Coroplast Group opened a new production site in Schönebeck (Elbe), Germany, for high-performance acrylic adhesive tapes, with about EUR 25 million invested in the first construction phase. About 22 employees are expected by the end of 2026, with long-term potential for more than 100 jobs.

Fernholz Verpackungen has commissioned another high-performance extruder at its film site in Schkopau, Saxony-Anhalt, and increased silo capacity by 75%. The end-2025 start-up completes its investment programme begun in 2022.

The Hamburg-based LINDAL Group acquired a new manufacturing facility in Wismar, Germany, equipped for polymer processing, with 9,000 sqm of production space. Noerr advised LINDAL on the deal.

Südpack held a ground-breaking ceremony for new production space in Erolzheim for PharmaGuard recyclable blister packaging and a regranulation plant, with completion scheduled for Q3 2027 and around 50 jobs initially, up to 170 by 2030.

Biffa completed the acquisition of Esterform, a PET pre-form and bottle manufacturer, building on its 2023 purchase of a 49.9 per cent stake. The deal was reported on 8 October 2025.

Stonepeak agreed to acquire an approximately 50% co-controlling stake in IFCO Group, a reusable plastic container provider, from a subsidiary of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. Triton remains a partner with equal governance. The announcement is dated 9 July 2025.

ALPLA Group agreed to acquire Germany-based KM Packaging to strengthen its ALPLAinject division, with completion subject to competition approval; financial terms were not disclosed.

Bischof+Klein extended its clean room extrusion facility at Lengerich, Germany, with new blown film extrusion lines for packaging films, commissioned from December 2024 onward.

Plastics specialist Auer GmbH plans a fourth production hall with an attached picking hall at its headquarters technology park in Amerang, Germany, with construction possibly starting in 2026.

Walki completed an investment of more than EUR 6 million in a new production line called The Bridge at its Steinfurt plant in Germany, to make recyclable fibre-based barrier board and flexible packaging.

Zotefoams agreed with Südpack in Ochsenhausen, Germany, for Südpack to manufacture the extruded flexible polymer material used in ReZorce cartons, adding up to 100 million cartons of annual capacity. The initial agreement runs three years.

Alpla Werke Lehner inaugurated a new production and warehouse hall at its Exter site in Vlotho, Kreis Herford, after investing about EUR 30 million in the site's modernisation and new building.

Duni Group increased its ownership of Munich-based reuse company Relevo from 24.51% to 50.02%, consolidating it into its food packaging business area.

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) collaborated with Petainer to develop a standardized 1L 'Universal refPET Bottle' for its refillable system in the German market. The design supports fill speeds of 36,000 bottles per hour.

TIPA Compostable Packaging acquired Bio4Pack, a European compostable packaging maker, on May 4, 2023. The deal adds paper packaging, trays and nets to TIPA's range and brings sales staff and warehousing in the Netherlands and Germany.

Tubex Group sold its extruded plastic tubes business of German subsidiary Tubex Wasungen to PE-backed Multitubes Group through an asset deal. The deal was advised by MP Corporate Finance.

Auer Packaging GmbH of Amerang received its largest single order in company history, worth €7.9 million, from a Danish recycling service provider for special plastic big boxes used to recycle PET bottles and aluminium cans.

Ellerhold Group chose the Litholiner system from Quantum-Stock for its new plant under construction in Radebeul, Germany, which replaces the existing laminator plant and is due for completion at the end of the year.

Ringmetall SE agreed to acquire the business, production plants and property of Rhein-Plast GmbH through an asset deal. Rhein-Plast has about 80 employees and annual sales of around EUR 13 million, and makes polyethylene films and bags in Bad Dürkheim.

Georg Utz in Schüttorf started series production of the GS1 Smart-Box, a reusable polypropylene transport container; the first 100,000 units were delivered in late April 2021 to pooling partner IPP.

Closure maker Heinlein Plastik-Technik has built a new production hall in Ansbach for twenty more injection molding machines and assembly units. The project also upgraded energy supply and infrastructure, including water-cooled chillers and screw compressors.

POLIFILM EXTRUSION GmbH acquired 100% of SAXA Packaging GmbH, which operates a blown film plant in Neukirchen/Pleiße, Germany. The deal adds broad and barrier films to POLIFILM's portfolio. The purchase price was not disclosed.

PACCOR plans to invest more than 40 million euros in 2021 in capacity, automation, logistics and technology. The investment includes new injection molding capacity at its Ravensburg site in Germany for in-mold labeled PP cups and lids.

Wuppertal-based MIB Industriebeteiligungen acquired Verpackungstechnik Frielinghaus GmbH, a plastic hollow-body maker, in a succession arrangement. Ebner Stolz advised the buyer on financial and tax due diligence.

Mauser Packaging Solutions completed a new production space in Erkelenz, Germany in summer 2020, housing an IBC wash line and an automated IBC rebottle line, and increased post-consumer resin production.

Auer Packaging added a third production hall with 3,000 square meters of manufacturing space and nine new injection molding machines at its Amerang site in Bavaria. Four of the machines are expected to start up soon.

Liveo Research will add 20,000 tons of coating capacity for pharma blister packaging films at its Boetzingen, Germany site, with commissioning expected in Q3 2021 and total capacity above 50,000 tons.

Plastic container maker Auer Packaging is expanding its Amerang site with a third production hall, expected to go into operation in July 2020, bringing the site to three production halls and one warehouse.

IE Plast of Munich was commissioned to plan the operational and logistics processes and realize the new SCHOTT polymer packaging plant in Müllheim, and to support qualification and validation.

SCHOTT started construction of a new plant in Müllheim, Germany, for sterile polymer pharmaceutical primary packaging such as prefillable syringes, on an 11,000 square meter site, with completion planned by 2022 and 100 new jobs.

AR Metallizing, a Nissha subsidiary, completed its acquisition of the paper coating side of Eurofoil in Berlin, excluding the aluminium foil operation. The deal adds metallized paper capacity and direct food-contact packaging products.

Auer Packaging GmbH of Amerang, Germany received its first order from Rolls-Royce for Eurobehälter 'Made in Amerang' plastic containers and closed-lid large boxes to support Rolls-Royce's engine intralogistics. The order was placed in December 2019.

Mauser Packaging Solutions broke ground on an expansion of its Erkelenz, Germany facility, adding warehouse space and new reconditioning and recycled resin processing lines.

German plastic container maker Auer Packaging received its first order from Rolls-Royce, for Euro containers with hinged lids and closed big boxes used in engine production logistics. The order was received in December 2019 and reported on January 16, 2020.

Family-owned Auer Packaging of Amerang has won its first order from Rolls-Royce for plastic containers for intralogistics. The order covers Eurobehälter containers.

Evonik Industries is expanding its capacity for organic dispersions used in heat seal lacquers at its Darmstadt, Germany site, with completion scheduled for the second half of 2021. The dispersions serve food and beverage flexible packaging.

FoamPartner Fritz Nauer AG is building a converting center for industrial technical foams at its Duderstadt site in Germany, scheduled to start in the first half of 2020 and create several new jobs.

Quadpack acquired Louvrette, a German injection-moulding maker of skincare packaging jars, adding 8,500 m2 of manufacturing facilities and 40 injection-moulding lines. Financial terms were not disclosed.

DBAG Fund VII, advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, will acquire the majority of Cartonplast Group from Stirling Square Capital Partners in a management buy-out. Closing is subject to antitrust approval and is not expected before October 2019.

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG acquired reusable plastic layer pad maker Cartonplast, headquartered in Dietzenbach, from financial investor Stirling Square Capital Partners, with management participating under the new ownership.

Deutsche Beteiligungs AG will co-invest about EUR 26 million alongside DBAG Fund VII, which takes a majority stake in Cartonplast Group GmbH from Stirling Square Capital Partners in a management buy-out. Closing is not expected before October 2019.

Auer Packaging is building a third production hall of about 3,000 m² at its Amerang headquarters, due for completion in December 2019, to house eight new injection molding machines from February 2020.

Packaging maker ALPLA invested 13 million euro in ultra-modern packaging manufacturing in Werner & Mertz's new Mainz production center, making recycled-plastic bottles on site.

Werner & Mertz invested 30 million euro in a new production building in Mainz's Rheinallee, its largest investment to date. One production line valued at 4.5 million euro is already running, and Frosch production can be doubled in the final stage.

Noreva GmbH is constructing a new 1,100 square metre production hall at its Mönchengladbach headquarters for high-performance plastic parts, investing about €4 million, with construction starting in Q2 2024.

Thailand-based Indorama Ventures agreed to acquire German firm Invista Resins and Fibers, including its Gersthofen value-added PET manufacturing facility.

H. Großekämper Kunststoffe plans to build an automated high-bay warehouse with about 10,260 pallet spaces and a loading hall at its plastic bucket plant in Schloß Holte-Stukenbrock, at a gross cost of €10.5 million, with construction in 2018–2020.

Indorama agreed in late December 2018 to acquire Invista's 282,000 metric-ton-per-year PET operation in Gersthofen, Germany, which makes industrial fibers and packaging resins.

KP Linpac ordered a third Infrared Rotary Drum from Kreyenborg to expand thermoformed PET packaging capacity at its Beeskow site in Germany, with delivery planned for early 2019.

Auer Packaging is building a third block warehouse with 6,300 square metres of floor space at its Amerang site in Germany. The investment is about seven million euros and completion is planned for December 2018.