Faerch A/S Due Diligence

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Denmark · owned by A.P. MØLLER OG HUSTRU CHASTINE MC-KINNEY MØLLERS FOND TIL ALMENE FORMAAL (Denmark) · www.faerch.com · 9 vendors

Faerch A/S is a Danish manufacturer and integrated recycler specialising in high-quality, recyclable, and circular rigid food packaging solutions for food producers across markets such as dairy, fresh meat, ready meals, and foodservice. The company combines food safety, performance, and sustainability through materials like PET, CPET, and PP, using technologies including thermoforming, injection moulding, and extrusion. With more than 25 sites across Europe and North America, Faerch aims to be the global leader in sustainable rigid food packaging and recycling within a circular economy.

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Compliance

9 in-scope frameworks identified; showing 3.

EU PPWR — Evidence found

As a producer of plastic packaging sold within the EU, Faerch is directly subject to the requirements of the PPWR concerning recycled content, recyclability, and reporting.

Evidence: https://www.faerch.com/en/sustainability/climate-and-circularity/recycling, https://www.faerch.com/en/faerch%E2%80%99s-2025-sustainability-report-showcases-strong-progress-on-decarbonisation-circularity-and-innovation, https://circulareconomy.europa.eu/platform/en/good-practices/faerch-turning-used-food-packaging-new-food-packaging, https://www.faerch.com/en/get-in-touch/sites-and-offices-faerch, https://www.packaging-labelling.com/suppliers/faerch-as, https://clarity.eco/knowledge/understanding-the-eu-packaging-and-packaging-waste-regulation-ppwr/

REACH — No public evidence

As a manufacturer of plastic articles in the EU, Faerch is a downstream user under REACH. They have obligations regarding the safe use of chemicals and communication within their supply chain.

Evidence: https://www.faerch.com/en/get-in-touch/sites-and-offices-faerch, https://www.packaging-labelling.com/suppliers/faerch-as, https://chemxplore.com/companies/faerch, https://www.faerch.com/en/food-packaging/markets/produce, https://www.complir.io/resources/guides/espr-ecodesign-regulation-explained, https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/ecodesign-requirements-for-more-sustainable-products/

ESPR — No public evidence

As a manufacturer of packaging, Faerch's products will likely be subject to future delegated acts under the ESPR, which will set specific ecodesign requirements for product groups.

Evidence: https://www.faerch.com/en/sustainability/climate-and-circularity/recycling, https://www.faerch.com/en/faerch%E2%80%99s-2025-sustainability-report-showcases-strong-progress-on-decarbonisation-circularity-and-innovation, https://www.whitecase.com/insight-alert/eight-key-aspects-know-about-eu-ecodesign-sustainable-products-regulation, https://chemxplore.com/companies/faerch, https://www.faerch.com/, https://www.faerch.com/en/sustainability/responsible-business/policies-and-industry-standards

Financials

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Financial Resilience Score: 6/10

Faerch A/S presents a mixed financial resilience profile. On one hand, the company benefits from a very large equity base of approximately €1.23B relative to reported losses, providing multi-year runway to absorb operating setbacks. It is backed by A.P. Moller Holding, a long-term Danish foundation-owned investor that provides stability and access to capital rarely available to PE-owned peers. The company also secured a €100M, 10-year sustainability-linked loan from the Nordic Investment Bank in late 2024, demonstrating access to long-dated ESG-linked financing at favorable terms. On the other hand, the operating performance is deteriorating. Revenue has declined for two consecutive years (cumulatively ~8% from FY2023 to FY2025), EBIT collapsed from €44.4M in FY2023 to a loss of €11.3M in FY2025, and net losses have persisted every year shown. The company is undergoing significant transitions including the Sirap acquisition (adding ~1,000 employees across 5 sites in Italy, Poland, Spain) and a new CEO effective July 2025. Strategic strengths in sustainability positioning, integrated PET recycling, EU regulatory tailwinds, and pan-European market leadership must now translate into margin recovery. The strong equity cushion and patient owner mitigate near-term solvency concerns, but the operational turnaround remains unproven.

Key strengths: Strategic long-term owner (A.P. Moller Holding) providing capital stability, Very large equity base (~€1.23B) relative to losses, Pan-European market leader in rigid food packaging with 25+ production sites, €100M 10-year sustainability-linked loan from Nordic Investment Bank (2024), Vertically integrated with world-class PET recycling facility, EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation tailwinds favor recycled content, Diversified customer base of 4,600+ customers worldwide, SBTi-validated climate targets (50% GHG reduction by 2030, net-zero by 2040)

Risk factors: Net losses in every one of the last four fiscal years, EBIT turned negative in FY2025 (-€11.3M), Two consecutive years of revenue decline (~8% cumulative), Integration risk from Sirap acquisition (~1,000 additional employees), Mid-turnaround CEO transition (new CEO effective 1 July 2025), Concentrated exposure to European food retail/ready-meal end-markets, Volume/price pressure from raw material costs and customer destocking, Highly leveraged capital structure post-2021 buyout carrying significant interest and depreciation charges

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