Grupo Petrópolis' greenfield brewery in Uberaba, Brazil, built with Krones as general contractor and Steinecker brewing lines, started production in September 2020 and reached nearly 6 million cans in a single day in February 2021.

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.

Lindal announced it is moving its Brazilian operations to Jundiaí and building a new unit at Fazenda Grande with about US$10 million of investment. The first phase covers 8,000 m2, expanding to 16,000 m2, and staff is expected to grow from about 90 to 120.

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.

JBS will invest about 100 million reais in building a metal packaging factory and modernising its Lins unit in Sao Paulo state, with about 80 million reais going to the new plant that will make steel and aluminium cans. Operation is planned for the first half of 2020.

Amcor is reinstalling a food packaging production line in Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, relocated from Goiania, to supply Unilever mayonnaise, ketchup and soup lines. Operations are expected to start in July 2019 with an estimated 70 to 100 direct and indirect jobs.

Westrock inaugurated a mega plant producing corrugated cardboard packaging in Porto Feliz, São Paulo state, Brazil.

Crown Embalagens Metálicas da Amazônia announced a beverage can factory in Rio Verde, Goiás, with investment of R$350 million and more than 600 direct and indirect jobs.

Crown Holdings will invest R$343 million over 12 months to build its first plant in Brazil's Center-West in Goiás, expected to employ 600 people and start operating at the end of 2019. The municipality is to be announced.

Novus began full operations at its new plant in the Parque Canoas de Inovação, moving 100% of its Porto Alegre operation there. The first-stage investment is R$20 million, and the factory is about three times larger than the previous one.

NOVUS began operations at a new 5,000+ square meter headquarters and factory in Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, on October 1, 2018. The R$20 million investment added machinery and is expected to raise factory capacity by 30%.

Packaging maker Rio Bonito Embalagens will invest R$15 million to build a factory in Bonito, Pernambuco, making egg and poultry and fruit packaging. Works start in January 2019 and operations are planned for February 2020, creating about 1,100 direct and indirect jobs.

Tristone Flowtech Group launched Tristone Flowtech Brasil Autopecas Ltda in São Paulo in August 2018 to enter the Brazilian automotive market. It plans a local plant of about 5,000 square metres employing 150 people, making engine and battery cooling and aircharge fluid products.

Ardagh Group opened a new can ends facility in Manaus, Brazil, with capacity to produce 12 million ends per day and more than 80 employees.

GDC Alimentos (Gomes da Costa, Grupo Calvo) signed a letter of intent with the Santa Catarina government and Itajaí city to consolidate six operating units into a new industrial complex with private investment of R$300 million.

Polish packaging maker Can-Pack invested about R$1 billion in Brazil, mainly in aluminum can and can-lid plants in Maracanau, Ceara. The aluminum can plant was set to start operations on April 20, 2018, and the lid plant in mid-August 2018.

German company Vogelsang will open a plant in São Leopoldo, Brazil, in the second half of 2018 for effluent pump parts, investing about R$3 million in construction plus R$1.5 million for land, and expanding production capacity of Beto Bombas.

German company rose plastic started operations at a new R$21 million plant in Sorocaba, São Paulo, consolidating plastic packaging lines for several industrial segments and its Brazilian headquarters, with support from the state agency Investe São Paulo.

WestRock confirmed an investment of more than US$125 million to build a large corrugated cardboard plant in Porto Feliz, São Paulo state, with works starting in 2017 and completion expected in Q2 2019.

Coster Group announced the opening of a new production facility in Cabreúva, São Paulo, Brazil, as part of its expansion in South America. The news item is dated 5 March 2025.

RLX Fluidos Refrigerantes inaugurated a refrigerant fluid factory in the Manaus Free Trade Zone, Brazil, with an investment of about R$3.6 million and initial capacity of 22 million kg a year.

WestRock announced plans to build a new corrugated box plant in Porto Feliz, Sao Paulo state, Brazil, to serve growing regional demand. Construction is expected to begin later in 2017 and finish in mid-2019.