All4Labels Global Packaging Group, a Triton portfolio company, signed an agreement to acquire LabelPress Industria e Comercio da Amazonia in Manaus, Brazil, making it a 100% subsidiary. Closing is subject to regulatory approval; terms were not disclosed.

Ball Corporation announced a R$100 million investment to increase production capacity at its aluminum can plant in the Suape industrial complex, Pernambuco, Brazil, backed by 85% state tax incentives. The announcement was made on February 2, 2023.

Verallia is building a second furnace at its Campo Bom glass container plant in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, at a total investment of €80 million. Construction is expected to start in March 2023 and take about eight months.

Canpack will invest R$710 million to build an aluminum can plant in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, with capacity of 1.3 billion units per year. Construction is expected to start at the end of 2022 and finish by Q1 2024.

Owens-Illinois announced an R$300 million investment to expand its glass bottle factory in Vitoria de Santo Antao, Pernambuco, Brazil, creating 100 new jobs on top of 165 existing ones. A letter of intent was signed with the state government.

Smurfit Kappa has signed an agreement to acquire PaperBox, a packaging plant in Saquarema, about 70 km east of Rio de Janeiro. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close at the end of October 2022.

Yplastic, part of Grupo Telles, invested about R$12 million to modernize its Fortaleza plant, including a Husky HyPET preform production cell with capacity of 10 million preforms per month. The company has begun preform production.

Fibrasa signed a letter of intent with the Pernambuco government to build a new plastic bucket factory in the Polo Empresarial of Abreu e Lima, with R$70 million in private investment and about 100 jobs expected.

Canpack announced a new greenfield aluminium beverage can plant in Poços de Caldas, Minas Gerais, with a total investment of about BRL 710 million (USD 140 million) and around 140 direct jobs. Construction is expected to start in Q4 2022, with operations from Q1 2024.

Klabin will invest almost R$1.6 billion in a new corrugated box plant in Piracicaba, São Paulo, with annual capacity of 240,000 tonnes, scheduled to start production in Q2 2024. The Figueira Project is announced on 20 July 2022.

Canpack announced a new aluminum caps factory in Manaus, with construction scheduled to begin in 2023. The investment value was not stated.

Sonoco acquired the remaining one-third interest in Sonoco do Brasil Participacoes from private investors, taking full ownership of the flexible packaging joint venture near Curitiba, Brazil. The joint venture had about $34 million in 2021 sales.

Majesty Packaging Systems built a new facility in Brazil through its subsidiary Majesty America do Sul Embalagens, to be operational by mid-2022, producing actuators, dip tubes and aerosol valves and pumps.

Klabin announced on 2022-03-18 an R$188 million investment to expand its corrugated paper packaging plant in Horizonte, in the Fortaleza metropolitan region. Capacity will rise from 20,000 to 100,000 tons per year and about 200 jobs will be created by 2023.

Brazilian group Klabin will invest R$188 million at its Horizonte facility in Ceará state to add 80,000 tons per year of capacity from 2023, mainly serving the Northeast fruit market.

Norpolim Nordeste Polímeros, part of the Plasvan group, announced a plant in the Manaus Free Trade Zone industrial hub. The investment is R$17 million over three years, with about 100 direct jobs, and production is expected in the first half of 2022 pending approvals.

Smurfit Kappa announced an investment of over USD 33 million to expand its Fortaleza plant in Ceará, Brazil, adding a new corrugator, high-end printers and an innovation centre. The announcement was made on 18 January 2022.

Chile's CMPC agreed to buy three plants and forests of Paraná-based Iguaçu Celulose Papel for R$946 million including debts. The deal gives CMPC entry into Brazil's packaging market as the second-largest paper bag supplier.

Verallia will invest R$500 million to expand its glass container plant in Campo Bom, Rio Grande do Sul, adding a new furnace that raises capacity to 1.3 million pieces per day from late 2023. The project is expected to create about 140 direct jobs.

Owens-Illinois will invest $180 million in two new glass packaging factories in Brazil, starting operations in the third quarter of 2023 and adding more than 650 million units per year of capacity; exact locations are still being discussed.

Italian packaging maker Gualapack, through Gualapack Brasil, agreed to acquire Brazilian flexible packaging converter Teruel Embalagens, which has two factories in Brazil. The deal adds laminate production to Gualapack's pouch business in South America. It was announced on October 4, 2021.

LINDAL Group opened a 12,000 sqm aerosol dispensing facility in São Paulo, Brazil, after a 370-day build, with a €14 million investment and 130 initial employees.

WestRock started up the Três Barras paper mill expansion in Paraná, Brazil, raising kraftliner capacity to 750,000 tonnes per year from 480,000. The expansion cost $350 million within a wider $1.2 billion Brazil investment cycle.

Ardagh Group told investors it plans a new factory with two lines in Minas Gerais, Brazil, as part of a US$1.8 billion expansion programme to be completed in the second half of 2022. The programme also includes expansions of existing units in the Northeast region and in Jacarei, Sao Paulo.

Crown Embalagens is building a can factory in Uberaba, Minas Gerais, with a planned investment of R$650 million and 140 direct jobs. The plant is scheduled to open in April 2022 with capacity of 2.4 billion cans per year.

Valmet will supply Klabin in Brazil a paperboard machine (PM 28), a new fiberline with Continuous Cooking G3 and a BCTMP line as part of Klabin's PUMA II investment, with start-ups scheduled for 2Q 2023. Values were not disclosed.

The Santa Catarina state government delivered the environmental operating license for WestRock's expansion of its Três Barras paper mill. The project, begun in February 2019, cost about US$345 million and raises paper capacity to about 685,000 tonnes a year.

Ball is set to open its 11th can plant in Frutal, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with a R$500 million investment and 1.5 billion cans per year capacity, entering production in Q3 2021.

Crown Embalagens Metalicas da Amazonia signed a letter of intent with the city of Uberaba, Brazil, for a new beverage can factory with about R$500 million investment. Earthworks have begun on a 360,000 square metre site, with 800 construction jobs and 140 operating jobs expected.

Crown Embalagens announced an R$300 million investment to install a second aluminum can production line at its Rio Verde unit in Goias, Brazil, expected to create 50 direct jobs by the end of 2021 and double annual output to two billion cans.

Verallia will invest €60 million in its Jacutinga plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil, adding a new furnace that more than doubles glass packaging production capacity. The announcement was dated 1 March 2021.

Irani Papel e Embalagem is expanding its Campina da Alegria packaging plant in Vargem Bonita, Santa Catarina, Brazil, with the Gaia II project adding corrugated board capacity, with estimated investment of R$150.4 million.

Ball Corporation announced a new aluminium can factory in Frutal, Minas Gerais, Brazil, with an investment of R$500 million and about 100 direct jobs. Production is expected to start in Q4 2021 with capacity of 1.5 billion cans per year.

Crown's Brazilian subsidiary CROWN Embalagens plans a two-line plant in Minas Gerais to make two-piece aluminum beverage cans. At full operation the plant will add 2.4 billion cans of annual capacity, starting production in Q2 2022.

Earlier in 2021 Verallia announced an expansion of its Jacutinga plant in Minas Gerais with an investment of R$370 million. The exact announcement date is not given.

Amcor will invest over R$115 million to expand its packaging factory in Três Lagoas, Mato Grosso do Sul, doubling production capacity and raising direct jobs to 720 by July next year.

Ball Corporation approved a US$90 million investment to build a new aluminum can production plant in Frutal (MG), Brazil, its eleventh plant in the country, to meet rising demand for canned beer and new beverage categories.

International Paper announced on 14 October 2020 that it completed the previously disclosed sale of its Brazilian corrugated packaging business to Klabin S.A. The business has three containerboard mills and four box plants. No price is given in the article.

Brazil's Klabin agreed to sell its packaging paper unit in Nova Campina, São Paulo, to Klingele Paper & Packaging for R$196 million, with R$132 million paid at closing. The unit has nominal capacity of 162,000 tonnes per year of kraftliner and is subject to CADE approval.

Grupo Opersan and Crown Embalagens signed a new contract for Opersan to install and operate for years a water reuse system at Crown's aluminium can plant in Cabreuva, Sao Paulo state, Brazil.

Actega is significantly expanding production of water-based and UV-cured overprint varnishes, raising global capacity to over 150,000 tonnes per year. About €2 million has been invested in a new integrated production facility in Brazil employing 180 people.

Huhtamaki has completed the acquisition of the remaining shares of its Brazilian joint venture Laminor S.A., a tube laminate maker, for approximately EUR 30 million. The business is consolidated from April 1, 2020.

Klabin agreed to acquire International Paper's packaging assets in Brazil for R$330 million, consolidating its leadership in corrugated packaging. The deal was announced on 29 March 2020.

Embaquim started full operation of a new Carnevalli coextruder at its São Bernardo do Campo plant to make multilayer barrier films. The equipment adds 50 tonnes per month and raises total film capacity by 15%.

Ball Corporation agreed to buy Tubex Industria e Comercio de Embalagens for $80 million plus a potential earn-out, gaining an aluminum aerosol can plant near Sao Paulo with eight extruded can lines.

Lindal Group is building a new factory for Lindal do Brasil in Jundiaí, São Paulo state, with an investment of R$112 million due by 2021 and about 130 new jobs. Construction is underway and completion is expected within a year.

Huhtamaki agreed to buy the remaining shares of its Brazilian joint venture Laminor S.A., a tube laminate maker, for about EUR 30 million. Closing is expected in Q1 2020 subject to Brazilian approval.

Packaging maker Box Print will expand its plant in Campo Bom, Brazil, with a new 3,200 m² building and about R$10 million investment, backed by a municipal incentive of up to R$250,000. Headcount is planned to rise from 216 to more than 257 by 2024.

WestRock is investing a further US$345 million in expanding its paper mill in Três Barras, Santa Catarina. The article dates this plan to its October 2019 announcement.

WestRock officially opened its corrugated packaging plant in Porto Feliz, São Paulo state, on 3 October 2019, with annual capacity of 400 million square metres and an investment of US$125 million. The output of the Valinhos plant was moved to the new site.