BPA Group, Colonial Heights, Va., which includes BluePrint Automation, has acquired the activities of Racupack BV, in Culemborg, The Netherlands. The manufacturer of wraparound and cartoning solutions for food and non-food markets will now operate as BPA Racupack BV.

“Both companies are very excited about this acquisition as the product portfolios of each company are a perfect complement,” says Martin Prakken, chairman and CEO of BPA Group.

The acquisition enables BPA Group, a world leader in innovative packaging automation solutions, to offer a more diverse product portfolio, providing existing and new customers integrated, single-source, turn-key packaging solutions.

BPA has three full-service manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Europe; two additional facilities in Hangzhou, China, and São Paulo; and eight additional subsidiaries throughout the world for sales and service.