Press Releases (archive)

21 March 2007 at 16:00 CET
TNT aiming for fast growth in Brazil
São Paulo, “TNT is aiming for double digit growth in Brazil as the domestic express market booms. TNT becomes the first express services company in this country to offer both domestic and international deliveries”, said CEO Peter Bakker during a press briefing held today in São Paulo. Peter Bakker and TNT's board of management were in São Paulo as part of a four-day trip to Brazil to visit newly acquired Mercúrio and review the company's strategy for South-America. The acquisition of Mercúrio last January gives TNT the leadership in the €1.3 billion Brazilian domestic market for express services, which grows by 15% a year.


14 March 2007 at 08:30 CET
TNT completes acquisition of Hoau
Amsterdam/Shanghai – Today, TNT, the leading global provider of express and mail services, announced the completion of the acquisition of Hoau, the leading freight and parcels delivery company in China. Last week the government of the People's Republic of China approved the transaction. Parties agreed not to disclose any further financial information.