Ardagh Group

Ardagh Group, the world's largest glass packaging firm by revenue, has $8.6 billion in revenue in 2019. The Irish Glass Bottle Company was formed in Dublin in 1932, and after Irish millionaire Paul Coulson bought a part in the company in 1998, it became Ardagh Group. The company bought metal packaging manufacturer Impress Group for €1.7 billion ($2 billion) and Fi Par for €125 million ($152 million) in 2011 and went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2017.

The company is well known for its glass packaging, which it now manufactures for the beer, beverage, wine, food, spirit, cider, and non-alcoholic beverage industries. It also works in the metal can manufacturing industry, supplying markets in Europe and North America. Ardagh Group is headquartered in Luxembourg and employs over 16,000 people across 12 manufacturing plants in 12 countries.

Paul Coulson, the company's chairman and CEO, has been the company's chairman since 1998, when he bought an interest in the company.

Founded: 1932

Headquarters: Luxembourg
Revenue: 7.646 billion EUR (2016)
Website: https://www.ardaghgroup.com/