Smurfit Westrock is investing about R$120 million to modernize its corrugated packaging site in Blumenau, Brazil, with new machinery, automated lines and a larger dispatch warehouse, from 2025 through 2027.

Zempack, a JBS subsidiary and one of Brazil's largest metal packaging manufacturers, has invested over R$350 million since 2015 in modernizing its plants in Lins and Guaiçara, São Paulo, focusing on automation and efficiency. The company has doubled production in ten years and now has capacity for over 1 billion units per year.

Crown Holdings' Brazilian unit Crown Embalagens will invest about BRL 500 million (USD 97 million) to expand its beverage can plant in Ponta Grossa, Paraná. A commitment agreement with the municipality was signed on 1 September 2026, and more than 300 jobs are expected.

Smurfit Westrock plans to invest R$128 million to expand its industrial unit in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, creating 12 direct and 50 indirect jobs. The project is at an early study stage and was approved by the municipal economic development council.

Trombini Embalagens plans a R$120 million investment in four phases at its Farroupilha unit, adding 8,000 square metres of built area and lifting capacity from 20 million m2 per month, with full operation expected in the first half of 2030.

Brazilian packaging maker Grupo Penha began a modernisation and expansion project in 2024 at its Itapira headquarters, with a total investment of about R$200 million, including a new corrugator and die-cutting machine from Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Goglio, through its Brazilian subsidiary Mega Goglio, has acquired Cristal Embalagens, a flexible packaging company in Morro da Fumaça, Brazil. The deal expands Goglio's flexible packaging offering in the Brazilian market.

Grupo RFK has opened a new R$400 million factory in São José dos Pinhais, Paraná, developed with Krones, tripling its production capacity for cans and PET packaging, with about 300 direct jobs and a target of R$2 billion in revenue.

Tetra Pak has expanded its partnership with Vinícola Aurora, supplying carton packaging for juice and wine and implementing its Parts Control spare-parts management service. The packaging supply began in 2022 and the Parts Control contract started in 2023.

Smurfit Westrock says it has put R$1 billion into Brazil in recent years to expand production capacity, modernize industrial units, and add automation, AI and innovation. All output from its Brazilian operations currently serves the domestic market.

Smurfit Westrock plans to invest R$128 million to expand its existing industrial packaging plant in Uberaba, Brazil, adding new facilities and advanced production technology. The project is expected to generate R$526 million in annual revenue and 12 direct and 50 indirect jobs.

Smurfit Westrock plans to invest more than R$800 million in its Brazilian mills to expand production of recyclable paper packaging and modernize its plants. The CEO of its Brazil unit, Manuel Alcalá, described the country as strategic.

Smurfit Westrock is investing over R$205 million in its Pirapetinga (R$80 million) and Uberaba (R$127 million) plants in Minas Gerais to install new printing machines. The equipment is expected to raise conversion capacity by 18% and begin operating during 2026.

Xpert Pack inaugurated a R$100 million, 25,000 square metre flexible packaging plant in Feira de Santana, Bahia, producing big bags including the Fusion seamless big bag. The group becomes the municipality's largest individual employer.

Multinova, a maker of bubble wrap and expanded polyethylene and polypropylene plastics, will move its headquarters and plant from Farroupilha to Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul. Operations at the new 20,000 sq m building are projected to start in January 2027, raising processing capacity by 20% to 30%.

Beverage Pack Company S/A plans to invest R$700 million in two new aluminum plants in Minas Gerais: a can plant in Frutal (about R$465 million) and a can-end plant in Governador Valadares (about R$235 million), creating 200 direct jobs.

Crown Holdings is increasing its beverage can manufacturing capacity in Brazil to meet growing demand from alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage customers. The report is dated 2 June 2025.

Crown Holdings will add a third high-speed production line to its beverage can plant in Ponta Grossa, Parana, lifting capacity from 2.4 to 3.6 billion cans, with commercial production expected in Q3 2026.

SIG announced an R$44.1 million investment to expand its production unit in Vinhedo, São Paulo, creating more than 60 jobs. The project is expected to be completed later in 2025.

Smurfit Westrock's board approved a US$150 million investment to expand and modernize its paper packaging operations in Brazil, to be executed over 18 to 22 months.

Polish packaging group CANPACK started construction on a R$710 million aluminium can factory in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, with capacity of 1.3 billion cans per year and 140 direct jobs, due for completion by 2026.

Changzhou Max Metal Package signed a contract with a Brazilian partner for easy-open tin can lids worth about $20 million, following the FI South America food processing exhibition.

SIG announced a €6.7 million investment to expand its Vinhedo, São Paulo production site, including new machinery, with the work planned for 2025.

Klabin inaugurated Piracicaba II in Piracicaba, São Paulo, described as the largest and most modern corrugated packaging plant in the Americas. The $287 million facility has annual capacity of 240,000 tons.

Beverage Pack Company plans to set up a packaging industrial complex in Frutal, Minas Gerais, investing R$500 to R$700 million and creating at least 100 direct jobs, with operations expected from 2027. The city council approved the purchase of a 236,000 square meter site.

Canpack signed a letter of intent to build a new beverage can plant in the Poços de Caldas industrial district, Minas Gerais, with R$710 million investment and 140 direct jobs within two years. The plant will have initial capacity of about 1.3 billion cans per year, with construction expected to start in early 2025.

Smurfit Westrock inaugurated a corrugated packaging factory in Maranguape, Ceará, as part of its Nordeste Complex with a investment of over US$33 million. The plant is 28 km from Fortaleza and adds to the company's Pacajus facility.

JBS will invest R$70 million in its metal packaging unit Zempack, raising output at the Lins plant by 180% for food packaging and at the Guaiçara plant for aerosol cans by 25%. The investment funds new production line machinery, with Lins capacity increase due by November 2024.

Smurfit Westrock inaugurated its new Maranguape plant in Ceará, Brazil, a $33 million expansion that diversifies its portfolio and adds production capacity, including a new corrugator and printers. The opening took place on 21 August 2024.

Adami Group has commissioned Voith to build a complete OCC BlueLine stock preparation plant with 4.0 technology for its Santa Catarina mill in Brazil. Commissioning is scheduled for October 2025.

Klabin started operations at its Figueira Unit corrugated board factory in Piracicaba, Brazil, a R$1.6 billion investment with annual capacity of 240,000 tons.

SIG has signed a partnership to provide carton packs and filling services to Mupy, a Brazilian soy and fruit juice drink brand, via a copacker. Mupy aims to double turnover by 2025 and reported 115 million reais in revenue for 2023.

Owens-Illinois is installing a new furnace at its Vitória de Santo Antão glass bottle plant in Pernambuco, Brazil, adding 200 million glass bottles a year with R$300 million of investment, due for completion by early 2026.

Klabin is establishing a new cardboard box factory in Piracicaba, São Paulo, with 240,000 tonnes capacity and an investment of R$1.57 billion, with operations expected to start in Q2 2024.

Klabin's Puma II project in Ortigueira, Paraná, involved an investment of R$12.9 billion and two paper machines with total capacity of 910,000 tonnes per year producing Eukaliner kraftliner.

Ball Corporation announced R$100 million of investment to increase production capacity at its existing aluminum packaging plant in the Suape industrial port complex in Pernambuco, Brazil, supported by 85% state tax incentives.

Valgroup has acquired Mirvi Brasil, a manufacturer of plastic caps located in Cabreuva, Sao Paulo. The deal expands Valgroup's caps business and its beverage market offering.

SIG is providing carton packs and filling services to Brazil-based soy and juice drink maker Mupy via a co-packer. The filling machines support Mupy's growth plans for soy and juice beverages.

SIG announced an €8.4 million investment in the fifth expansion of its carton packaging plant in Campo Largo, Paraná, Brazil, raising its production capacity. The plant serves Brazil and South American countries.

Spanish glass container maker Vidrala acquired the remaining 70.7% of Brazil's Vidroporto for EUR 384 million, after an earlier purchase of 29.3% for EUR 53 million, valuing the company at EUR 543 million. Vidroporto operates a plant in Porto Ferreira, São Paulo.

All4Labels Global Packaging Group is joining Uniflexo, a PSL, shrink sleeve and booklet producer based in São Paulo, Brazil, into its group; the transaction is subject to closing conditions and regulatory approval.

Bonet Madeiras e Papéis announced the start of activities at a R$15 million vertically integrated plant in Caçador, Santa Catarina, for biodegradable packaging and cups. The company expects its revenue to triple next year.

SIG announced an €8.4 million investment in the fifth expansion of its carton packaging plant in Campo Largo, Paraná, raising capacity to 5.2 billion packs per year. The plant employs about 500 people.

Zempack, a JBS company, is finishing construction of its new metal packaging plant in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, with an investment of over R$15 million, creating about 120 jobs, with opening planned for early in the second half of 2023.

Italian packaging group Goglio acquired Mega Embalagens, a Brazilian maker of flexible packaging for food, hygiene and pet food, in July 2023. Terms were not disclosed.

All4Labels Global Packaging Group signed an agreement to acquire Brazilian healthcare packaging companies Faberprint, Allbox and Involv Labels as wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject to closing conditions including regulatory approval. Terms were not disclosed.

Klabin has started up the PM 28 board machine supplied by Valmet as phase 2 of its Puma II project in Ortigueira, Brazil. The line, with a related fiber line and automation, targets 460,000 tons of coated board annually. The start-up occurred on May 9, 2023 and was reported on June 21, 2023.

Ambev plans a new sustainable container glass plant in Carambei, Parana, Brazil, with an investment of 870 million reais ($154m) using recycled glass. HORN Glass Industries is the contractor, and operations are expected from 2025.

MHI received a significant order from Brazil-based Klabin for five casemaker machines for its new corrugated board plant in Piracicaba, São Paulo, with two lines due for delivery before the facility opens in late 2023.

Klabin concluded the first stage of a 188-million-Reais ($35.7 million) investment at its Horizonte packaging unit in Ceará state, Brazil, installing a new corrugator that raises capacity to 100,000 tonnes of corrugated board per year from 20,000 tonnes.