Panther Packaging

Name

Panther Packaging

Legal name

Panther Packaging GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://panther-packaging.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Panther Packaging is a German, family-owned corrugated board packaging group producing sales and transport packaging, displays, and flexo-print services across five plants in Germany for retail, food, industrial, and trade-marketing customers throughout Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corrugated Board Packaging

NAICS

Other Paperboard Container Manufacturing (322219)

SIC

Paperboard Containers & Boxes (2650), Commercial Printing (2750), Papers & Allied Products (2600)

akta.pro primary industry

Corrugated Packaging & Boxes (RSC, die-cut, bulk bins) (IMAMAHAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Primary Packaging (Form-Fill-Seal, Blister, Sachet/Stick Pack, Bottling) (TLAIAGAA), Folding Carton & Paperboard Packaging Printing (IMALAKAH)

Keywords

• Corrugated board packaging
• Industrial packaging solutions
• Point-of-sale displays
• Flexo preprint printing
• Transport packaging manufacturer

Headquarters

HQ city

Tornesch

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Corrugated Board Manufacturing and Sales: Production and sale of corrugated board packaging solutions. The most important raw material is paper, with different qualities including kraftliner, testliner, and corrugated material. Products are circular and recyclable.
2. Customized Packaging Solutions: Multifunctional sales and transport packaging tailored to customer needs. Includes development, design, and fabrication of corrugated board solutions.
3. Display Solutions: Creative display solutions combining different materials such as corrugated board, wood and metal with lighting effects and moving elements for point-of-sale presentations.
4. Printing Services: High-quality packaging prints using flexo-postprint, flexo-preprint, and litho laminating. Special finishes including water-repellent and fragrant coatings.
5. Storage, Filling and Logistics: Advisory services for packaging processes, storage, filling and transport of packaging and displays.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Panther Packaging manufactures corrugated board (Wellpappe) and converts it into multifunctional sales and transport packaging, point-of-sale displays, and printed packaging using flexo-postprint, flexo-preprint, and litho laminating processes. The company operates five production plants across Germany, supplying packaging and display solutions to retail, industrial, and food-sector customers throughout Germany and Europe, complemented by advisory, design, and logistics services.

Product overview

Panther Packaging operates as a multi-facility corrugated board packaging group offering an integrated portfolio of five interconnected product lines: corrugated board (raw material production), packaging (multifunctional sales and transport packaging), displays (creative product presentation solutions combining corrugated board with wood and metal), print (flexo-postprint, flexo-preprint, and litho laminating services), and comprehensive services (consulting, development, design, logistics). The company supplies customers throughout Germany and Europe from multiple production sites, offering everything from a single source—from corrugated board manufacturing through Flexo-Postprint, Flexo-Preprint, Offset and Digital printing, displays, finishing, to logistics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Panther for Planet: Sustainability initiative integral to the company's strategy for sustainable development.

Products and services

• Corrugated board (Wellpappe)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 120 years of experience in corrugated board industry
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Fritz Landmann Stiftung HamburgminorOthers · 1 January 1974Foundation established in 1974 promoting training and further education in the paper manufacturing and processing industries. Supports institutions that hand on specialist knowledge to paper technologists through two residential colleges in northern and southern Germany enabling industry-wide training and know-how transfer.
• European Packaging TeamcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCollaboration with international partner companies enabling the entire range of packaging and display products and services to be available throughout Europe through a single contact partner. Boundless proficiency with tailor-made ideas, high-quality products and reliable logistics not limited to a single country.
• WS Coswiger Wellpappe- und Papierverarbeitung GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership company specializing in multi-point gluing (Mehrpunktklebung), die-cutting (Stanzen), and small series production (Kleinserien). Successfully operating with the Panther Group for decades.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• VPK Packaging Group: Belgian-headquartered integrated paper and corrugated packaging group with extensive European plant network. Closely comparable in vertical integration from paper production through converted packaging.
• Palm Group: German corrugated board manufacturer operating multiple plants across Germany and neighboring countries. Most directly comparable mid-sized family-owned European corrugated competitor with similar customer mix in retail and industrial packaging.
• Model Group: Swiss corrugated packaging manufacturer with plants across Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and beyond. Comparable in mid-sized European corrugated footprint with cross-border retail and industrial customers.
• Klingele Papierwerke: German family-owned corrugated packaging group with paper, sheet, and packaging operations across Europe and Africa. Directly comparable in product scope, customer verticals, and ownership structure.

Broad incumbents

• Smurfit Westrock: Global packaging giant formed from Smurfit Kappa and Westrock combination. Competes with Panther across European corrugated accounts but at much larger scale and with global supply capability Panther cannot match directly.
• Mondi Group: Austrian-headquartered global packaging and paper group with significant corrugated operations across Europe. Overlaps with Panther on retail and CPG corrugated customers but operates at vastly larger scale with broader product portfolio.
• Stora Enso: Finnish-Swedish renewable packaging materials group with significant European containerboard and packaging production. Competes indirectly via paperboard supply and corrugated packaging solutions.
• Mayr-Melnhof Karton: Austrian recycled folding boxboard and containerboard producer with packaging converting operations. Overlaps with Panther on paper-based packaging supply to European CPG and retail customers.
• DS Smith (International Paper): UK-headquartered corrugated and packaging group now part of International Paper. Targets the same retail and consumer-goods corrugated accounts across Europe with broader geographic and product reach.

Regional players

• Heinzel Group: Austrian pulp, paper, and packaging group with Central and Eastern European exposure. Comparable in size and regional positioning to Panther with overlapping customer geographies.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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