RKW Group - March 27

New Shareholder Structure of JM Holding

Frankenthal (Germany), March 27, 2019 - The family owners of JM Holding GmbH & Co. KGaA , the parent company of RKW SE in Frankenthal and RENOLIT SE in Worms, have agreed a new ownership structure.

The Fischer and Lang families will take over 100% of the JM Holding and thus of RENOLIT SE, while the Müller and De Alvear families will take over 100% of RKW SE. This new ownership structure still has to be approved by the antitrust authorities and should be completed in 2019. The parties agreed on confidentiality regarding details of the transaction, especially the value of the settlements.

The RKW Group is an independent, family-owned company headquartered in Frankenthal, Germany and one of the world's foremost manufacturers of excellent film solutions. RKW is the market leader in the areas of hygiene and agricultural films, films for the beverage industry and packaging for powdery goods. In addition, the company makes films and nonwovens for medical applications, for the chemical and converting industries as well as for the construction sector. RKW's sustainable films enable its customers to improve the daily life of consumers all over the world.

In the fiscal year 2018, RKW generated total sales of EUR 878 million. About 3,000 employees process 367,000 tonnes of plastic materials at 20 locations around the world. True to the corporate slogan "When excellence matters", the company, which was founded in 1957, offers outstanding performance in terms of quality and service. Respect and reliability are the core values of RKW and form the basis of the company's success.

The RENOLIT Group is a globally-active specialist for high-quality plastic films, sheets and other plastic products. With more than thirty locations in over twenty countries, and with annual sales of EUR 1,031 billion in fiscal year 2018, the company with headquarters in Worms - nearly fifty km northwest of Heidelberg - is one of the world's leading plastics product manufacturers. Over 4,700 employees continue to further develop the knowledge and expertise gained from over seventy years of business.

For more information about RKW, please visit: www.rkw-group.com 

The RKW Group

The RKW Group is an independent, family-owned company headquartered in Frankenthal, Germany and one of the world’s foremost manufacturers of excellent film solutions. RKW is the market leader in the areas of hygiene and agricultural films, films for the beverage industry and packaging for powdery goods. In addition, the company makes films and nonwovens for medical applications, for the chemical and converting industries as well as for the construction sector. RKW’s sustainable films enable its customers to improve the daily life of consumers all over the world.

In the fiscal year 2018, RKW generated total sales of EUR 878 million. About 3,000 employees process 367,000 tonnes of plastic materials at 20 locations around the world. True to the corporate slogan “When excellence matters”, the company, which was founded in 1957, offers outstanding performance in terms of quality and service. Respect and reliability are the core values of RKW and form the basis of the company’s success.

Press Contact

RKW SE
Dr. Susanne Herchner
Manager Communications RKW Group
Nachtweideweg 1-767227 Frankenthal / Germany
T +49-(0)-6233-8709-139
susanne.herchner@rkw-group.com