De Jong Packaging Holding completed its acquisition of Gaster Wellpappe, a German corrugated manufacturer with locations in Heidelberg and Augsburg. The deal extends DJV's production into Germany.

Progroup AG held the ground-breaking for its third paper factory at Sandersdorf-Brehna near Bitterfeld, Saxony-Anhalt, on August 10, 2018. The EUR 375 million plant with 750,000 tonnes annual capacity will create 140 direct jobs and use a new Voith paper machine.

WestRock signed an agreement to acquire German leaflet and booklet supplier Schlüter Print Pharma Packaging, which will join its Multi Packaging Solutions business. The deal expands WestRock's pharma and European footprint.

Propapier awarded Voith Paper the contract for a new PM3 paper machine at a EUR 375 million greenfield containerboard plant in Sandersdorf-Brehna near Bitterfeld. The machine is due to start in the second half of 2020 with an annual capacity of 750,000 tonnes and create about 140 direct jobs.

LIVIA Corporate Development agreed to acquire Smurfit Kappa's Baden board and packaging facility in Gernsbach, Germany, which has 298 employees and a mill producing 152,000 tons of recycled carton board a year.

Gundlach Verpackung, Gundlach Packaging DMCC and Gundlach Logo now operate jointly under the Gundlach Packaging Group brand, with a shared CRM system and expanded roll-to-roll production in Dubai.

Bosch is reportedly looking for a buyer for the food units of its packaging technology division. The report is unconfirmed and the article suggests a sale is likely.

Progroup will build a new paper machine (PM 3) in Sandersdorf-Brehna near Bitterfeld, Germany, with an investment of €375 million and 750,000 t annual output. Construction is scheduled to start in Q1 2019, with completion in the second half of 2020.

AST Kunststoffverarbeitung is building a new production site near Eppingen in Baden-Württemberg, part of a company investment of about 30 million euros in 2018, with 15 million euros for this site.

Max Automation has completed the sale of its subsidiary NSM Packtec GmbH, based in Ahaus, to Chinese company Ningbo Lehui International. NSM Packtec makes filling and packaging machines for dairy and non-alcoholic beverages and employs about 50 people. The closing was reported on 2018-03-14.

RPC is buying Nordfolien GmbH, a maker of flexible packaging such as the NordiPure bag-in-bag, to build its flexible packaging platform. The article reports the deal on 2018-03-13 without stating a value.

Hamburger Rieger, part of the Prinzhorn Group, began construction of a second recycled containerboard paper machine at its Spremberg site, with a 500,000 tonne annual capacity and commissioning planned for summer 2020. The investment is about EUR 370 million and will create 200 jobs.

Progroup started active preparation for a new paper factory for containerboard in Germany, scheduled to start production in 2021.

Auer Packaging of Amerang won a Europe-wide tender from Volkswagen worth about EUR 3 million for around one million RL-KLT plastic containers, delivered to VW suppliers across Europe.

Auer Packaging of Amerang, Germany, won a Europe-wide tender from Volkswagen for around one million RL-KLT plastic small load carriers, worth three million euros. The containers will be delivered to Volkswagen suppliers across Europe.

HCP Packaging Group held a ground-breaking ceremony on 22 January 2018 for the first phase of a multi-year expansion at its Rusi site in Bechhofen, Bavaria, adding two production buildings and injection moulding and decoration equipment, expected to be fully operational by October 2018 and raising annual capacity by over 60%.

Tapì Group, a beverage closures maker owned by Wise SGR, has entered a binding agreement to buy 80% of T&G GmbH, the sole distributor for Germany, Switzerland, Poland, Austria and the Netherlands. The founder keeps the remaining 20%.

Ardagh Group and Henkel collaborated on what they claim is the world's lightest three-piece steel aerosol container, produced at Ardagh's aerosol plant in Germany for Henkel's hairspray range. The can has a 0.13mm wall thickness and saves 15 per cent in materials and water.

Auer Packaging GmbH is adding injection molding capacity at its Amerang, Germany site, with a second hall running 14 machines since 2016 and a third hall planned to reach 35 machines. The company produces about 35 million plastic containers per year.

ACTEGA DS is investing around 18 million euros to expand its Bremen research and manufacturing site, adding 8,000 square meters and growing manufacturing capacity by 50 percent. Construction is slated for spring 2018.

HQ Equita agreed to sell ROVEMA GmbH, a German maker of vertical form-fill-seal food packaging machinery based in Fernwald, Hesse, to Franz Haniel & Cie, subject to regulatory approvals; Alantra advised the seller.

Thimm Verpackung officially opened its new Holledau corrugated packaging plant in Wolnzach, Bavaria, on 15-16 September 2017 after investing 60 million euros. The plant uses rotary and flat-bed die-cutting and a high-tech corrugator.

Swiss family office Zobel Values AG acquired flexible packaging specialist RCP Randstadt from Dutch investor nimbus hands-on investors; RCP has about 150 employees and 2016 revenue of about EUR 30 million.

Constantia Flexibles has invested around EUR 6 million in new technology to make film-based flexible packaging at its Weiden site in Germany.

Packaging maker Karl Knauer KG has acquired a 75% majority stake in HEPACK druck+verpackung GmbH of Neuenstein, Germany, which has about 100 employees and specializes in food, confectionery and sanitary packaging. The managing director keeps 25%.

Thimm Group invested a total of 62 million euros in 2016, including a new corrugated cardboard plant in Bavaria, a digital web press at Ilsenburg and expansions of packaging plants in Germersheim and Puebla, Mexico.

Folmeg Engineering of Eschwege has taken over Schuy, an insolvent maker of filling and packaging machines in Hünfeld, Germany. Schuy will remain independent and its site will stay open.

Rondo Ganahl AG is taking full control of Walz Verpackungen in Langenenslingen, Germany, a specialist in special packaging solutions with about 100 employees and turnover of €22 million. Bernd Walz remains CEO. The deal value was not disclosed.

Ball Corporation intends to end production at its Recklinghausen beverage packaging facilities at the end of July 2017, subject to negotiation with the Works Council.

Linhardt GmbH & Co. KG of Viechtach is building its first laminate tube plant in Pausa in the Vogtland, Germany, investing EUR 20 million in a standalone factory beside its existing aluminium tube plant.

Packaging maker Seufert Transparente Verpackungen invested just under one million euros in early 2017 in a modern flatbed die-cutting machine at its Rodgau site. The line automates cutting, slot breaking, counting and pallet separation.

Thimm Group's new corrugated cardboard plant in Holledau, Wolnzach, Bavaria started series production at the beginning of 2017, described as one of the most modern corrugated cardboard plants in Europe.

Schumacher Packaging, a corrugated cardboard packaging maker, will expand its plant in Greven, near Münster, Germany. The announcement was made on 22 December 2016.

Munich-based industrial holding Armira acquired PolyCine GmbH, a supplier of non-PVC PP films and tubes for pharmaceutical IV and blood bags with headquarters in Schiffweiler, Germany. MP Corporate Finance advised the founders on the succession sale.

Schur Pack International inaugurated a new carton packaging factory in Gallin, east of Hamburg, on September 21, 2016. The 70 million euro investment replaces an older plant at Büchen, with 150 employees transferred.