A Laboratory Scaleapart From A Wide Range Of Tablets For Pharmaceutical Use Stock Cubes Dishwasher Tabs And Pressed Dextrose And Sweetener Products Are Just A Few Of The Many Applications The Portfolio Encompasses A Variety Of Services In Addition To Classic Machines And Lineskilian Offers Outstanding Prospects In National And International Markets Alike Demand For Equipment From European Oems Is Especially High In The Rapidly Expanding Pharmaceutical Markets Of Asia Eastern Europe And South America Due Partly To The Sharp Rise In Generics Production Worldwidekilian Was Established In Berlin In 1875 As A Family Owned Business The Firm Moved To Cologne After The Second World War By Which Time Numerous Patents Relating To Tablet Press Design And Manufacture Were Already In Its Possession Kilian Was Acquired By The Ima Group In 2000 And Currently Employs Some 150 Staff At Its Cologne Headquartersquotkilian Is A Seasoned Company And A Leader In The Field Of Tablet Press Technologies It Has An Excellent Reputation In Key Pharmaceutical And Food Production Markets Around The Globequot Explained Paulo Alexandre Ceo Of Ippt Quotpharmaceuticals And Food In General Are Characterised By Stable Growth Which Is Significantly Stronger In The Emerging Countries Our Acquisition Of Kilian Will Enable Us To Extend The Romaco Group39s Portfolio Of Machinery And Services With An Important New Segment In Solid Dose Applications Giving A Crucial Boost To Our Growth Strategyquotquotkilian And The Romaco Group Complement One Another Perfectly In Terms Of Their Technology Profiles And Markets In Purchasing Kilian Ippt Has Taken Another Big Step Towards Realising The Group39s Strategy In The Long Term The Aim Is To Further Develop Romaco39s Core Competencies With Dbag39s Supportquot Added Wolfdieter Baumann Chairman Of The Board Of Ipptromaco Groupromaco Is A Leading Global Supplier Of Processing And Packaging Equipmentdivided Into Two Business Areas For Processing And Packaging The Company Develops System Solutions For The Pharmaceutical Cosmetics Food And Chemical Industries The Engineering Specialist Headquartered In Karlsruhe Germany Operates At Four European Locations With Seven Brands Spanning Multiple Industries The Noack Siebler And Bosspak Packaging Product Lines Are Located In Karlsruhe While Macofar Promatic And Unipac Are Manufactured In Bologna Italy The Processing Sector Represented By Frymakoruma Is Situated At Two Sites In Rheinfelden Switzerland And Neuenburg Germany The Product Range Of This Singlesource Supplier Includes Primary And Secondary Packaging Sterile Liquid And Powder Filling Process Technology And Wet Grinding More Than 50000 Machines Built By Romaco Are Currently In Action In More Than 180 Countries Around The Globearound 450 Staff Support And Supply Customers All Over The Worldfor More Information About The Romaco Group See Wwwromacocom For More Information About Frymakoruma See Wwwfrymakorumacom