Smurfit Westrock partnered with Coca-Cola China to launch paper-based packaging solutions, including an eight-can gift pack, for the brand's 2026 World Cup campaign across retail and e-commerce channels. The announcement was made on 2026-07-07.

Dow signed a memorandum of understanding with China's Want-Want Group to supply water-based and solventless laminating adhesives. The aim is zero-solvent emissions and more recyclable flexible packaging.

Premier Tech and Switzerland's Bühler formed a strategic co-operation for industrial flexible packaging solutions and plan to build a design and manufacturing centre in China by 2020.

Chinese brewer Great Leap Brewing agreed to collaborate with British PET packaging provider Petainer on producing petainerKeg kegs next year at a new blow-moulding facility in Tianjin.