Hans Rausing

Hans Rausing, KBE (25 March 1926 – 30 August 2019) was a Swedish-British businessman. He was founder of Tetra Pak. It is the largest food packaging company in the world.Yang Ning, "Creating a Benchmark for Recycling Rubbish", China Daily, 20 June 2011, retrieved 7 November 2011."Tetra Pak launches next generation cheese production unit" , Packaging Europe News, 11 November 2011, retrieved 11 November 2011. In 1995 he sold his share of the company to his brother, Gad.

In the Forbes world fortune ranking, Rausing was placed at number 83 with an estimated fortune of US$10 billion in 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2019 He was the second richest Swedish billionaire in 2013.

Rausing died in London on 30 August 2019 at the age of 93.Nick Davies, "Playing the System", The Guardian, 11 April 2002, retrieved 10 November 2011.

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Other websites
Arcadia Fund
Sussex Community Foundation
Tetra Pak Homepage

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