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Article: Greif Bros. Corporation to Acquire Van Leer Industrial Packaging in $620 Million Transaction.

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October 30, 2000
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Greif to be Worldwide Leader in Industrial Shipping Container Business With Global Platform for Growth in European, Asian and Latin American Markets

International Transaction Transforms One of America's Oldest Heartland Corporations; Globalization Powering Fundamental Change in Container Business

Greif Expands Ability to Deliver Integrated Packaging and Shipping Solutions

to Multinational Corporations

DELAWARE, Ohio, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ --

Greif Bros. Corporation (Nasdaq: GBCOA; GBCOB), the leading U.S. manufacturer of industrial shipping containers, today announced the signing of a definitive agreement to purchase the Van ...

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