The Commerce Commission has received an application from Sonoco New Zealand Limited seeking clearance to acquire T.T.L Pacific Limited.

Sonoco supplies a variety of paper and paperboard packaging products.   In particular, it manufactures and supplies cylindrical packaging products for use in the industrial, construction and food industries. These products include cardboard packaging and mailing tubes, cardboard inner cores and paperboard composite cans.  Sonoco has three manufacturing plants which are located in Auckland, Kawerau and Christchurch.

T.T.L Pacific Limited supplies similar cylindrical packaging products. Its sole manufacturing plant is located in Auckland.  

A public version of the application will be available shortly on the Commission's website at www.comcom.govt.nz/clearances-register