Spartech Acquires Tufpak, Inc.
December 3, 2020
Spartech, a St. Louis-based plastics manufacturer and portfolio company of Nautic Partners, has acquired Tufpak, Inc., an Ossipee, New Hampshire-based maker of medical-grade engineered plastic films and autoclave/biohazard bags. The deal expands Spartech's healthcare and biopharma packaging capabilities by adding Tufpak's proprietary polypropylene blown film extrusion technology and product lines.
- Buyers
- Spartech, Nautic Partners
- Targets
- Tufpak, Inc.
- Sellers
- Mike Wadlinger and family
- Industry
- Manufacturing
- Location
- New Hampshire, United States
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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