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Article: Two plants are sold as Macfarlane gets back to basics.(NARROW WEB EUROPE)

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The Macfarlane Group, one of the UK's largest suppliers of packaging for consumer products, has sold two "non-strategic" and loss-making operations in California and Mexico to Specialized Packaging Group (SPG) for US$7.73 million in cash. It will concentrate on developing its core businesses, including PSA labels and resealable products, for which the USA is a target market. The North American plants manufacture foam-based packaging components, mainly for the electronics, healthcare and fresh produce sectors. Based in Hamden, CT, USA, SPG is a leading converter of folding carton converters in the US.

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