Toyo Ink Group to Acquire Thai Eurocoat
Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co., Ltd., the Japan-based parent company of the specialty chemicals company Toyo Ink Group, announced thatit and its consolidated subsidiary Toyo Ink (Thailand) Co., Ltd. concluded a share purchase agreement to wholly acquire Thai Eurocoat Ltd., the top manufacturer of external coatings for non-printed cans in the Thai canned food market.
Following the transfer of shares, Thai Eurocoat, which is based in Samut Sakhon province, will retain its name and operate as a business unit of Bangkok-based Toyo Ink Thailand. The Toyo Ink Group will expand its regional business operations through the acquisition, with the aim of becoming the top metal coatings supplier in the ASEAN canned food market.
As metal cans are highly airtight and durable for long-term storage and transportation, they have long been used as food and beverage containers. Can coatings are applied to the interiors and exteriors of steel and aluminum cans to preserve the quality of packaged food, beverage or other product, and to safeguard the metal surface appearance and integrity against abrasion.
In recent years, metal packaging has been garnering greater attention as global demand for processed foods has been strong stemming from rising populations and incomes, and a renewed focus on metal packaging due to their recyclability.
As a result of these trends, the global canned food market is expected to grow by more than 130% by 2026 compared to 2020. To meet with the increase in future demand, the Toyo Ink Group aims to leverage its own technological strengths with the product commercialization capability of Thai Eurocoat.
“We‘re pleased to welcome Thai Eurocoat to the Toyo Ink Group family,” commented Jun Mikoshiba, President of Toyo Ink Thailand. “The Group has been operating in Thailand since 1971 and began the local production of can coatings in 1988 with the establishment of Toyo Ink Thailand.
Over the years, we’ve expanded our business by taking advantage of our ability to develop advanced resins, mainly for can coatings that require high functionality. Thai Eurocoat is expected to complement these operations and to expand our business throughout the ASEAN region.
Thai Eurocoat has a solid reputation among its customers for its product customization and commercialization knowhow based on a strong customer-focused approach to product development. By combining our strengths, we aim to further reinforce our capability to resolve customers’ issues with innovative metal packaging solutions that our customers will continue to trust.”
