Orwak Acquisition Creates Large European Manufacturer

Orwak acquisition of Scanrec’s Compacting Division, July 1, forms one of Europe’s largest manufacturers of equipment for waste and recyclables compacting.

The division consists of three companies: Presona AB; AB Morinders Verkstäder; and Scanrec GmbH.

”The new group will definitely become one of the leading actors within equipment for compacting and handling of waste products on a global market” says Mats Steerling, managing director at AB Orwak.

”All the companies involved will benefit from the new group in respect of for example marketing, purchasing, service and product development. The width of our product range will be unique in this line of business and we will be able to offer our customers all over the world optimum solutions of waste handling problems.”

Presona AB is one of the leading manufacturers of fully automatic balers for recyclables, such as paper, plastics, domestic waste etc.

AB Morinders Verkstäder in Ljungby develops and manufactures briquetting presses which are delivered to customers among retail trade, manufacturer industry, breweries etc.

Scanrec GmbH in Cologne, Germany, is a sales- and service company to Presona and Morinders in Germany.

The company also announced that Jan-Erik Söderström, who joined the company the first of this month is new managing director of Presona AB.