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 Ardagh Group site in Nienburg, Germany | |
| Company type | Public |
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| Industry | Packaging |
| Founded | 1932 in Dublin |
| Headquarters | Luxembourg, Luxembourg |
Number of locations | 109 |
Key people | Paul Coulson (Chairman & CEO) |
| Products | Glass and Metal Packaging |
| Revenue |  €7,646M (FY 2016)[1] |
| Total assets | €10,261M (FY 2016)[1] |
Number of employees | Approx. 23,500 (FY 2016)[1] (2016) |
| Website | www.ardaghgroup.com |
Ardagh Group is a producer of glass and metal products founded in Ireland and now based in Luxembourg,[2] which has "grown in the past two decades into one of the world’s largest metal and glass packaging companies".[3]
As of 2012, the company operated 89 facilities in 22 countries, employed approximately 23,500 people, and had approximately €7.7 billion in revenue.[4]
History
Founded in 1932 as the Irish Glass Bottle Company in Dublin, the company expanded through a series of acquisitions after Paul Coulson acquired an initial stake in the company in 1998.[5] In North America, the company currently operates two of the oldest continuously operated glass container plants in the country: Dunkirk, Indiana, opened in 1889, and Winchester, Indiana, opened in 1898.
It purchased Rockware Glass in 1999. In 2011, it purchased the metal packaging company Impress Group for €1.7 billion and Fi Par for €125 million. In August 2012, the company acquired Anchor Glass Container Corporation for $880 million. In 2013, Ardagh Group agreed to acquire St-Gobain's Verallia North America for €1.3 billion. In 2012 it purchased the Rexam Glass Division.[4]
The company launched an initial public offering (IPO) in March 2017 on the New York Stock Exchange,[6] raising just over $300 million.[5]
In 2022 Ardagh Group successfully concluded its strategic acquisition of Consol Glass, Africa now known as Ardagh Glass Packaging – Africa (AGP – A).
References
- ^ a b c Ardagh Annual Report 2016
- ^ Brennan, Joe (28 October 2025). "Ardagh seen torching riskiest bonds through courts as consent route fails". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2025.
- ^ Smith, Robert (16 January 2018). "Hot market greets 'super PIK' bonds sold by Irish billionaire". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Ardagh Group completes Anchor Glass acquisition". RTÉ News. 20 August 2012.
- ^ a b Boland, Vincent (14 March 2017). "Packaging maker Ardagh raises $300m in IPO". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ "Packaging conglomerate Ardagh launches long-awaited IPO in New York". Reuters. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
External links
- Ardagh Group official website
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