C-P Flexible Packaging adds cleanroom capabilities for pharma / med, electronics via two acquisitions

York, PA-based C-P Flexible Packaging (C-P) has acquired privately held Fruth Custom Packaging, Inc., and affiliated company Cleanroom Film and Bag, Inc., located in Placentia, CA. Both of the acquired companies specialize in manufacturing flexible rollstock and pre-made pouches used in cleanroom environments. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

This acquisition provides C-P with expanded geographic reach on the West Coast and expertise in medical-device, bio-pharmaceutical, electronics and semiconductor packaging. Fruth Custom Packaging and Cleanroom Film and Bag manufacturing capabilities include several levels of cleanroom environments with in-house blown-film extrusion, flexographic printing, specialty bagmaking and slitting. Distribution capabilities include a national network of specialty-supply partners and a platform for e-commerce sales.

“We are delighted to welcome the leadership team and employees of Fruth and Cleanroom Film and Bag to our C-P family. With the global focus on health and wellness as well as the growth in semi-conductor demand for technologies like 5G, we see significant additional growth opportunities for Fruth’s sophisticated cleanroom packaging materials,” says Mike Hoffman, CEO of C-P.

The Fruth family and management team were advised by Thomas Blaige & Co. LLC on the sale.