Silgan Holdings manufactures and sells rigid packaging for food products and other consumer goods worldwide.
The company was founded in 1987 by former employees of Continental Can. Immediately the new company began growing by acquisition and pursuing contracts with mega-companies such as Nestle and Del Monte Foods.
Silgan Holdings acquired the food can business of Vogel & Noot Holding AG in 2011. VN has 12 food can manufacturing plants throughout Eastern and Central Europe.
Today the company operates in three segments: plastic containers, closures, and metal containers. The company also manufactures trays for ready to eat meals, pet food containers, thermoformed bowls and plastic tubs for personal care, and soft fabric wipes.
Silgan Holdings trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SLGN, is a member of the S&P 400, is #632 in the Fortune 1000, has 9,610 employees, and had $3.87 billion in revenue in 2013.
Silgan HoldingsSilgan Holdings manufactures and sells rigid packaging for food products and other consumer goods worldwide.
The company was founded in 1987 by former employees of Continental Can. Immediately the new company began growing by acquisition and pursuing contracts with mega-companies such as Nestle and Del Monte Foods.
Silgan Holdings acquired the food can business of Vogel & Noot Holding AG in 2011. VN has 12 food can manufacturing plants throughout Eastern and Central Europe.
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Today the company operates in three segments: plastic containers, closures, and metal containers. The company also manufactures trays for ready to eat meals, pet food containers, thermoformed bowls and plastic tubs for personal care, and soft fabric wipes.
Silgan Holdings trades publicly on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol SLGN, is a member of the S&P 400, is #632 in the Fortune 1000, has 9,610 employees, and had $3.87 billion in revenue in 2013.