Oystar Holding

Oystar Holding GmbH was a German supplier of packaging machinery, technology and services. The group developed, manufactured and sold individual machines as well as complete packaging lines, operating through nine international production sites and several sales and service companies. It emerged from the packaging machinery division of the former IWKA group, which was acquired in March 2007 by the German private equity firm Odewald & Compagnie and subsequently launched as OYSTAR. The Process & Packaging Group. In the same year Oystar took over Oystar Hamba from SIG. In 2011 Oystar sold its process-technology subsidiaries Hüttlin and Manesty to Bosch, concentrating on primary and secondary packaging. The Oystar group included, in Germany, OYSTAR Benhil GmbH in Neuss, Gasti Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH in Schwäbisch Hall, Hamba Filltec GmbH & Co. KG in Saarbrücken and Hassia Verpackungsmaschinen GmbH in Ranstadt. International subsidiaries were Erca S.A. in Courtaboeuf, France, Erca Iberica S.A. based in Barcelona, Spain, and Oystar USA in Edison. In Asia, the production site of Hassia Packaging Pvt. Ltd. was located in Taluka Shirur, India. A+F Automation + Fördertechnik GmbH in Kirchlengern was sold to Mutares AG in December 2014 and no longer belonged to the Oystar group thereafter. Oystar produced filling and packaging equipment for the dairy and food industries, offering solutions for primary, secondary and end-of-line packaging. These included filling and sealing (FS) machines for pre-made cups and bottles, form-fill-seal (FFS) machines, wrapping machines, bagging machines as well as cartoners and tray packers. In 2015 the Oystar Holding was sold to the Italian IMA Group (Industria Macchine Automatiche) and the business area was continued as a subsidiary under the name IMA DAIRY & FOOD.

Oystar Holding GmbH originated from the packaging machinery division of the former IWKA group. In March 2007 this division was acquired by the German private equity firm Odewald & Compagnie and subsequently launched as OYSTAR. The Process & Packaging Group. In the same year, Oystar took over Oystar Hamba from SIG. In 2011, Oystar sold its process-technology subsidiaries Hüttlin and Manesty to Bosch, thereby focusing on the primary and secondary packaging business areas. In December 2014, A+F Automation + Fördertechnik GmbH in Kirchlengern was sold to Mutares AG and ceased to be part of the Oystar group. In 2015, Oystar Holding was sold to the Italian IMA Group (Industria Macchine Automatiche), and the business area continued as a subsidiary under the name IMA DAIRY & FOOD.

• 2015

  Oystar Holding sold to the Italian IMA Group; business continued as IMA DAIRY & FOOD.

• 2014

  A+F Automation + Fördertechnik GmbH sold to Mutares AG in December, leaving the Oystar group.

• 2011

  Oystar sells process-technology subsidiaries Hüttlin and Manesty to Bosch, focusing on primary and secondary packaging.

• 2007

  Packaging machinery division of IWKA acquired by Odewald & Compagnie and launched as OYSTAR. The Process & Packaging Group.

• 2007

  Oystar takes over Oystar Hamba from SIG.

Provider of packaging machinery, technology and services for the dairy and food industries, offering individual machines and complete packaging lines.

• Filling and sealing (FS) machines for pre-made cups and bottles

• Form-fill-seal (FFS) machines

• Wrapping machines

• Bagging machines

• Cartoners and tray packers

1. 1Oystar Holding - Wikipedia (German)de.wikipedia.org
2. 2Oystar Holding - Wikidatawikidata.org