Ball Corporation detailed a new aluminum can manufacturing facility in Germany in its Q3 2026 earnings release. The facility is part of Ball's global capacity expansion to meet demand for energy drinks and non-alcoholic beverages.

Nestlé Germany awarded DS Smith the Lighthouse Award after DS Smith reduced complex corrugated display production times from six to three weeks. The award was presented in November 2026.

Straub-Verpackungen has opened its €45 million Plant 3 in Bräunlingen, Germany, adding about 19,000 m² of converting space and a Göpfert G-CUT die-cutter. The plant began production in June 2026 and was officially inaugurated in October 2026.

MM Board & Paper signed an agreement to acquire the operating business of the R.D.M. Arnsberg recycled cartonboard mill in Germany via an asset deal, with about 230,000 tonnes annual capacity. The price was not disclosed and closing is expected in Q4 2026.

Mayr-Melnhof Karton AG has agreed to acquire the R.D.M. Arnsberg recycled fibre-based cartonboard mill from Reno De Medici S.p.A. The article says the agreement is dated 17 August 2026, while the article is dated 16 August 2026. Completion is expected in Q4 2026, subject to antitrust approval.

French packaging distributor Antalis acquired Speidel Verpackungen, a German maker of custom corrugated and wood and foam packaging with 60 employees and revenue of nearly EUR 17 million. Financial terms were not disclosed.

The European Commission approved Saica Group's acquisition of Thimm Group's nine corrugated board plants in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania, plus a preprint facility in Ilsenburg, Germany. The deal adds 1.2 billion square metres of corrugated capacity and about 2,500 employees.

Dunapack Packaging has completed its acquisition of Stora Enso's German corrugated packaging plants, Gaster Wellpappe, Wellpappe Sausenheim and PTI. The German Cartel Office approved the deal on 2 June 2026, after plans were announced in mid-April.

Coveris has acquired GEFO Folienbetrieb, a producer of cast polypropylene (CPP) films based in Gera, Germany, expanding its CPP film capabilities. The price was not disclosed.

Mosburger GmbH, a Dunapack Packaging subsidiary of the Prinzhorn Group, completed the acquisition of Stora Enso's German corrugated packaging operations on July 1, 2026. The businesses have sites in Heidelberg, Grünstadt-Sausenheim and St. Ingbert and generated about EUR 74 million revenue in 2025.

Saica Group agreed to buy the family-owned Thimm Group, a corrugated packaging maker with about 2,500 employees in Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Romania. The price was not disclosed.

Dunapack Packaging, part of the Prinzhorn Group, agreed to acquire Stora Enso's German corrugated packaging operations, including Gaster Wellpappe, Wellpappe Sausenheim and PTI in southwestern Germany. Closing is expected in 2026 subject to merger clearance.

Antalis announced the acquisition of Hein Verpackungen, a Lauterhofen, Germany maker of corrugated cardboard packaging and POS displays with around EUR 8 million turnover in 2025, to expand its European packaging portfolio.

Progroup AG selected Akarton GmbH as a new partner to operate the packaging park at its PW05 corrugated sheetfeeder plant in Schüttorf, Germany.

BASF and Schütz signed an agreement for Schütz to build a highly automated IBC production and storage facility at BASF's Ludwigshafen headquarters. Construction is scheduled to start in the third quarter of 2026.

Palm is consolidating two existing Alzenau and Hasselroth-Gondsroth plants into a new EUR 200 million corrugated board plant on a greenfield site. Operations start in Q2 2026, with installation of production lines ongoing.

Imker Group, through its Luxembourg subsidiary Rucio Investment, plans to acquire a stake of more than 25% in Germany's folding carton manufacturer Faller Packaging.

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.

ETERNITY Systems, a world leader in industrial washing of reusable packaging, announced the acquisition of Cleanway Logistics Solutions GmbH (CLS), a German maker of automated bottle and crate sorting and inspection systems, in January 2026.

TRICOR Packaging & Logistics built a heavy-duty corrugated board plant in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, with an investment of about EUR 170 million, funded by parent Rengo. The plant began operations in July 2025 with planned output of 140,000 tonnes per year and more than 200 jobs.

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.

Wintipak broke ground on a new 11,800 square metre production hall at Star Park Halle (Saale), with Goldbeck as general contractor, raising capacity by around 30 percent. Completion is scheduled for June 2026.

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.

Gerresheimer has broken ground on a new 4,000 m² production hall at its Wertheim site in Germany for ready-to-fill vials on the EZ-fill Smart platform, with a total investment of about EUR 30 million. Production is expected by mid-2027 and the expansion should create around 50 jobs.

TRICOR Group opened its new heavy corrugated board plant in the Weeze-Goch business park, Germany, on 30 September 2025. The plant took 15 months to build, cost EUR 175 to 180 million and is expected to create over 200 jobs. It is linked to Japan's Rengo group.

RRK Wellpappenfabrik in Bottrop, part of Panther Group, plans a new fully automated corrugator and warehouse on a neighbouring 30,000 m2 plot, with about EUR 40 million invested and capacity above 300 million m2 a year. Timing depends on economic development and will be set in 2026.

Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe signed a contract to supply up to 14 million 70cl emerald green bottles to Mast-Jägermeister SE from its NextGen Furnace in Obernkirchen, Germany. The bottles are described as the world's first emerald green bottles, and the announcement was dated 8 August 2025.

TRICOR Packaging & Logistics AG commissioned a factory-integrated BHS Corrucleaner HE-90 dust removal system on its newest 2.8-metre corrugator in Goch, Germany. The article is dated 30 July 2025 and the commissioning took place the previous week.

Panther Group's Coswiger Wellpappe is adding a new production and warehouse building in Coswig, Saxony-Anhalt, due to go into operation in August 2025. The site is expected to grow by around 30 per cent.

Panther Group plans to build a €40 million fully automated corrugator at its RRK Wellpappenfabrik site in Bottrop, after buying an adjacent 30,000 square metre plot. Annual capacity is to rise above 300 million square metres, with timing to be finalised in 2026.

Panther Group's RRK Wellpappenfabrik is buying a neighbouring 30,000 m² plot in Bottrop and plans a fully automated new corrugator and warehouse, with about EUR 40 million invested. Plant capacity is set to rise above 300 million m² per year, with timing dependent on 2026 economic conditions.

Mondi will acquire Schumacher Packaging's corrugated and solid board operations in Germany, Benelux and the UK for EUR 634 million, with completion expected in 2025.

Ardagh Glass Packaging-Europe signed a contract to supply up to 14 million 70cl emerald green bottles to Mast-Jägermeister from its NextGen hybrid furnace in Obernkirchen, Germany. The announcement was made on 16 July 2025.

TRICOR began production at its new heavy corrugated board plant in Weeze-Goch, Germany, after 15 months of construction. The plant cost about EUR 175 million, creates more than 200 jobs and can produce up to 140,000 tonnes per year.

Mondi has completed its acquisition of Schumacher Packaging's Western Europe business for €634 million, adding two mega box plants in Germany to its corrugated packaging portfolio.

Book retailer Thalia selected Ranpak to install 12 automated packaging systems at its fulfilment and production centre, scheduled to open in 2026, with Element Logic managing deployment.

Ranpak announced a partnership under which Thalia will install 12 automated packaging systems, including Cut'it EVO, Form'it and Flap'it units, at its fulfillment and production facility opening in 2026.

Faller Packaging is opening a new production facility in Gebesee, Thuringia, in April 2025, producing up to 650 million folding cartons and 160 million outserts per year on a former All4Labels site.

Mondi has agreed to acquire the Western Europe packaging assets of Schumacher, with completion expected in the first half of 2025. Deal value is not given in the excerpt.

In January 2025 TricorBraun reached an agreement to acquire family-owned Euroglas in Germany and Glaspack in Austria, suppliers of rigid packaging to the European market.

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.

Mondi agreed to acquire the German, Benelux and UK corrugated converting and solid board operations of Schumacher Packaging, including seven converting plants, two solid board mills and four solid board converting plants.

Germany's Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs awarded Schumacher Packaging a climate protection contract worth over €51 million for its Schwarzenberg plant. The funding over 15 years will convert site heat generation to climate-neutral biomass and generate green electricity.

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.

German folding carton producer Faller Packaging will expand its folding carton and packaging insert production capacity and has taken over the real property of the former All4Labels plant in Gebesee near Erfurt. The article is dated September 25, 2024.

Mondi agreed to acquire the German, Benelux and UK corrugated converting and solid board operations of Schumacher Packaging, including two mega-box plants in Germany at Ebersdorf and Greven. The enterprise value is €634 million, financed from existing facilities.

Progroup's new corrugated board plant PW15 in Petersberg, near Pirmasens, has been in routine production since early August 2024, with capacity of up to 200,000 tonnes per year and 60 new jobs and training positions.

The DUBAG-managed LEO III fund acquired Ampack GmbH and Osgood Industries from Syntegon, a CVC portfolio company. Ampack and Osgood make form, fill and seal machines for cups and bottles used in food packaging.

Wepoba Wellpappenfabrik, part of the Panther Group, has bought an adjacent property in Wustermark and plans a double-digit million euro investment to expand its logistics center. The planned automated high-bay warehouse would raise storage capacity from about 15,000 to 30,000 pallets.

Antalis GmbH bought Hein Verpackungen GmbH, a family-owned packaging company in Traunfeld, Germany, and assigned it to its Antalis Verpackungen unit. The move is intended to secure the site and existing jobs.