CanPack

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2025: Transfer to temporary management of the company from the Russian Federation

The assets of the CanPack group in the Russian Federation have been transferred to the external management of the Russian company. The corresponding decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin was signed on December 31, 2025 and published on January 13, 2026.

According to the document, the shares of the owners - Can Pack S.A. and Tapon France - in the legal entities Ken-Pak and Ken-Pak Packaging Plant passed under the temporary management of the Stalelement organization. This company, registered in Krasnodar, is engaged in the trade in metal products. Its owner and director is Irina Samylina.

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Advisor to the law firm "Kosenkov and Suvorov" Mark Vaskovsky explained that the measure to introduce temporary management is used to counter foreign sanctions and ensure the protection of Russia's economic interests. Dmitry Kletochkin, partner of Rustam Kurmaev and Partners, indicated that the formal ownership rights of foreign shareholders remain, but the powers to make key decisions and manage assets pass to the appointed manager.

Natalia Correcko, managing partner of Amendment Business, considers the sale of CanPack assets to the new Russian owners to be the most likely scenario for the further development of events. According to the investment banker Ilya Shumov, the cost of the Russian CanPack business can be about 30 billion rubles. According to Mikhail Burmistrov, CEO of Infoline Analytics, competitors, financial investors or beverage manufacturers may act as potential buyers.

Natalia Correcko also noted that if it is not possible to promptly agree with the owner or find a buyer, the external management period can be extended. Theoretically, it is also possible to return control to the former owners when the geopolitical situation changes, Dmitry Kletochkin believes, but in the foreseeable future, the expert assesses this option as unlikely.^[1]

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