April 2 (Reuters) - Canadian printing company Transcontinental Inc TCLa.TO said on Monday it would buy U.S.-based plastics packager Coveris Americas for $1.32 billion (1.70 billion Canadian dollars).
Transcontinental will buy the privately held Coveris with cash and debt. The deal is expected to close in the third quarter of 2018. (1 Canadian dollar = $0.7764)